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Bangkok Post
Bangkok Post
National

Cafe ordered closed after owner's rant at tourist

The Maeklong railway market in Samut Songkhram is also known as Talad Rom Hub (Flicked Umbrellas Market) because all vendors close their umbrellas when trains pass through. (File photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)

A coffee shop owner at Talad Rom Hub train market, a popular tourist attraction in Samut Songkram's Mae Klong district, has been ordered to close his shop for 30 days for pushing away a Spanish tourist.

The vendor was filmed on Thursday pushing and yelling at the tourist in a clip that was widely shared on social media, sparking a public outcry. The Maeklong railway station office said the shop was located on property owned by the State Railway of Thailand (SRT), and it had issued a formal letter to the vendor.

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