Italian pupils fined over skytrain row
Videos shared on social media showed the group of students speaking loudly on a BTS train before mocking the woman who asked them to lower their voices. One student was also accused of making an obscene middle-finger gesture, while another remarked, "Sorry for bringing money to your country". Police invited the five students, one accompanying teacher who appeared in the video and an interpreter to meet the complainant about 10.30pm on Saturday.
- ▪Videos shared on social media showed the group of students speaking loudly on a BTS train before mocking the woman who asked them to lower their voices.
- ▪One student was also accused of making an obscene middle-finger gesture, while another remarked, "Sorry for bringing money to your country".
- ▪Police invited the five students, one accompanying teacher who appeared in the video and an interpreter to meet the complainant about 10.30pm on Saturday.
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Thailand General Italian pupils fined over skytrain row Complainant accepts 'sincere apology' PUBLISHED : 27 Jul 2026 at 04:39 NEWSPAPER SECTION: News WRITER: Post Reporters Small Medium Large A video posted on the Facebook page of the Italian embassy in Bangkok showed four Italians apologising to the Thai people and asking for forgiveness. Screenshot Five Italian students were fined after settling a dispute with a Thai woman over their behaviour during a BTS Skytrain confrontation that drew widespread online criticism.The students and an accompanying teacher met the complainant at Samre Police Station in Bangkok on Saturday night after she filed a complaint over the confrontation.
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