News Forum - Thai bus firms under siege as Chinese rivals drive them up the wall

[Thaiger]

The Thai bus industry is under siege with Chinese bus operators flooding the market with cut-rate prices and dodgy tactics, leaving Thai companies struggling to keep up. The Thai Transportation Operators Association has sounded the alarm on this cut-throat competition. Wasuchet Sophonsathien, the association’s president, laid bare the ongoing crisis. Illegal foreign bus operators are … …

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[Ramanathan.P]

Why becoming a cry baby now? Who open the flood gate? Who allow things to happen under the carpet? Everything has been open naked and legs were open wide apart. And now screaming if it is paining in the a*s. who is to blame? All these are self inflicted pains. Don't blame others except yourself. 

[Ramanathan.P]

For instance, while Thai operators charge 7,000 baht for a bus service from Suvarnabhumi International Airport to Pattaya, Chinese nominees offer the same service at half the price.

Which means they still can make a good profit even with half of the price. 

[ChrisS]

Won't be long before the Chinese control everything in Thailand. Thailand is getting heavier in debt to China every day so there will be nothing they can do to prevent it.