SIHANOUKVILLE – A boycott of the Virak Buntham bus company launched by businesses here is intensifying and gaining increased support after alleged criminal activity on its routes was exposed...
...“Virak Buntham has consistently shown themselves to be a danger to people and their possessions and potential users of this company need to be made aware of the very real risk involved in using this company,” said a high-ranking tourism official supporting the boycott...

frank lee bent wrote:xlnt

Here are our recommendations.

The one company to definitely AVOID is Virak Buntham. The buses of this company have been involved in many accidents (more than any other bus company in the Kingdom), some of their staff are known to steal from passengers, and even sexually assault female passengers. True, most of these incidents happened on one of their night buses. Night buses should be avoided at all companies (read our warning at the end of this article).

In short: there have been many allegations against staff of Virak Buntham, including assaults, robberies, thefts and now attempted rape. After all these incidents, we’re surprised they’re still in business. Maybe not for long as tourism officials, business-owners and residents of Sihanoukville and Siem Reap have called for a boycott of the controversial bus company...

Anchor Moy wrote: On the positve side: Giant Ibis gets their N°1 rating, followed by Mekong Express.

Anchor Moy wrote:Guide to Cambodian bus companies. Virak Buntham gets a big mention.
http://www.camboguide.com/practical/get ... ia-by-bus/

On the positve side: Giant Ibis gets their N°1 rating, followed by Mekong Express.

PURSAT – A girl was killed after a Mekong Express van ran her over yesterday morning on National Road 5 in Bacan district.
Police in Bakan district said the victim was a 14-year-old student at Bakan Secondary School.

Witnesses said that after finishing school, the girl was riding her bicycle home along the National Road. A van driving at high speeds attempted to overtake a car that was moving slow because the girl was in front of it...