Direct Bangkok-Phnom Penh Bus Route Officially Opens Commences
Starting today, 22 Cambodian buses and a truck will be allowed to transport passengers and goods directly between Phnom Penh and Bangkok, an official said yesterday. “We will officially open the Poipet International Checkpoint [to buses and trucks] on the Thai border,” said Suon Vanhong, deputy director of transport at the Ministry of Public Works and Transport. Until today, passengers and goods have had to change vehicles at the border before continuing on to their destination in Thai trucks and buses. Mr. Vanhong said that 22 Cambodian buses and one truck had received licenses to travel directly between Phnom Penh and Bangkok. Bus companies that received licenses for their vehicles include Capitol Tours, Rith Mony Bus Company, Mekong Express and Phnom Penh Sorya Transport Co. Ltd., Mr. Vanhong said. …
