webfact Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 Thai operators block border checkpoint as Laos doubles pass feeCHIANG RAI, 9 May 2016 (NNT) – On Saturday, freight transport operators blockaded the fourth Thai-Lao border checkpoint in Chiang Rai, in protest against a hike in the pass fee imposed by Lao authorities.Angry business operators parked more than 10 cargo trucks in the middle of the road leading to the Chiang Khong border checkpoint. The protest came in response to Lao authorities’ decision to impound Thai cargo trucks at the goods transit point on the Lao border, since Thai operators refused to pay higher parking fees as demanded.A freight transport operator said that there were more than 60 trucks stranded at the Lao border checkpoint. She disclosed Lao authorities had charged each truck entering Laos another 1,690 baht, in addition to the normal fee of 1,600 baht. Besides that, Thai operators have to pay another border fee at the Laos-China border. Operators claim the fee hike was imposed on them without prior notice. They asked that Lao authorities waive the extra fees for the time being.Freight transport operators have insisted that the protest will continue until relevant bodies can solve the problem. Security officials are stationed at the Thai-Lao border checkpoint to facilitate the movement of traffic. Chiang Rai Governor Boonsong Techamaneesatit has called an urgent meeting with relevant agencies to discuss the issue. -- NNT 2016-05-09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeneeds Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 Border crossings without communication ! surely proves the Lao peoples have learned something from their Thai neighbours so sorry for the inconvenience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terminatorchiangmai Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 Wouldn't it be nice if the headline would be ; Foreigners block the entrance of national parks because of a price increase of more then 200 % ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattaya28 Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Now the shoe is on the other foot. The Thais are spitting their rattles out. Good. Only 100% increase. Lucky. Foreigners pay a 10 fold increase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Getting a taste of their own medicine, and Thais dont like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apetley Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 ASEAN running smoothly I see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laochef Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 They, Laos, also raised the 1 - year visa (OK, including WP and Lao ID - Card...) from 380 $ to 550 $. If you use Tourist 30 day visa it is still about 30 $ (depending on your Nationality...), each month, doing a U - turn at a border checkpoint; and you can get back-to-back indefinitely... (Drawback is that is uses 1 1/2 pages in your passport, each time...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skildpadden Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Yep it sucks when others use your own extortion methods against you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussieinthailand Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Priceless Now they know how we feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 (edited) A post containing a link to Bangkok Post has been removed: 26) The Bangkok Post and Phuketwan do not allow quotes from their news articles or other material to appear on Thaivisa.com. Neither do they allow links to their publications. Posts from members containing quotes from or links to Bangkok Post or Phuketwan publications will be deleted from the forum. A post of a nonsensical manner has been removed as well as the subsequent replies. Edited May 9, 2016 by metisdead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puukao Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 No problem, I will bring lots of paper with me.... "I.O.U. 100,000 baht" I just hand those out everywhere I go... with a big smile... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sead Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Just love this!!!! In Laos they are the foreigners and now they know how it feels. Kisses and roses to Laos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcnx Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Kudos to Laos. Hike the price again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 hey thai people have more money than lao people so they should pay more i love this article! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukKrueng Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 seems like most replies missunderstood the article... The higher price for non Thais at national parks in Thailand has always been existing. Sometimes forefingers can get away with local prices, sometimes not. In the article here it says the fee was doubled without prior notice, meaning the cargo companies couldn't build it into their coast calculations and all the ask for is a delay of the charges, not cancellation of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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