More thieving on Virak Bunthem buses
More thieving on Virak Bunthem buses
I'm sure there has been other instances of this sort of thing with Virak Bunthem, and I'm sure we've covered it, but I can't be arsed looking for them. A guy called Laurie Collins has posted this on our front page:
June 17, 2017 at 11:03 am
Email to Virak Bunthem bus company, to date no reply
To whom it may concern,
On the 10/06/2017 I travelled on your bus from Sihanoukville to Siem Reap, my bed was 10B my name is Laurie Collins. I was picked up at my hotel, no problems entered my bed no problems, I then proceeded to watch a movie on my IPad then on my Samsung Galaxy S5 no problems.
The first time the bus stopped at a stop for a toilet break I went outside the bus to the toilet, leaving my glasses, my IPad, my Samsung Galaxy S5 and my battery charger on my bed under the dark blanket as no one would see them.
I returned to the bus and my bed and found my Galaxy S5 had been stolen, my IPad battery charger and glasses were all still there. At this point I got very upset and told the driver, who pointed to the sign, you must watch your own gear etc, at which point I got very angry as it could only have been someone on the bus and refused to listen to him and told him I wanted everyone searched as my mobile was still on the bus somewhere.
At this point your staff got angry at my insistence, that they call the police and they said only when we get to Siem Reap could anything be done, I got angrier at them laughing at me and asked everyone to get off the bus and be searched, this was no problem everyone consented to a search by me as they got off, I also searched all carry on luggage they got off the bus with.
A young english lady helped me then search the inside of the bus, checking under every mattress, pillow and crevice. When we finished this I told them that the only person who could of stolen my phone was one of your crew, at this point they all got even more angrier at me and the driver a skinny male grabbed a steel bar and threatened me in front of all the customers on the bus, a couple of white men stepped forward and stopped him hitting me with this bar, he was yelling at the top of voice and took his shirt off as he went to hit me.
At this point I let everyone back on the bus to continue our journey.
The guy with the steel bar who was driving at some point left the bus and was not on it at Siem Reap when we arrived.
Your man who spoke good English at the arrival point, told everyone to get there luggage, at this point I told him I wanted the police and then he said he could not speak English, another lie.
1. The only people who were not searched were the crew of your bus.
2. You had 2fat guys on the bus who were trying to intimidate me, I don’t get intimidated by anyone which infuriated them even more.
3. A French man told me he saw the guy with the bar go to the cargo hold of the bus and place something in it.
4. At some point my luggage bag was removed from underneath the bus to up the front of the bus which I noticed when the bus stopped for a toilet break around 5am. WHY?
5. On which planet do people get treated with such disrespect, your crew were the worst people I have ever encountered in all my years of travelling the world THE WORST, where do they get off trying to intimidate me with an IRON BAR in front of 30 OTHER PEOPLE? surely these staff members should be immediatley forced to leave there employment with your company. If what happened to me by your staff happened in Australia they would be apprehended and placed in prison awaiting bail and a court case.
6. ONE OF YOUR STAFF STOLE MY SAMSUNG GALAXY S5 what will you do? nothing I expect. What will you do about the driver who tried to assault me? nothing I guess.
7. This is not the first time your staff has done this, please take affirmative action for the good of your company and country, you do not need an international incident.
8. I will be placing all this on social media telling all not to travel with thieves with murderous intent. Oh I eagerly await your reply.
Yours faithfully
Mr. Laurie Collins
June 17, 2017 at 11:03 am
Email to Virak Bunthem bus company, to date no reply
To whom it may concern,
On the 10/06/2017 I travelled on your bus from Sihanoukville to Siem Reap, my bed was 10B my name is Laurie Collins. I was picked up at my hotel, no problems entered my bed no problems, I then proceeded to watch a movie on my IPad then on my Samsung Galaxy S5 no problems.
The first time the bus stopped at a stop for a toilet break I went outside the bus to the toilet, leaving my glasses, my IPad, my Samsung Galaxy S5 and my battery charger on my bed under the dark blanket as no one would see them.
I returned to the bus and my bed and found my Galaxy S5 had been stolen, my IPad battery charger and glasses were all still there. At this point I got very upset and told the driver, who pointed to the sign, you must watch your own gear etc, at which point I got very angry as it could only have been someone on the bus and refused to listen to him and told him I wanted everyone searched as my mobile was still on the bus somewhere.
At this point your staff got angry at my insistence, that they call the police and they said only when we get to Siem Reap could anything be done, I got angrier at them laughing at me and asked everyone to get off the bus and be searched, this was no problem everyone consented to a search by me as they got off, I also searched all carry on luggage they got off the bus with.
A young english lady helped me then search the inside of the bus, checking under every mattress, pillow and crevice. When we finished this I told them that the only person who could of stolen my phone was one of your crew, at this point they all got even more angrier at me and the driver a skinny male grabbed a steel bar and threatened me in front of all the customers on the bus, a couple of white men stepped forward and stopped him hitting me with this bar, he was yelling at the top of voice and took his shirt off as he went to hit me.
At this point I let everyone back on the bus to continue our journey.
The guy with the steel bar who was driving at some point left the bus and was not on it at Siem Reap when we arrived.
Your man who spoke good English at the arrival point, told everyone to get there luggage, at this point I told him I wanted the police and then he said he could not speak English, another lie.
1. The only people who were not searched were the crew of your bus.
2. You had 2fat guys on the bus who were trying to intimidate me, I don’t get intimidated by anyone which infuriated them even more.
3. A French man told me he saw the guy with the bar go to the cargo hold of the bus and place something in it.
4. At some point my luggage bag was removed from underneath the bus to up the front of the bus which I noticed when the bus stopped for a toilet break around 5am. WHY?
5. On which planet do people get treated with such disrespect, your crew were the worst people I have ever encountered in all my years of travelling the world THE WORST, where do they get off trying to intimidate me with an IRON BAR in front of 30 OTHER PEOPLE? surely these staff members should be immediatley forced to leave there employment with your company. If what happened to me by your staff happened in Australia they would be apprehended and placed in prison awaiting bail and a court case.
6. ONE OF YOUR STAFF STOLE MY SAMSUNG GALAXY S5 what will you do? nothing I expect. What will you do about the driver who tried to assault me? nothing I guess.
7. This is not the first time your staff has done this, please take affirmative action for the good of your company and country, you do not need an international incident.
8. I will be placing all this on social media telling all not to travel with thieves with murderous intent. Oh I eagerly await your reply.
Yours faithfully
Mr. Laurie Collins
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He left his belongings in the bus while he went elsewhere. Sorry, but that is nothing short of idiotic.
I always have a strategy with thieves, children and animals....remove temptations to avoid loss or accident. Pretty bloody simple.
I always have a strategy with thieves, children and animals....remove temptations to avoid loss or accident. Pretty bloody simple.
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Very foolish to leave expensive phone and iPad unattended, even briefly, no matter how righteous she sounds.
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Dear Mr Laurie Collins,
You sound like a fucking idiot who shouldn't leave the safety of your own back garden without escort. Your family and friends should have intervened to try to stop you traveling abroad, you are unsuited to the rigours and perils of transiting Asia.
Yours Faithfully
Mr bipolar bear
You sound like a fucking idiot who shouldn't leave the safety of your own back garden without escort. Your family and friends should have intervened to try to stop you traveling abroad, you are unsuited to the rigours and perils of transiting Asia.
Yours Faithfully
Mr bipolar bear
Around Christmas time, against my better judgement, I took the night bus with Virak Bunthem from PP to Poipet because of an onset of cheap charlieness on my part. I had my phone out by my sleeping head because I was wearing gym shorts in order to sleep and the phone wouldn't fit in the pocket. I woke up and it was gone. I checked around to see if it maybe fell but it was clear someone had jacked it. I asked the guy across the aisle to call the number but the phone had been shut off already. I tried arguing but it was an exercise in futility.
Live and learn. Be more responsible next time when around these little thieves. Lucky for me it was a cheap Huawei and not the end of the world. But yea, fuck VB Bus company.
Flying is the way to go.
Live and learn. Be more responsible next time when around these little thieves. Lucky for me it was a cheap Huawei and not the end of the world. But yea, fuck VB Bus company.
Flying is the way to go.
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Did she pat down all the men's groin areas and whatnot to make sure they didn't crotch the ill-gotten booty?
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The bus comonay is sketchy and I wouldn't be surprised if crew stole his phone. Hoever, his demand to search every passenger and their carry on luggage was not reasonable. Also, how does he go from "I demand to search every passenger" to "I know a bus company worker stole it."
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liked the bit about her letting everyone back on the bus to continue there journey:) though that was nice of her LOL.
never leave anything of value unattended is rule # one when traveling.anywhere:)
never leave anything of value unattended is rule # one when traveling.anywhere:)
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Two things:The first time the bus stopped at a stop for a toilet break I went outside the bus to the toilet, leaving my glasses, my IPad, my Samsung Galaxy S5 and my battery charger on my bed under the dark blanket as no one would see them.
I returned to the bus and my bed and found my Galaxy S5 had been stolen, my IPad battery charger and glasses were all still there.
1) He strangely doesn't mention his iPad again. The iPad battery charger was still there... but what about the iPad? They only stole a Galaxy S5 (I don't know, what, a $100 phone here?), but not the iPad?
2) I blame the "dark blanket", clearly it should have been of better quality, and possibly it could have been darker, to help protect his valuables. But at least it wasn't a light colored blanket, then maybe his glasses would have been stolen too.
And also, if I was on a bus and someone asked to not only check my hand bag but to get off the bus and search me in the process, I would have given the driver a steel bar myself to deal with the douchebag.
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