One funny thing that possibly happens on earth
- Tuesday, November 18, 2008, 23:54
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The third booth along National Road No. 4
maybe there is no other place in this world that we need to pay the toll twice for one way road: at the entry and also at the sortie. recently we need to pay 3 times for one way to Kompongsom: entry, in the middle and sortie.
now along the national road no. 4 from Phnom Penh to Kampongsom, we have the third booth in the middle and the cashier did play a joke on us.
we bought the normal ticket which is cost 2800 Riels, and when we arrive at the middle booth, they ask us to buy another ticket. we show them the ticket we bought, because there’s no reason why we need to pay in the middle of the road. the cashier said we need to pay. it was a very hard time for us to imagine and understand how this thing could possibly happen ? we bought the 2nd ticket that cost 2800 Riels again and at the sortie near Kampongsom we need to buy another one that cost the same 2800 Riels.
in total we paied 8400 Riels, incredible !
and the story is at the first booth, if you go to Kampongsom, or come back to Phnom Penh, ask for special ticket, i didn’t understand what is special ticket, they didn’t mention a goddam thing. and why just go direct to Kampongsom or Phnom Penh should be considered so Special? in fact they got a one way ticket direct to Kampongsom or Phnom Penh that cost if i remember 5200 Riels. they didn’t put the proper sign board and if we don’t ask they will give you the normal ticket, and i don’t see the reason why we need to buy another ticket at the middle booth if we mistaken bought a wrong ticket, because we need to pay another 2800 Riels at the end anyway (that it is already insane).
it’s insane and i will do anything to find the way to give this link to AZ company. it’s too easy man to come and put the booth ask for money. i would build the 4th one soon somewhere along the road … me too i also need that easy cash.
i understand the purpose of middle booth is to catch the automobile from Koh Kong and somewhere in the middle, but if someone buy a ticket already, they absolutely no need to buy another one at the middle booth.
or otherwise i will build another booth too 
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We might write a proposal to AZ Company to create another 4th or 5th toll. Ha ha it is easy way to get money man.
Why do you khmers put up with this rubbish,you will kill a jou who steals a moto yet the niek mien steal your land and your forests and you do nothing.
The niek mien steals your money on the toll road and you still do nothing?
You khmer are cowards-what is the piasa khmer for coward?
in a country there is the law to define what’s wrong and what’s right. in Cambodia or in any other places, stealing is illegal, commit the crime is illegal. and authority has right to stop the criminal. that i would say it is the basic law.
the toll road is run by a company with a contract with government and in black and white it’s a legal business. and of course it must have somehow a different way to fight against the insane/high or unreasonable price of toll road.
i understand that you want to make the comparison and give a dramatic global vision, but these two case are completely different.
People here is doing their living, we are in difficult situation but we are moving to a good direction. and Khmer people here are not coward. we have a situation. we should sit and see what is the source of the problem. then how to solve it.
it is not a problem of You Khmer, He Khmer or She Khmer but it is our problem. i am Khmer and it is my problem. that’s what i keep in mind since so far.
The govement should monitor the business like this. Otherwise they just allow such company to steal money from Khmer without doing nothing. It is a big shame that that you said Niek Mean steal people land. It is true that they steal people land and it is absolutely illegal.
This toll will absorb people money legally wihtout any impact to the law but this company have to do something to improve road condition, width of the road and other traffic signate to reduce accident or THEY SHOULD BUILD NEW ROAD BY THEM-SHELF NOT JUST ONLY HOW TO BUILD TOLL!!!
I strognly support your comment Khmerbird.
strong comments, i like the BOLD ONE KK!
You will generate more traffic through the strong comment from others. ha ha
i should pay you a beer then