Lao govt orders probe into sale of train tickets


A large number of people arriving at the station to buy train tickets. - VT

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/Asia News The Prime Minister’s Office has instructed the Ministry of Public Works and Transport and the Laos-China Railway Company Limited to look into the sale of train tickets after numerous complaints by members of the public about the cost of tickets.

Comments posted on social media say some people are buying tickets from the railway operator and selling them on at an inflated price.

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