Motorcycle Taxis Cry for Help after Being Victimized by Mafias

Khaosod Newspaper has received complaints from the Motorcycle Taxi Drivers Association that they are being forced to pay substantial amounts of money to mafias for the right to offer their services to city commuters.

Chalerm Changtongmadun, the association’s president, says he represents around 500 motorcycle taxi drivers in the city. Bangkok, he says, has over 4,800 motorcycle taxi cues throughout the city. That amounts to around 200,000 individual motorcycle taxis.

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