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Thai trains play the bed bug blame game: blame backpackers for bed bug infestation »

By nobugsonme on Mar 15, 2008 in ISAN, Thailand, backpackers, backpackers and bed bugs, bed bug blame game, bed bugs, bed bugs and travel, bedbugs, blame game, foreigners and bed bugs, immigrants, travel | 2 Comments

The bed bug blame game never ceases. Yesterday we heard about the Thai Isan trains infested with bed bugs.

Now the Thai railway company is blaming backpackers for bringing bed bugs to the trains, as the Bangkok Post reports in an article entitled, “Foreign Backpackers deny they’re bed bug spreaders.”
Foreign backpackers say they are […]

Bed bugs infest Thai trains, Bangkok Post reports »

By nobugsonme on Mar 14, 2008 in Bangkok, Thai, Thai State Railway, Thailand, Ubon Ratchathani, artificial leather, bed bug infestation, bed bugs, bed bugs and travel, bedbugs, train seats, trains, travel | 5 Comments

The Bangkok Post reports today that trains on the Ubon Ratchathani-Bangkok lines in northeastern Thailand are being “cleaned” and “refurbished” after travelers complained of bed bugs.
Train carriages on northeastern lines are being refurbished at a cost of 17.5 million baht after they were found infested with bed bugs.
State Railway acting governor Nakorn Chantasorn said […]