Bangkok shutters 83 pubs after fire-safety inspections

BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia News Network): Dozens of pubs in Bangkok were temporarily closed on Saturday (Aug 6) after fire-safety inspections ordered in the wake of a deadly blaze in Chonburi.

Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt (pic) said he had ordered inspections of entertainment venues in every district of the capital.

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