-- The flg. article from a recent issue of the
BKK. Post and concerning the
fire at the SANTIKA PUB may be of interest -
Bangkok Post : Loophole clouds Santika charges
- Suggestions have been voiced that as the SANTIKA PUB. was neither large nor an HIGH rise it did
not need
Fire-escapes,
Fire-fighting eqpt. and so on. I wonder howmany other estab's. could claim that as a possible defence?
-- I've read, too, that many e'tainment.
venues are registered officially as Restaurants, wch. are
not so tightly controlled - thus avoiding, to them, the unnecessary complainces and inspections that otherwise they should have to undergo. While Restaurants are obliged to
CLOSE at midnight these estab's. manage to remain
OPEN longer! Having their cakes and eating them!
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Bibi. --