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Nightspot safety checks ‘to be finished in 30 days’

A member of the emergency response team inspects the ceiling at Rong Beer Na Ladprao, the site of a deadly fire that killed 33 people in Bangkok on July 12. (Photo: Reuters)

The Interior Ministry has initiated a nationwide inspection of entertainment venues and public buildings, instructing local authorities to complete their checks within 30 days.

Facilities identified as unsafe will not be allowed to reopen, and violators will face legal action, said Unsit Sampuntharat, permanent secretary for the ministry.

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