Thailand: Bangkok tightens safety measures for night activities
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) of Thailand has begun tightening safety measures to ensure nightspots strictly comply with the law and are ready for the government's plan to extend opening hours to 4 a.m., local media has reported.
Bangkok (VNA) – TheBangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) of Thailand has begun tighteningsafety measures to ensure nightspots strictly comply with the law and are readyfor the government's plan to extend opening hours to 4 a.m., local media has reported.
Teerayut Poomipak, Director of the BMA's Office of Disaster Prevention andMitigation, said on November 8 that the office was working with the PublicWorks Department and district offices in scaling up inspections of safety andfire prevention systems at pubs and bars.
Business operators who fail to comply with laws controlling building safety andfire prevention practices will face legal action, Poomipak said, adding that the BMA is offering assistanceto such businesses which may want training in building safety and fireprevention.
According to the BMA's Health Department, its staff were working with the Ministry of Justice and the Department ofDisease Control to keep a close watch on compliance with the 2008 AlcoholicBeverages Control Act.
Under this law, alcohol sales to people under 20years of age and individuals who are already heavily intoxicated, as well asselling alcohol outside sales hours, is strictly prohibited.
Thaiphat Tanasombatkul, director of the BMA'sTraffic and Transport Department, said City Hall has 63,900 security camerasinstalled across the city.
The BMAwill cooperate with the Royal Thai Police to install more security camerasequipped with AI technology at spots considered at risk of accidents where theopening hour extension will be implemented, he said./.
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