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Groups want pubs scrutinised

Activists led by the Alcohol Watch Network hold banners demanding nightlife outlets not allow underage patrons or operate beyond legal hours. Apichit Jinakul

A coalition of four anti-alcohol groups yesterday submitted an open letter calling on the Ministry of Justice to open a fact-finding probe into two pubs in Bangkok and Nakhon Si Thammarat suspected of breaking the law.

About 20 representatives led by the Alcohol Watch Network called on the ministry to see whether “Club 99” in Nakhon Si Thammarat’s Muang district and “Vampire Pub” in Bangkok’s Pathumwan have broken the law.

Concerns were raised following a June 4 brawl in the Nakhon Si Thammarat pub that left four people killed, three of whom were said to be underage.

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