Bangkok - Thai authorities on Friday were investigating the legal status of the Santika Pub where a fire broke out at a New Year's Eve party, killing at least 59 people and injuring more than 240.

As of Friday, forensic specialists had been able to issue death certificates for only 29 of the fire's victims, including one Singaporean, police and metropolitan authorities said.

At least 54 of the injured were listed in critical condition, and it was not clear how many people had succumbed to their injuries in hospital overnight.

Chulalongkorn Hospital performed emergency surgery on Japanese national Keiichi Wada, 25, to drain water from his abdomen, according to The Nation online news service. Wada suffered burns to 60 per cent of his body.

Thailand, Jan 1 : At least 59 people died in a fire thought to have been started by an indoor fireworks display at a Bangkok nightclub during New Year''s Eve celebrations.

According to The Telegraph, nearly 200 others were injured in the blaze at the upmarket Santika nightclub, which is popular with foreign tourists and was full to its
1,000-person capacity.

Bangkok  - A fire that broke out shortly after midnight Thursday at a popular Bangkok pub killed at least 59 revellers, including some foreigners, and injured 212, police said.

The fire, apparently sparked by a pyrotechnic show to bring in the New Year, broke out about 12:20 am (1720 GMT Wednesday) at the popular Santika Club, which was packed with some 1,000 revellers.

Police Colonel Suphin Sapphuang said 59 people had been confirmed dead - 53 at the scene and six who succumbed to their injuries later in hospital, the Bangkok Post online news service reported.

Lamphun, Thailand - What does Champagne, France's famous sparkling wine, have in common with brocade silk produced in northern Thailand? Not much, except that both products are protected by Geographic Indication intellectual property rights.

Lamphun brocade silk received a Geographic Indication (GI) certificate in October from Thailand's Intellectual Property Rights Department, making it one of 23 Thai products to be registered for domestic protection.

In south-east Asia, Thailand ranks first in terms of registered GIs, a little-known form of intellectual property right that is only beginning to take off in Asia.

Bangkok  - A fire that broke out shortly after New Year's Thursday at a popular Bangkok pub killed at least 59 revellers and injured almost 200, police said.

The fire, apparently sparked by a pyrotechnic show to bring in the New York, broke out about 12:20 am (1720 GMT Wednesday) at the popular Satikia Club, which was packed with some 1,000 revellers.

Police Colonel Suphin Sapphuang said 59 people had been confirmed dead - 53 at the scene and six who succumbed later in hospital, reported the Bangkok Post online news service.

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