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Holiday, Partyworld KTVs in New Taipei to close as COVID cases rise
05/12/2021 10:58 PM
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One of the KTV parlors in New Taipei s Banqiao District displays an announcement about the closure on Wednesday. CNA photo May 12, 2021
Taipei, May 12 (CNA) Karaoke chains Holiday KTV and Cashbox Partyworld said Wednesday they will close their businesses in New Taipei early Thursday, in compliance with the city government s shutdown of entertainment venues amid a spike in domestic COVID-19 cases.
The KTVs in New Taipei will be closed with effect from 2 a.m. Thursday until the city government lifts its ban on special entertainment businesses such as KTVs, dance halls, bars, saunas, nightclubs and game arcades, the two companies said.
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20 Cashbox fire victims seek NT$39.72 million in class action lawsuit
01/20/2021 02:05 PM
Cashbox Partyworld KTV Chairman Lien Tai-sheng. CNA file photo
Taipei, Jan. 20 (CNA) The Consumers Foundation on Wednesday filed a class action lawsuit against Cashbox Partyworld KTV Chairman Lien Tai-sheng (練台生) and six others on behalf of 20 claimants injured in a fire at the company s Linsen outlet in Taipei last year.
In the lawsuit filed with Taipei District Court, the foundation asked Lien and six related people five employees and a maintenance foreman identified by the surname Wang (王) to pay NT$39.72 million (US$1.42 million) in total compensation to 20 individuals injured in the fire at the Cashbox Partyworld club on Linsen North Road on April 26.