Bars and clubs

Shock, anger as bar owner linked to fatal Swiss fire is bailed

(FILES) Owners of Le Constellation bar Jacques Moretti (L) and Jessica Moretti arrive for a hearing at the Office of the public prosecutor of the Canton of Valais, in Sion, on January 9, 2026. A court in the canton of Valais (south-western Switzerland) ordered on January 23, 2026, the release on bail of Jacques Moretti, co-owner with his wife of the bar in the Crans-Montana ski resort, which was the scene of a deadly fire on New Year's Eve. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)

Themed bars and Muslim-friendly eateries: The changing face of Joo Chiat

New bars like Gaudi Room (left) and eateries such as Marlow’s Deli (top right) and Bastille Bakery opened in Joo Chiat in 2025.

‘Incomprehensible’: Swiss bar fire fatalities not given routine autopsies, say lawyers

Police outside Le Constellation, the bar where a fire swept through New Year celebrations, in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, on Jan. 2.

Norwegian court finds Islamist guilty of orchestrating deadly 2022 pride attack

FILE PHOTO: A rainbow flag and flowers are placed as a tribute on a sidewalk following a shooting at a nightclub in central Oslo, Norway June 25, 2022. Terje Pedersen/NTB/via REUTERS/File Photo

Crans-Montana fire: Victims’ lawyer seeks expansion of criminal probe

The New Year's blaze killed 40 people, most of them teenagers, and injured 116.

Top of Hong Kong’s glitzy new skyscraper offers Instagrammable cocktails

At Peridot, hundreds of small lights are perfectly aligned from floor to ceiling.

Swiss canton leader voices anger over lack of checks at bar that caught fire

Calls have intensified in Switzerland for those responsible to face justice.

Switzerland ‘devastated’ by fire tragedy: President

Swiss President Guy Parmelin at a national mourning ceremony for the victims of the deadly fire at Le Constellation bar during a New Year's Eve party in Crans-Montana.

Crans-Montana fire: Swiss bar co-owner detained over potential flight risk, local media says

Jacques and Jessica Moretti, the couple who ran the Swiss bar which burst into flames during a New Year's Eve party, arrive for questioning at the Public Ministry of the Canton of Valais in Sion in southwestern Switzerland, January 9, 2026. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Crans-Montana fire: Bar owners in Swiss fire tragedy to be questioned on Jan 9

A number of questions have been raised about whether fire safety standards were respected in the bar.

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