Yesterday we told you that recently ousted Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra was rumoured to be flying to London Well apparently he’s now here and he’s holed up in a “luxurious apartment in Kensington” (pictured). According to The Nation website Shinawatra’s daughter Pinthongta, stays at this …
Thailand’s deposed prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, has reportedly flown to London The Thai PM was ousted from power eysterday after a military coup in Bangkok while he was in New York (well, if you will go on holiday). A Thai newspaper has said the Mr …
Bank Holiday weekend: what are you going to do? There’s so much happening (and most of it free) that it’s more a question of what are you not going to do. To avoid being overwhelmed by the incredible number and range of cultural things to …
Table of Four don’t always believe the hype but even the most iconoclastic foodies noshing their way through new talent in the capital cannot ignore the arrival of The Wolseley. Besides it’s the fag end of an awful winter that seems to have freeze dried …
‘Chain restaurant’, ‘Soho’ and ‘Over £30 per head’ – phrases that hardly dance off the page and make your heart/tastebuds/wallet sing. So it was with some trepidation that TOF wended its way through Soho last month for a midweek curry of the Thai persuasion. We …
The thing about secrets, is, well, they always come out. Satu must be a well kept secret and Londonist makes no apology for shouting about it – go soon, in fact go now, take mates, dates, hell, you could even take your boss and they’d …
Thai food is absolutely everywhere: there once was a time when you couldn’t find a decent green curry for love nor money and now you can’t help but trip over the stuff in pubs, cafes, restaurants and endless Oriental “fusion” canteens. Its suitability for buffets, …
It’s been a real pleasure previewing the films on offer at this years Firecracker Showcase and movies like Pattaya Maniac are one of the reasons why. Thai cinema has been sadly overshadowed until very recently with a few runaway arthouse hits, but with a little …
Time once again to leave the week’s big releases (The Rolling Stones) behind and take a listen to some of the more esoteric releases that have dropped into the Londonist Music team’s mail box recently. The Oggs – Radiotherapy If we were to say The …
Exciting times over at the ICA (yes, we are obsessed). It is Singapore Season, which is a celebration of the booming contemporary art scene in all of Southeast Asia. The entire building is being taken over, famous Asian artists are in residence, there is performance, …
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