Private Bangkok

Saturday, 5th July 2008 Debut Bangkok Performance by Bhangra Superstar Panjabi MC!! 808 and INDUS EVENTS are very proud to present PANJABI MC - LIVE @ 808 The highly anticipated Bangkok debut from Bhangra's most internationally recognized artist. The man that put the Indian Bhangra sound on the…

The story behind Isao Japanese restaurant (150m from corner of Suk 31) is not a typical one – but then again, that’s appropriate for a sushi bar as unique as Isao. In fact, Isao is not just a story (one that begins half a decade ago), but it’s also…

An interesting survey has come from the website www.askmen.com. They tried to find out which cities in this world are considered the most naughty ones. So I'm sure you all want to know if Bangkok has made the list… Well see for yourself. According to www.askmen.com (http://www.askmen.com/) the list goes…

Ousted Thai PM and Manchester City football club owner Thaksin Shinawatra has requested that his team bow to him during games after they shake hands with the opposition.

Tucked away on a soi near the end of Ekkamai lurks a concept more than a mere restaurant, a café that transcends theme and rather embodies an attitude towards the beautiful, stylish, and sublime. Tuba Design is a truly unique experience – I hesitate to call it a “dining experience”…

Adam Ficek, drummer of Babyshambles, is not your typical rock star. No visible tattoos, no sunglasses at night. Hell, as we were chatting he ordered a “still water” instead of whisky straight. But what is most “un-rock star” is his demeanor – which is pleasant, open, and above…

Action will be taken against the producers of fish balls made from toxic puffer fish which have sickened about 300 villagers in Nan province.

360 people died and 4,794 were injured in 4,242 road accidents in the seven-day period of Thailand's Songkran celebrations.

The infamous happy pizza is being taken off Cambodia's collective menu, after decades as a backpacker rite of passage.

After remaining seated during the royal anthem at the Central World movie theatre, a Thai man and his female friend are facing charges of lèse majesté.

Counting global popularity of DJ´s, Tiësto is one of the very top ones. He is so hugely popular, that he won the DJ Mag World´s Top No. 1 for 3 times already. Word has it that he played to close to 2 million people only in the past year.So we…

A popular girl band has been chosen by Thailand's Culture Ministry to front a campaign for women to dress conservatively during this year's Songkran festivities (13-15 April).

Wearing military-inspired camouflage clothing is dangerous, and people must not appear dressed as soldiers, warns Thailand's Defence Council.

Motorists on Thailand's roads that use their cell phone while driving face a fine of THB 400 - 1,000 from May 8 onwards.

Thailand's Department of Special Investigation (DSI) is tracking down and closing Thai websites that offer online gambling.

Japan has given a popular cartoon robot cat named an unusual government post to promote animation.

The Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia and China are the most corrupt economies in Asia, according to a new regional poll of expatriate businessmen.

Monday's total ban on street vending may be subsitituted for another weekday, after a rethink on the matter by City Hall.

Agrikulture’s homegrown musical vision has captivated concert halls and dance floors around Indonesia. With microphone checks in the background, Bangkok Recorder sidelined two of the group’s founding members before they kicked off Jakarta’s second Playground Music Festival.

Troops will be conducting exercises in Bangkok for several days, and the public should not panic over military movements, according to first army region commander Prayuth Chan-ocha.