Afraid of riding your bike on the busy Bangkok roads? The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration is here to help.

A bustling street festival, new exhibitions, artist talks, theater, wakeboarding and good beer--here comes the weekend!

Thai Air Asia X caused a big buzz last night with the announcement of its first long-haul flight direct from Bangkok to Seoul, with prices starting from only B1,990, as they bid to beat low-cost competitors Scoot and Lion Air to the punch. 

This summer is heating up for indie lovers, with confirmed visits from the likes of Deerhoof, Mystery Jets, Postiljonen and Architecture in Helsinki. And things could get even better (see below).

Choose from Sca Jo's alien preying on pedestrians in Under the Skin, Colin Firth's portrayal of a former POW who worked on the notorious death railway in Thailand in The Railway Man, Paul Walker's last movie and arty director Parm Rangsi's first romance flick, in cinemas today (Apr 24). 

Celebrate Record Store Day this Saturday in proper fashion, check out the new Japanese photo exhibition at GOJA, catch Pichet Klunchun's latest production, while shoppers may want to head to IMPACT for the big BIG+BIH fair–it's all happening this weekend. 

Coinciding with the Heartbleed bug, Johnny Depp takes full control of the world's technology in Transcendence, while Breaking Bad's Aaron Paul feels the Need for Speed alongside three other new films in cinemas today (April 17).

Staying in town but not in the mood for splashy Songkran parties? Bangkok's still got some dry offerings this weekend.