Dear Leader has restated his plans to put in place measures to ensure Thai food served at restaurants around the world lives up to the same high quality. Several ministries have joined forces to draw up standards for 11 star Thai dishes—including somtam, pad Thai and tom yam goong—to ensure this is the case. But we feel this still isn’t going far enough. Here are more dishes that must be protected in the name of Thai food identity!

Quacquarelli Symonds 2016 ranking shows another university could soon make it to the top.

Sorry ultra-nationalist old farts, Mahanakhon is in the company of giants.

They say you can never have too much of a good thing.

Bangkok is finally getting the indie cinema it deserves. Set to open its doors on Sep 13, Silom’s Bangkok Screening Room will screen cult films from all over the world, from directors as diverse as Apichatpong to Hitchcock, using a high-end 4K digital projector and professional surround sound. Ahead of the opening, we chat to the trio of founders, Sarinya Manamuti, 37, Nicholas Hudson-Ellis, 34, and Wongsarond Suthikulpanich, 37, about their plans to offer an alternative to the city’s blockbuster-obsessed cinemas.  

The city is seriously stepping up its fitness game.

Gotta play them all.

Decor is important too.