Category: Bangkok, Thailand

Thai boy with cancerous growth on head WON’T have surgery

Boy, 2, WON’T have surgery to remove huge cancerous tumour because his parents hope alternative medicine will offer a cure instead The 23-month-old was reportedly diagnosed with the disease nine months ago following a biopsy at Srinakarin Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand. Khondej has since undergone a series of chemotherapy treatments and now surgeons want to operate to remove part of his brain, cheekbone and jaw.

Online nostalgia for country’s first amusement park

Fireworks explode above Sleeping Beauty’s Castle at Dan Neramitr amusement park, Thailand’s first amusement park, on its last day of operation in mid-2000 as loyal customers look on. Thai netizens in their 30s up to retirement age on Sunday recalled the good old days of visiting Dan Neramit , Thailand’s first stand-alone amusement park, which opened 41 years ago today.

Acting DEA Administrator Meets With Drug Control Officials in China

At the invitation of the China Ministry of Public Security , Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Administrator Chuck Rosenberg visited China this week to discuss issues of mutual concern and to build on the DEA’s existing relationship with Chinese counternarcotics law enforcement authorities. Rosenberg emphasized the increased cooperation between the DEA and the MPS and recognized China’s actions toward combating global synthetic drug trafficking and illicit money laundering.