Showing 1 - 8 of 8
Designing age-friendly cities
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 04/10/2025
» 'Over 45% of all districts across the country have already entered a completely aged society. Three districts with the highest ratio of seniors are in Bangkok," said Assoc Prof Niramon Serisakul, director of the Urban Design and Development Centre (UDDC).
Unseen potential
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 28/08/2025
» 'Bird!" A cheer erupted from a workshop when Gift, a young girl with Down syndrome, spoke for the first time. In a class presentation, while some students actively presented their artwork, others kept silent. After seven months of being in this classroom, Gift pointed to her painting and described it as a feathered creature.
Temperatures soar, headaches rise
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 01/05/2023
» Like other early birds, Dao Dul, 35, goes on duty at first light. For her, time is literally money. Her office is not a well-built weather-proof skyscraper. It is a makeshift cart that provides affordable dishes to hundreds of community residents from dawn to dusk.
A slice of Andaman paradise
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 31/10/2022
» After six months of closure for the rainy season, Koh Lanta is now reopening to the outside world.
Covid-19 crisis casts shadow over graduate futures
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 03/05/2020
» The coronavirus outbreak casts a shadow over the future of approximately 300,000 soon-to-be graduates this year.
Thailand passes sustainability torch to Vietnam
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 06/11/2019
» The 35th Asean Summit and Related Summits culminated on Monday with the handover of the Asean chairmanship to Vietnam. Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha handed a gavel, the symbol of the bloc's leadership, to Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and hugged each other cordially.
Si Racha advances from industrial hub to ‘smart city’
Thana Boonlert, Published on 07/07/2019
» Si Racha district in Chon Buri is known as the home of large industrial estates and the Laem Chabang seaport. However, in the near future, the town will acquire an additional status as a “smart city” that uses digital innovation to improve the standard of living and create new business opportunities.
Lifelong education key to raising standard of living
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 26/05/2019
» People will lead more meaningful lives if Thailand provides an ecosystem for lifelong learning and fosters an environment for the grey workforce, a conference was told recently.