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Overcoming old-age dilemmas
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 22/02/2020
» After having been almost bed-ridden for 10 years, 61-year-old Charan Anusonthi has regained enough mobility to move around more freely thanks to regular physiotherapy sessions at a new rehabilitation facility in his community in Chiang Mai's San Kamphaeng district.
An 80-year-old shop charmer
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 22/04/2019
» Pracha Jankrajang, aged 80, a customer assistant at the homeware department of Robinson Department Store's Bang Pu branch in Samut Prakan, surprised customer Waraphon Rattanamalai who wondered why a man his age was employed there.
Meeting old age head-on
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 01/04/2017
» As Thailand moves inexorably closer to the definition of an ageing society, with the number of retirees expected to make up an unprecedented 20% of the population by 2025, state officials are looking at a variety of pragmatic schemes to help senior citizens live a quality life into their twilight years.