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A place to age successfully
Life, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 04/07/2023
» The Aspen Tree aims high as it is driven by lofty goals. The project aspires to be not just the country's first and finest healthy living community for older people but a model for the world on how to age successfully.
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Sanctuary for one's soul
Life, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 14/02/2020
» 'That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet," Emily Dickinson wrote in a poem more than a century ago. The line has since become well-loved, reminding people to treasure the time they still have.
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Will the Empire strike back at the Skywalkers?
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 17/12/2019
» The dark spectre of street politics has returned to a deeply polarised society, as the ruling conservatives try to hold on to their unstable coalition over a feast of shark fin soup.
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The 'face of govt' is now turning into a liability
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 26/11/2019
» The government must have thought they possessed a lethal weapon in firebrand MP Pareena Kraikupt. After all, she is fierce, fearless and also appeared morally as well as intellectually flexible enough to mount attacks with logic, or a total lack thereof, as long as it served her purpose of riling her opponents.
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Doi Suthep could spell end for regime
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 01/05/2018
» The Doi Suthep housing and office project has pushed Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha and his military regime into a tight corner where his attempt to return to power could be at stake.
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Standing still on the road to nowhere
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 24/04/2018
» Ever wonder why Thailand can't do anything about its taxis? Or overpriced lotteries? Or illegal motorcycle racing? Why do cab drivers continue to reject customers, even dump them mid-way through a journey whenever they feel like it? Why can't the authorities tackle the problems?
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Doi Suthep exposes state hypocrisy
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 10/04/2018
» It's a rare reversal of roles but the judiciary seems to have found itself on the other side of the bench in the court of public opinion with its decision to build a one-billion-baht housing and office project at the foot of the forested Doi Suthep mountain in Chiang Mai.
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The run of her life
Life, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 08/03/2017
» When Phitchanan Mahachot ran her first full marathon two years ago, she was a rookie not even aware of the energy gel many long-distance athletes consume.
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Amendment to cyber law is very dicey
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 20/12/2016
» Living in Thailand can be like playing dice. Is there a chance you will be assaulted or shot at while caught in a traffic jam? Possibly. Will a taxi break the law and refuse to pick you up? It happens all the time. How about being trapped if an illegally modified building collapses or catches fire? Not beyond the imagination.
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Wielding too much power can backfire
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 18/11/2014
» So what’s next? Banning The Hunger Games: Mockingjay from being screened here? Summoning Jennifer Lawrence for coming up with the three-finger salute that could provoke a real-life rebellion in “District Thailand?” Forcing people to listen to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s monotonous briefings all day long?
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