Asia Insight · SEASON 12

Seniors! Back to School: Thailand

Episode 5 · 2023-02-03

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Episode overview

In just 20 years, Thailand's senior population has doubled in size. Many seniors find themselves isolated at home, while others suffer from stress, depression and other mental health issues. One new initiative is looking to prevent age-related issues and encourage social integration: Schools for seniors, aimed at those over sixty. Classes cover social media, fraud awareness and practical career training. Explore how "senior school" has given many isolated elderly people a new lease on life.

28 minutes

Season 12 episodes

1. Street Food as Social Rehabilitation: Thailand2023-01-06 2. Bonding in the Barangay: The Philippines2023-01-13 3. Reforming the National Sport of Muay Thai: Thailand2023-01-20 4. Fishermen Face Land Development: Penang, Malaysia2023-01-27 5. Seniors! Back to School: Thailand2023-02-03 6. "On That Day, We Were Fearless": China's White Paper Movement2023-02-10 7. House of Manga Aspirations: Japan2023-02-17 8. Tokyo's Sustainable Fishermen2023-02-24 9. Trains Carry Workers Home After Zero-COVID: China2023-03-03 10. Taiwan's 100,000 Emergency Shelters2023-03-17 11. Youth Living in the Changing Hong Kong2023-03-31 12. Pioneer of Food Waste Reduction: Taichung, Taiwan2023-04-21 13. A Flood of Climate Migration: Bangladesh2023-05-12 14. The Struggle of Unwed Mothers: China2023-05-19 15. Shaping Sustainable Cashmere: Mongolia2023-06-09 16. The Reality Faced by Nepal's Workers Overseas2023-06-16 17. Refuge in a Train - Life After the Turkey Earthquake2023-06-23 18. Violence-Free Stadiums: Indonesia2023-06-30 19. Attempted Change in the Garment Industry: Bangladesh2023-07-07 20. Struggling Elderly Migrant Workers: Xi'an, China2023-07-14 21. Herding Above the Clouds: Pakistan2023-07-28 22. To Live is to Paint: Mongolia2023-08-04 23. The Uncertainty of China's "Factory Inheritors"2023-08-18 24. A Language Identity: Taiwan2023-09-01 25. A Country Goes Digital: Cambodia2023-09-08 26. Recognition for Paternity Leave: South Korea2023-09-15 27. Cambodia's Hip-hop School for Children2023-10-06 28. Making Food Waste Useful: The Philippines2023-10-20 29. Artistic Coexistence in Treasure Hill: Taiwan2023-10-27 30. The Rise in Young Chinese Street Vendors2023-11-10 31. Newspaper of the Street Children: India2023-11-17 32. Online Voice Actors Go Global: The Philippines2023-12-08 33. A Border School of Hope: Mae Sot, Thailand2023-12-22