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On hearing the catchy chorus of Michael Bublé's Feeling Good, Athisin and Athiporn Poolsawaddi found an evocative name for their start-up, The Dawn, an English-language medical rehab and wellness centre located on the banks of the Mae Ping River, in Hang Dong, Chiang Mai.

The Poolsawaddi brothers lived in New York for 10 years before coming back to Thailand and pursuing different career paths prior to plunging into the medical tourism industry as fraternal business partners.

Athisin, 28, a former banker, and Athiporn, 25, with a background in economics and political science, share the same aspiration in helping people with issues such as addiction, trauma, depression and anxiety.

"They come from all walks of life. There's an underlying reason, such as stress or personal issues, that makes them turn to drinking or addictive substances. The problem can even be a sleeping disorder that leads people to become dependent on sleeping pills," said Athisin, the CEO. "We help them uncover the root cause, accept it rather than be in denial, so that they can move on. The rehab course generally takes one to three months and the time invested will help them get their life back."

Personalised programmes provide professional help for alcoholics, drug addicts and those with issues such as sex, gambling, internet and food addiction. The clinical team also specialises in trauma and PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder).

After only one year of operations, The Dawn Rehab has quickly gained a good reputation from its internationally recognised team of counsellors and psychologists led by Rory Magee, director of clinical services, and Tony Tan, clinical manager.

Also on the team is Dr Ngamwong Jarusuraisin, a former assistant professor of psychiatry at Chiang Mai University, who now works full-time at The Dawn.

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'China versus the Quad" emerged as the theme of a recent panel discussion about the four-nation grouping and how it could shape its relations with other major players in the Indo-Pacific region.

But participants also stressed that the group -- made up of the United States, Japan, India and Australia -- should have goals that go beyond security. As well, they said, it should place Asean at the centre of its strategy, complementing the relations each of the four members have with individual countries in the region.

After years of languishing in diplomatic limbo, the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, as the group is formally known, has acquired some fresh momentum of late. Leaders of the four countries are now preparing for their first in-person summit on Sept 24 in Washington, following a virtual gathering in March.

The March meeting offered a glimpse at the role the revived Quad sees itself playing. The leaders -- US President Joe Biden, Yoshihide Suga of Japan, Narendra Modi of India and Scott Morrison of Australia -- pledged collaboration to strengthen equitable coronavirus vaccine access for the Indo-Pacific, in close coordination with the World Health Organization and Covax. They also reaffirmed their "strong support for Asean's unity and centrality as well as the Asean Outlook on the Indo-Pacific".

The leaders also said in a statement that they would redouble their commitment to Quad engagement with the region to advance those goals.

"We will combine our nations' medical, scientific, financing, manufacturing and delivery and development capabilities and establish a vaccine expert working group to implement our path-breaking commitment to safe and effective vaccine distribution," the statement said.

Those goals