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This is the Guardian.
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Today, the secretive billionaire bankrolling Nigel Farage.
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I would like to transport you to the Thai island of Koh Samui. It's this kind of paradise island, lush, jungly foliage, good luck plants with these kind of burgundy leaves, rich foliage all around the lapping waters of the Gulf of Thailand.
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This is Tom Burgess, an investigations reporter at the Guardian.
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He.
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He's describing the Kamalaya Wellness Sanctuary in Thailand. That's where one balmy evening last year, the resort manager was welcoming guests to a talk.
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Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. I hope everybody's fine.
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Longevity and anti aging medicine.
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Today we have the pleasure to have the two very distinctive, exceptional people who embody this vision.
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The manager introduces two men on the stage. The first, a Thai doctor with impeccable
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credentials, a seasoned leader in wellness, healthy aging, anti aging and longevity.
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And then a white guy in khakis and a pale blue shirt,
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slim, about 60, kind of greying, whitening beard. Equally passionate about holistic wellness is our Kamalai owner, Kun Chakrit. He's a regular at these talks and sometimes he talks about his own life experiences. Even wants like a brush with mortality. And I had a heart attack maybe 12, 13 years ago. 49 years old, which really is much too young. Any heart attack at any age shouldn't happen. Chakrit speaks with this lovely kind of soothing voice. You could listen to it all day, very measured, very precise and calm. But I was eating and drinking, you know, chopped up milk cookies to give me energy during the day to work, to work 18 hours per day, day after day after day. And he's referred to as Chakrit. That's his name. But he also has another name, which is Chris, Chris Harborne. And Chris Harborne has been living in Thailand for a long time. He took Thai citizenship in 2011 and he is the owner of the Carmelaya Wellness Sanctuary and all its plush and expensive beachside villas. And Chris Harborne is also fantastically rich. He could be one of the richest people alive.
