Before 2008, Primary School education in the Togolese Republic cost about four US dollars, per child, every year. Since then, it is free for every child, and there has been an increase in school attendance.
Thailand’s National Sport is Muay Thai. It is also referred to as Thai Boxing. In Muay Thai, Clinching is allowed, but only if the opponents are facing each other and one of them are “fighting” in the clinch. Many of us usually call it hugging, but the technical name is clinching.
Tanzania was once named German East Africa, and the current name is based partly on the joining of the first three letters of the words Tanganyika and Zanzibar when they became one country in 1964.
In August of 2017, a police officer was fired. His boss was relegated to a lower position because the officer stopped and questioned a couple for kissing in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan. In October last year, a few taxi drivers in Dushanbe posted “signs” banning hugs and kisses in the taxis.
In 2004, in Taipei city, Modern Toilet Restaurant opened its door to the public. Although customers sit on real toilets and at tables shaped like toilet bowls, and soft drinks are served in urinals-shaped cups, this is a restaurant for people. There are at least four of these restaurants in Taiwan. Note: CK Travels https://www.cktravels.com/modern-toilet-restaurant-taipei/
In 2016, several female activists opened Jinwar. Jinwar, which means women’s land, comprises more than thirty women and children in Syria. It opened its doors in November 2016 as a safe place for only women and children to live.
The official name of Switzerland is the Swiss Confederation, and it is a federal republic. Jean-Henri Dunant (Henry Dunant) was born in Geneva, and he is one of the founders of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
Only about one percent of waste in Sweden goes to the landfill. Additionally, the country imports about 1.3 million tonnes of waste every year from Norway and the United Kingdom. The other ninety-nine percent is recycled or used for energy in the country. Note: The Local se https://www.thelocal.se/20181026/sweden-waste-management-importing-waste-incineration
In 2018, Swaziland underwent an official name change. It is the Kingdom of Eswatini. Eswatini for short. The country is also governed under the Absolute Monarchy system and is one of about six or seven countries that are under this form of government.
Suriname is the smallest country in South America at 163,820 sq. km. East Indians, Maroons, Creole, Javanese, Amerindians, and Europeans are groups of people who live here.
The official and national languages of Sri Lanka are Sinhala and Tamil. Have you ever heard of Ceylon tea? Well, Sri Lanka was previously named Ceylon. So, whenever you see this name on tea packages, it’s highly possible that it came from here. This country is one of the top five producers of tea in the world.