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Amazing Fun Fact: Each of a dragonfly's four wings can move independently.
This allows them to fly in any direction, hover, move backward, and turn on a dime, which is crucial for catching prey in mid-air.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is an important partner for the ILO in the region. The ILO Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo and President Masatsugu Asakawa discussed shared commitments, including to a just transition to a green economy and widening social protection coverage.
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28 June 2023
Mandaluyong, Philippines
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Bang Sue, Bangkok, Thailand Country in Asia
Thailand
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DescriptionThailand is a Southeast Asian country. It's known for tropical beaches, opulent royal palaces, ancient ruins, and ornate temples displaying figures of Buddha. In Bangkok, the capital, an ultramodern cityscape rises next to quiet canalside communities and the iconic temples of Wat Arun, Wat Pho, and the Emerald Buddha Temple (Wat Phra Kaew). Nearby beach resorts include bustling Pattaya and fashionable Hua Hin.
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The Golden Buddha, officially titled Phra Phuttha Maha Suwanna Patimakon (Thai: พระพุทธมหาสุวรรณปฏิมากร; Sanskrit: Buddhamahāsuvarṇapaṭimākara), commonly known in Thai as Phra Sukhothai Traimit (Thai: พระสุโขทัยไตรมิตร), is a gold Maravijaya Attitude seated Buddharupa statue, with a weight of 5.5 tonnes (5,500 kilograms). It is located in the temple of Wat Traimit, Bangkok, Thailand. At one point in its history the statue was covered with a layer of stucco and coloured glass to conceal its true value, and it remained in this condition for almost 200 years, ending up as what was then a pagoda of minor significance. During relocation of the statue in 1955, the plaster was chipped off and the gold revealed.
Volunteer Asia Thailand Education in different settings (schools, women empowerment, computer skills, Sports, Art & Crafts, Music, Special Needs Children, Community development: agriculture and construction, and for professional Physiotherapists.
Two members of Bangkok's Midwife Police Unit help deliver a baby in the back of a taxi. They were specially created to help with such births, as Bangkok's traffic can sometimes be horrendously slow- mothers just can't make it to the hospital onetime.
Looks gross, but tasted great. Just rice, spicy tuna and carrots and broccoli. I cooked rice, took a can of tuna and stirred in szechuan sauce for spice. Put steamed veggies in and drizzled soy sauce over and it was ready to eat!