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In order to celebrate its 18th Anniversary, SEAMEO CHAT held an Impromptu (English) Talk competition with
the theme “History in the Eyes of Digital Generation”. This event was organized to understand how Myanmar
youth view their own history while …
On 20-26 November 2018, SEAMEO CHAT once again organized their annual flagship programme, Myanmar History from
Myanmar Perspective (MHMP). This is a programme SEAMEO CHAT has initiated since 2002 as an attempt to promote
Myanmar History and Tradition …
Traveling to Yangon would not be completed without visiting Shwedagon Pagoda, the most famous landmark of
the city, or maybe even the country. It has 110 meters high, covered with gold plate and encrusted with
4531 diamonds, …
On Monday, 13 November 2018, SEAMEO CHAT hosted a consolidation meeting with all its staff and former directors.
The event is an annual agenda of CHAT as an appreciation for all its former directors and also serves as a chance
to reflect on what the …
There have been different perspectives and interpretations on Myanmar history since it was
viewed by different people. The perspectives and interpretations of Myanmar scholars, however,
are not too well known because Myanmar scholars publish …
SEAMEO CHAT organized a programme on Study of Mon Society and Culture. This program has a
purpose to give an understanding of history and tradition of SEAMEO Member Countries from
national perspectives and provide the basis for scholarly dialogue …
Summary Was Bagan: “the metropolis of Buddhism in Indo-China”? The citation is from the report of Charles Duroiselle in the Annual Report of the Archaeological Survey of India, 1924-1925, Burma Circle: “As is well known, Pagan, once the metropolis of Buddhism in Indo-China, is now the greatest place of attraction in Burma from an archaeological … Read more
Initiated by the SEAMEO Secretariat, the Lectures Series on Managing Intangible Cultural Heritage
was conducted from 24th to 26th February 2016 at SEAMEO CHAT in collaboration with the Ministry of
Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology …
Summary Preface From 18th to 21st December 2012, the SEAMEO Centre for History and Tradition -SEAMEO CHAT- conducted a Seminar: Cultural Traditions of Myanmar which was attended by 279 participants from academic staff and post graduate students from universities in Yangon area. This book is a collection of the eleven research papers presented at the … Read more
Summary Preface The SEAMEO Regional Centre for History and Tradition (SEAMEO CHAT) in its 14 years after inauguration in December 2000 has been able to publish Traditional Festivals of Southeast Asia, Volume I, which is the collection of the research papers on the traditional festivals of Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. It is one of … Read more