Arts - general
Websites/Multiple Documents
Source/publisher:
Various sources via "BurmaNet News"
Date of entry/update:
2012-04-17
Grouping:
Websites/Multiple Documents
Category:
Arts - general
Language:
English
more
Individual Documents
Description:
"The Bagan Empire was first to unify the territory of present-day Myanmar under Burmese language and culture, that grew into a world-renowned centre of Buddhist learning. Host Peter Lee learns how its fabled king, Anawrahta, overcame the dry conditions of his land by taming rivers into canals and weirs which are still used today. As a bigger harvest grew his population, Bagan was ripe for expansion, and Peter takes part in the traditional elephant dance that celebrates a Buddhist pilgrimage of King Anawrahta’s. While the Bagan king wished to turn Bagan into a new Buddhist state, Peter heads to a sacred mountain to see the battle that unfolded between Buddhism and Myanmar’s indigenous animist gods, called Nats. It's expansion transformed Bagan into a capital of diverse peoples, who each brought their own in founding a new Burmese culture and identity. And the legacy of its temple building still lives on in a strong faith that’s practiced among the Burmese people today.
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About the series: Host Peter Lee explores the history of four Southeast Asian empires that made their mark on the world. Travelling from Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia to Indonesia, Peter explores ancient ruins, epic legends and vibrant traditions to chart the rise and fall of four distinct empires, and how their legacy still shapes cultures and identities in the region today..."
Source/publisher:
" CNA Insider" (Singapore)
Date of publication:
2020-05-20
Date of entry/update:
2021-01-06
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Cultural Heritage, Society and Culture, Burma/Myanmar - general studies, Society and Culture, global - general studies, Arts - general
Language:
more
Sub-title:
Cotton and silk blouses, along with long flowing longyis, can accentuate a woman’s beauty and elegance. Many Myanmar chose their best dresses for the monastery, usually featuring carefully coordinated colours, jagged lines and patterns, floral motifs and the occasional frilly collar or cuff.
Description:
"Some of the most elegant dresses are crafted from fine silk, but more and more women are choosing fabrics that have been coloured by natural dyes, with very different patterns.
A new style of lady’s fashion has emerged, the so-called “eco-printed” dress. It is created with more pastel colours and floral or leaf-patterning.
Ma Phyu Ei Thein, owner of Sunflower Art, an organic dye textile and crafts gallery, has been interested in Myanmar silk and cotton fabric since around 2006. She has noticed a change in the market, with an increased demand for the new designs and fabrics.
During the early 2000s she spent some time overseas, exploring the fashion and production processes in other countries, before returning to Myanmar with some designs from Japan. Her idea was to introduce similar fabrics to local consumers, with a more local take on the designs. “We used a lot of poor quality chemical dyes before 2006 and, as a result, our products just weren’t up to international standards. The Japanese clients didn’t give us very good feedback,” said Ma Phyu Ei Thein..."
Source/publisher:
"Myanmar Times" (Myanmar)
Date of publication:
2020-03-06
Date of entry/update:
2020-03-06
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Language:
more
Description:
"Myanmar offers an impressive blend of culture and modern life. Unique music, dance, exciting festivals, delicious food, and beautiful traditional crafts along the cities bustling with activities define the way of life in this exciting and unexplored South Asian country.
Myanmar has been at the cultural crossroads of Asia where amalgamation of ideas went hand in hand with exchange of material, giving rise to a distinctive cultural identity to the country. Buddhism, with its origin in India, found its way into Myanmar in the 1st Century CE and blended well with pre-existing non-Buddhist beliefs. The splendid architecture and sculpture of Myanmar’s numerous temples and monasteries, notably those at Yangon, Mandalay, and Bagan, the site of the ancient kingdom of west-central Myanmar, bears the testimony of Myanmar’s cultural richness, that has been surprisingly preserved in its pristine form even today. Among Myanmar’s most prominent cultural institutions are the state schools of dance, music, drama, and fine arts at Yangon and Mandalay, as well as the National Museum of Art and Archaeology at Yangon. There also is an archaeological museum at Pagan. A number of other museums focus on state and regional history..."
Source/publisher:
"Elets News Network"
Date of publication:
2020-03-05
Date of entry/update:
2020-03-06
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Society and Culture, global - general studies, Burmese political culture - general, Arts - general
Language:
more
Sub-title:
When a lively traditional musical troupe plays, one that includes the bamboo clapper, oboe, flute, drum and cymbal, you may also notice a bushy moustached man. He will be accompanied on stage by a beautiful young lady wearing a long necklace and baggy trousers, dancing suggestively.
Description:
"The two are known as U Shwe Yoe and Daw Moe, and are some of Myanmar’s best known dance characters. They have been popular in Myanmar for generations, but not everyone knows exactly where they come from – or why they are so popular.
Some believe that they have survived for generations, their mannerisms and moves handed down from performer to performer. But the pair have a more modern genesis, first emerging from early 20th Century movies.
The creator was a man called U Bakalay, also known as Shwe Ta Lay – a cartoonist, and the advertising director at the Myanmar Aswe Department Store on Sule Pagoda Road. Despite his work in advertising and other media, it was his Shwe Yoe creation that was most enduring. U Bakalay first started acting in the films of U Nyi Pu, with makeup and wearing a smart dite pone ein gyi (traditional dress shirt). He assumed the name “Shwe Yoe” for these movies, where he would perform exaggerated moves that gradually built up to a dance routine.
The U Shwe Yoe character became popular in a film called Taw Myaing Sone Ka Lone Aung Phan (Nostalgia at the Edge of the Deep Forest), directed by U Nyi Pu. But earlier than that U Bakalay appeared in a movie called Myittar Nae Thuyar (Love and Liquor), where he acted as a servant to the film’s main protagonist Maung Ba Htay. The servant’s name was U Shwe Yoe, who flirted with a maid, Daw Moe..."
Source/publisher:
"Myanmar Times" (Myanmar)
Date of publication:
2020-02-10
Date of entry/update:
2020-02-11
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Language:
more
Sub-title:
Standing next to the Second Vice-President Henry Van Thio, himself an ethnic Chin, the State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi gave an inspiring speech on February 1 at Kyaik Ka San Road, to officially open the Myanmar Ethnic Culture Festival to the public.
Description:
"The Myanmar Ethnic Cultures Festival is back in town, with participants from 14 regions across the country entertaining audiences in the first week of February. This year the festival will be organised by people from the Kayah community, according to U Min Banyar San, general secretary of the National Business Association.
“Last year, the festival was led by Kachin people. This year, Kayah people are assigned to lead the celebrations. About one million people visited last year’s festival, enjoying music, food and fashion from a variety of different Kachin groups,” he said. Though the festival promises to deliver the same level of community engagement, U Min Banyar San worried that not as many people would show interest this year – given that the numbers of visitors to the grounds were down.
A total of 1,500 Kayah dancers will perform the Tagundaing dance, said U Tayzar Win Tun, secretary of the Kayah Business Association. It’s also an opportunity to showcase the clothes, food and artifacts of Kayah people, he added. “The dancers have been performing for many months, and they have already arrived in Yangon for the festival. It’s a great opportunity for people to learn more about the rich history of the Kayah,” he said.
The festival will also include exhibition booths, where people can see artifacts and read information about the 14 ethnic groups, as well as talk to many Kayah people in person. “Visitors will be able to see the traditional costumes on show, enjoy the handicrafts and enjoy all the food too,” said a member of the organising committee..."
Source/publisher:
"Myanmar Times" (Myanmar)
Date of publication:
2020-02-03
Date of entry/update:
2020-02-03
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Society and Culture, Burma/Myanmar - general studies, Arts - general, Burmese political culture - general
Language:
more
Description:
"Myanmar will hold a large wood sculpture exhibition in Bago region to show the world that the country owns the largest number of wood sculptures.
Eight sculpture awards will be presented along with the eighth exhibition which will run from Nov. 29 to Dec. 4, according to event organizer U Kyi Win late on Sunday.
In the exhibition, 227 wood sculptures made by wood sculptors from 20 townships will be contested and the winner of the "favorite" wood sculpture competition will be awarded 10 million kyats (over 6,600 U.S. dollars).
After Cyclone Nargis devastated buildings and trees mainly in Yangon and Ayeyarwady regions in May 2008, the government encouraged wood sculptors to make wooden sculptures out of trees downed by the cyclone and large wood sculpture exhibitions were held for seven occasions from 2009 to 2017..."
Source/publisher:
"Xinhua" (China)
Date of publication:
2019-11-25
Date of entry/update:
2019-11-25
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Language:
more
Topic:
Dawei, Tanintharyi Region, artculture, development
Sub-title:
A new art gallery in the Tanintharyi capital of Dawei aims to showcase the natural beauty and cultural heritage of a region on the brink of large-scale development.
Topic:
Dawei, Tanintharyi Region, artculture, development
Description:
"“DAWEI is not like the rest of Myanmar. We have our own language, our own culture and literature. Our way of thinking is different,” explained Ma Mya Ei Thwe, a volunteer at the Dawei Art Space in the Tanintharyi Region capital.
Given Myanmar’s diversity, such statements are regularly heard in other parts of the country. However, because Tanintharyi is a nominally Bamar-majority administrative region, as opposed to an ethnic nationality state, its cultural distinctiveness is often overlooked.
Mya Ei Thwe, who is known to friends as Nge Nge, said locals were also prone to devalue their heritage in the desire for modernity and economic development. In an isolated region where many households are only kept afloat by remittances from relatives working in exploitative conditions in Thailand, there is straightforward desire for a better life.
Mya Ei Thwe said a better life needn’t come at the expense of identity. She believes that the gallery and the art it displays, with its focus on local subjects, could play a role in rekindling pride in the region’s natural and cultural inheritance.
“People want to copy more developed countries, but we’ll lose our culture and our values that way,” she said. “Through art, we can recall our childhood memories and our happiness.”
When the gallery opened in June, Dawei was being pummelled by monsoon rains that hit this lush coastal corner of southeastern Myanmar with particular ferocity. Close to the municipal market and just a couple of minutes’ walk from Strand Road along the river, the Dawei Art Space is one of the few contemporary cultural offerings in a small, low-rise city characterised by peeling colonial villas and family-run businesses..."
Source/publisher:
"Frontier Myanmar" (Myanmar)
Date of publication:
2019-11-17
Date of entry/update:
2019-11-17
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Arts - general, Dawei (economic, social, cultural, political), Tenasserim (Tanintharyi) Division
Language:
more
Sub-title:
Inle Lake is not only the pride and joy of Shan state, it also stands as one of Myanmar’s top travel destinations, and many efforts are being made to attract more tourists through a branding campaign titled ‘Inle– A Perfect Balance’.
Description:
"Come experience the harmony for yourself, where you’ll see people living on floating homes, travelling by boat and sustaining a whole way of life via the water, and you’ll get a sense of how balanced life can be.
Indeed, Inle is more than an amazing lake. It’s a way of life, nestled in the Shan highlands. If you’re planning a trip, here’s a list of the top ten things to do there:
Take a Boat Tour Around the Lake: Well, obviously. The lake is so vast, it’ll take a whole day to soak up the expansive waters around you, with the green Shan mountains on the horizon. Let your soul float away from the everyday hassles you’ve left behind. You’ll see small villages, huts on the riverways and temples along the banks. Above the lily pads, you’ll be racing with herons and dragonflies, alongside flocks of migrating birds and fishermen idly paddling by.
Bamboo Delight Restaurant and Cooking School
Located in the middle of Nyaung Shwe, Bamboo Delight is not only a very relaxed open-air restaurant but also a place where you can learn to cook local Shan, Inthar and Pa’ O dishes. My favourites were the Pa’ O peanut sauce dip (a versatile, coconut-infused replacement for peanut butter), Shan chicken curry and lady finger salad. If you turn up early, you’ll be treated to a tour of the market – where you’ll get to chose the ingredients, and meet some of the local characters.
The Inle Cat Village: Admittedly, I wasn’t expecting this one when I first arrived in town. Burmese cats are another unique thing about Myanmar, and the species recently almost went extinct in their homeland. That’s right, pure Burmese breeds were almost non-existent in Myanmar until the official Inle Burmese Cat Village changed all that. Founded in 2009, the village caters to a range of feline breeds and temperaments. Most of the Burmese breeds descend from an American-bord cat called Wong Mau, who was bought to Myanmar in the 1930s, according to the village owners. Petting time is from 11am to 2pm..."
Source/publisher:
"Myanmar Times" (Myanmar)
Date of publication:
2019-11-15
Date of entry/update:
2019-11-15
Grouping:
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Language:
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Description:
Poems, short stories, favorite essays, etc...
ကဗျာ၊ ဝတ္ထုတို၊ စိတ်ကြိုက်စာ...
Hnin Khar Moe
Source/publisher:
Nykomme
Date of entry/update:
2016-05-02
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Burma/Myanmar Arts blogs, Arts - general
Language:
Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
more
Description:
Poem and literature...
Source/publisher:
Thit Khet Than Lwin
Date of entry/update:
2016-05-02
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Burma/Myanmar Arts blogs, Arts - general
Language:
Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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Description:
Introduction: "The
main
purpose
for
this
study
on
the
Myanmar
cloth
painting
fine
art
as
comparative
work
during
11th?18th
century
is
to
attain
perceptive
knowledge
and
exchange
of
expertise
among
the
neighbouring
counties
in
Southeast
Asia.
In
Myanmar,
knowledge
and
practice
of
Theravada
Buddhism
has
been
related
to
the
literature,
architecture,
fine
arts
and
daily
life
style
of
the
people
residing
in
the
ancient
city
of
Bagan
(11th-‐13th
century
CE).
At
that
time,
the
tr
aditional
fine
arts
of
Myanmar
in
Bagan
was
unique
and
perpetually
augmented.
Thus
varieties
of
arts
like
architecture,
stucco
carvings,
inscriptions,
sculpture
of
wood/stone
and
other
materials
turnery
and
tapestry
and
glazed
plaques
and
reliefs
and
smith ?works
were
decorated
at
the
stupas
and
temples.
Moreover,
mural
paintings
were
also
depicted
those
mainly
consisted
of
Buddha?s
life
stories
including
Nativity
scenes,
ascending
the
throne,
great
renunciation,
Enlightenment
45
years
preaching
Dhamma,
550
Jatakas
stories
and
Demised
Buddha
in
the
Parinicana
scene.
Nearly
at
the
same
period
of
the
11th century,
fine
arts
on
cloth
painting
emerged
in
Myanmar.
According
to
the
documentary
references
and
survey
findings
of
archaeologists
and
researchers,
it
was
stated
that
Myanmar
cloth
painting
fine
arts
appeared
in
the
ancient
city
of
Bagan
(Abeyatana
Temple
No.
1202).
Since
then,
the
tradition
of
cloth
painting
spread
out
by
the
fine
artists
to
the
other
people
within
Bagan
and
also
to
different
places
in
later
periods.
Abeyatana
Ceti,
situated
over
the
vault
of
the
main
temple
No.
1202
(1084-‐1113
CE),
was
the
only
temple
being
built
in
11th
century
CE.
Even
after
800
years,
some
remains
of
cloth
painting
were
seen
on
the
lowest
terrace
of
the
Ceti
of
that
temple.
Regarding
the
cloth
painting
terraces
at
Abeyatana
Ceti,
it
can
be
assumed
to
be
one
of
the
oldest
extent
images
in
Myanmar.
In
this
paper
I
will
also
argue
that
it
could
be
one
of
the
oldest
extent
cloth
painting
idols
in
Southeast
Asia.
At
the
present,
there
are
traces
of
cloth
paintings
in
twenty
temples
in
Myanmar
from
the
11th-‐18th
century.
(See map. 1)
Out
of
20,
sixteen
temples
are
situated
in
Bagan
(See
map. 2),
one
is
in
Salay,
one
in
Sarle,
one
in
Mandalay
and
the
final
one
is
in
Pakhan
Gyi.".....International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies: Burma/Myanmar in Transition: Connectivity, Changes and Challenges: University Academic Service Centre (UNISERV), Chiang Mai University, Thailand, 24-26 July 2015
Aye Aye Oo
Source/publisher:
International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies: Burma/Myanmar in Transition: Connectivity, Changes and Challenges: University Academic Service Centre (UNISERV), Chiang Mai University, Thailand, 24-26 July 2015
Date of publication:
2015-07-26
Date of entry/update:
2015-08-10
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Painting, Society and Culture, Burma/Myanmar - general studies, Arts - general, The Art of Burma -- General studies, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
Language:
English
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pdf
Size:
3.58 MB
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Description:
Abstract: "The
genre
copy
thachin
or
?copy
song”
pervades
the
popular
mu
sic
scene
in
Myanmar.
These
songs
are
akin
to
cover
versions
of
existing
international
hits,
but
with
new
lyrics
in
the
Burmese
language,
and
performed
by
Burmese
musicians.
These
songs
can
have
incredible
genre-‐crossing
capabilities,
from
blues
to
rap,
heavy
metal
to
salsa.
The
current
situation
for
popular
music
production
in
Myanmar,
as
elsewhere,
is
connected
with
the
country?s
history
of
military
rule
and
years
of
censorship
and
economic
difficulties.
Advocates
for
the
genre
of
copy
thachin
argue
that
borrowing
international
songs
allowed
local
artists
to
learn
about
global
popular
music,
and
the
numerous
popular
musicians
and
songwriters
in
Myanmar
are
testament
to
this.
On
the
other
hand,
with
the
removal
of
the
stringent
censorship
regime
and
the
increasing
contact
with
international
consumer
culture,
groups
of
Myanmar
music
fans
are
increasingly
critical
of
copy
thachin,
seeing
the
practice
as
derivative
and
an
embarrassment.
This
article
will
explore
the
history
of
the
genre,
notions
of
authenticity,
and
dis
cuss
Myanmar?s
changing
relationship
with
the
symbolic
capital
of
its
own
culture
industry
and
its
relationship
with
international
popular
culture.".....Paper delivered at the International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies: Burma/Myanmar in Transition: Connectivity, Changes and Challenges: University Academic Service Centre (UNISERV), Chiang Mai University, Thailand, 24-26 July 2015.
Jane M Ferguson
Source/publisher:
International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies: Burma/Myanmar in Transition: Connectivity, Changes and Challenges: University Academic Service Centre (UNISERV), Chiang Mai University, Thailand, 24-26 July 2015
Date of publication:
2015-07-26
Date of entry/update:
2015-08-10
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Music and musical instuments, Performance Art, Arts - general, The Art of Burma -- General studies, Multimedia, Freedom of opinion and expression: - the situation in Burma/Myanmar - reports, analyses, recommendations, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
Language:
English
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pdf
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Description:
Abstract: "In
every
society,
concerning
the
history
of
arts,
musical
instruments
are
almost
universal
components
of
human
culture.
The
Myanmar
Drum
Ensemble
(saing
wain
in
Myanmar
language)
is
one
of
Myanmar?s
traditional
musical
instruments.
In
Myanmar
society,
the
drum
ensemble
is
used
as
part
of
the
annual-‐cycle
rituals,
life-‐cycle
rituals
and
crisis
rituals.
This
research
describes
the
dynamics
of
the
Myanmar
Drum
Ensemble,
saing wain.
Field
ethnography,
focus
group
discussions
(FGD),
key
informant
interviews
(KII),
in-‐depth
interviews
(IDI),
informal
conversations
(IC)
and
direct
observation
(DO)
were
used
for
data
collection.
Study
sites
are
Bo
Tun
Zan
ward
in
Daw
Pon
Township,
No.2
ward
in
North
Okkalapa
Township,
No.5
ward
in
Mayangone
Township,
Ye
Mon
village,
Kyungalay
village,
Kyauk
Ain
village
in
Hlegu
Township.
The
Myanmar
drum
ensemble
emerged
from
a
merger
of
the
Royal
Music
and
the
Folk
Music
from
the
Kone-‐baung
period
(AD 1752-‐1856).
It
has
three
special
characteristics:
its
Melodic
Character,
its
Harmonic
Character
and
its
Rhythmic
Character.
Furthermore,
the
members
of
the
drum
ensembles
are
known
to
have
had
close
relationships
with
the
public
throughout
the
colonial
and
the
post-‐independence
periods.
Today
drum
ensembles
have
closer
contact
with
people
from
the
rural
areas,
whereas
city
dwellers
rely
more
on
modern
musical
instruments
for
entertainment.".....Paper delivered at the International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies: Burma/Myanmar in Transition: Connectivity, Changes and Challenges: University Academic Service Centre (UNISERV), Chiang Mai University, Thailand, 24-26 July 2015.
Cathy Tun
Source/publisher:
International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies: Burma/Myanmar in Transition: Connectivity, Changes and Challenges: University Academic Service Centre (UNISERV), Chiang Mai University, Thailand, 24-26 July 2015
Date of publication:
2015-07-28
Date of entry/update:
2015-08-10
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
The Art of Burma -- General studies, Arts - general, Performance Art, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
Language:
English
Format :
pdf
Size:
3.11 MB
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Description:
Poems... တော်လှန်ကဗျာများ
Date of publication:
2007-12-00
Date of entry/update:
2012-07-22
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Burma/Myanmar Arts blogs, Arts - general
Language:
Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
more
Description:
News of Myanmar, News of Myanmar community, articles, poems, photos.....
"အမျိုးဘာသာ၊ သာသနာ၊ မြန်မာစာပေ၊ အနုပညာနဲ့ ယဉ်ကျေးမှုများကို ထိန်းသိမ်းရန်၊ ရေရှည် တည်တံ့စေရန်၊ မြန်မာစာပေ၊ အနုပညာနဲ့ ယဉ်ကျေးမှုများကို မျိုးဆက်များအလိုက် လက်ဆင့်ကမ်းနိုင်ရန်၊ မြန်မာမိသားစု အသိုင်းအဝိုင်းများ ပိုမို ရင်းနှီးမှု ရရှိစေရန်၊ မြန်မာပြည်သူများ အသိအမြင်၊ အတွေးအခေါ် ကျယ်ပြန့် ဖွံ့ဖြိုးရန် ရည်ရွယ်ပြီး ယနေ့မြန်မာ (Burma Today) အင်တာနက်စာမျက်နှာတွင် မြန်မာသတင်း၊ မြန်မာမိသားစု အသိုင်းအဝိုင်းသတင်းများနဲ့ ဆောင်းပါး၊ ကဗျာ၊ စာပေအနုပညာ၊ ဓါတ်ပုံ စသည်ဖြင့် ဖော်ပြလျက် ရှိပါတယ်။"
U Myint Hlaing ဦးမြင့်လှိုင်
Source/publisher:
Burma Today Inc.
Date of publication:
2001-00-00
Date of entry/update:
2012-07-22
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Language:
Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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Poems... ကဗျာ
Nyein Way
Date of publication:
2008-01-00
Date of entry/update:
2012-07-22
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Language:
Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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