International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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Description:
"Burma/Myanmar in Transition: Connectivity, Changes and Challenges".....About 100 papers and more abstracts on the site - see "papers & abstracts" in the right-hand column.
Source/publisher:
Chiangmai University
Date of publication:
2015-07-23
Date of entry/update:
2015-07-14
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Websites/Multiple Documents
Category:
Conferences/seminars etc., International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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Customary Tenure and Land Alienation in Myanmar:
"Customary communal tenure is characteristic of many local upland communities in S.E. Asia. These
communities have strong ancestral relationships to their land, which has never been held under
individual rights, but considered common property of the village. Communal tenure has been the
norm and land has never been a commodity. This is an age-old characteristic of many societies
globally. Prior to the publication in 1861 of Ancient Law by the English jurist Henry Sumner Maine,
the accepted view among Western jurists in the nineteenth century had been that the origin of the
concept of property was the occupation of land by a single proprietor and his family. However,
Maine insisted that for India, for example, ?it is more than likely that joint ownership, and not
separate ownership, is the really archaic institution, and that the forms of property that will afford
us instruction will be those that are associated with the rights of families and of groups of kindred.”1
The international recognition of this had earlier emerged in developed countries such as Australia,
New Zealand and Canada and it became manifest in the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous
Peoples in 2007. The Declaration specifies individual and collective rights of indigenous peoples, as
well as their rights to culture, identity, language, land and natural resources, employment, health,
education and other issues. It was voted for in the UN by 144 countries, including Myanmar.
In Myanmar customary tenure arrangements date back centuries. They are linked to the
characteristics of the landscape and its resources, to the kinship systems, to population density and
to the actual history of the area and settlement. In general the ethnic upland villagers? identity is
clearly linked to the land constituting a dense network of particular places, each having different
cultural and material value and containing a mosaic of resources. There is an inner connection
between history, identity and land..."
Kirsten Ewers Andersen (Member of the Land Core Group, Myanmar)
Source/publisher:
Burma/Myanmar in Transition: Connectivity, Changes and Challenges. 24-26th July 2015. Center for ASEAN Studies (CAS), Chiang Mai University, the Regional Center for Social Science and Sustainable Development (RCSD)
Date of publication:
2015-07-26
Date of entry/update:
2016-06-25
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Customary tenure (Myanmar), Law and policy on land in Burma/Myanmar, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015, Shifting ("swidden", "jhum", "taungya") cultivation - Burma/Myanmar
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"...We
have
selected
an
ancient
site
called
Thagara
located
ten
kilometers
north
of
Dawei
for
two
reasons.
Firstly,
as
explained
above,
the
habitation
areas
of
ancient
Thagara
are
little
known.
The
site
is
a
raised
mound
clearly
demarcated
with
a
series
of
up
to
four
earthen
and
brick
ramparts
and
moats.
The
area
inside
the
walls
is
densely
populated
while
the
perimeter
outside
the
walls
is
cultivated,
primarily
rice
fields.
Secondly,
the
Dawei
houses
are
urban
rather
than
the
rural
types
found
at
Thagara.
The
traditional
hearths
and
rice
barns
of
the
Thagara
houses
typify
the
agricultural
way
of
life
of
southern
Myanmar.
While
some
houses
have
modernized,
using
income
from
family
members
who
have
returned
from
periods
of
work
abroad,
most
of
Thagara?s
houses
use
traditional
methods
of
construction.".....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.
Zin Maung Maung, Soe Thainkha
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:
2015-09-09
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Cultural Heritage, Tenasserim (Tanintharyi) Division, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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Introduction: "Myanmar
is
located
between
the
east
Himalayan
syntaxis
and
the
Andaman
Sea
to
the
south,
washed
by
the
Bay
of
Bengal
on
the on west,
Myanmar
links
Alpine-Himalayan
rogenic
belt
to
the
west
with
its
extension
in
the
rest
of
Southeast
Asia.
Myanmar
lies
in
the
Southeastern
Asia,
bordering
the
Andaman
Sea
and
the
Bay
of
Bengal,
between
Bangladesh
and
Thailand.
Myanmar
is
the
biggest
country
in
the
mainland
Southeast
Asia.
It
has
a
total
area
of
678,500
sq.
km.
Of
this,
land
covers
657,740
sq.
km,
and
water
covers
20,760
sq.
km.
The
total
length
of
national
boundary
is
5,876
km,
bordering
with
five
neighboring
countries:
Bangladesh
at
193
km;
China
at
2,185
km;
India
at
1,463
km;
Lao PDR
at
235
km
and
Thailand
with
a
shared
boundary
of
1,800
km.
There
is
also
1,930km
of
coastline.
Eocene
age
primates
found
in
the
Pondaung
Formation
are
represented
by
Pondaungia
cotteri
Pilgrim,
1927,
Amphipithecus
mogcmngensis
Colbert,
1937,
Bahinia
pondaungensis
Jaeger
et
al.,
1999,
and
Myanmarpithecus
ytmhensis
Takai
et
al.,
2001.
Homo erectus
had
lived
in
Myanmar
750,000
years
ago,
and
the
Homo
sapiens
about
11,000
BCE,
in
a
Stone
Age
culture
called
the
Anyathian
named
after
the
sites
found
in
the
Dry
Zone
of
Central
Myanmar.
The
Padah-lin
caves
located
in
Ywa-ngan
Township,
Southern
Shan
State
uncovered
more
than
1,600
stone
artifacts
of
the
Neolithic
Age
which
are
dated
between
11,000
to
6,000
BCE
and
also
found
wall
paintings.
The
Bronze
Age
evidences
which
dated
1500
BCE
were
found
in
Nyaunggan,
Budalin
Township.
The
Iron
Age
arrived
around
500
BCE
when
iron-working
settlements
emerged
in
a
lying
to
the
south
of
present
day
Mandalay
and
near
Bagan.
The
Pyu
people,
the
earliest
inhabitants
of
Myanmar
moved
into
the
upper
Ayeyarwady
valley
from
present
day
Yunnan,
China
around
200
BCE.
The
Pyu
were
followed
by
the
Mon,
the
Ra
khine
and
the
Bamar
in
the
first
millennium
CE.".....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.
Win Naing 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:
2015-07-26
Date of entry/update:
2015-09-09
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Abstract: "In
the
past
four
years,
Myanmar?s
economy
and
industrial
sector
have
experienced
significant
development
which
has
pushed
rural
work forces
into
urban
industries.
Livelihoods
of
rural
migrant
industrial
workers
in
Myanmar,
along
with
urbanization
and
industrial
development,
need
to
be
researched
if
economic
quality
of
life
is
to
be
improved
and
social
needs
to
be
addressed
for
migrant
industrial
workers.
This
research
will
test
the
hypothesis:
?Rural
migrants
experience
improved
life
after
moving
to
work
in
factories
in
Hlaingtharyar
Industrial
Zone”.
This
research
examined
by
answering
three
research
questions
Do
migrants
experience
social
rights
to
development,
social
standards
and
quality
of
life
after
moving
to
Yangon
Industrial
Zones,
What
relationship
do
rural
migrants
have
with
local
industrial
workers,
authorities
and
labor
unions,
What
are
the
needs
of
rural
migrants
to
improve
social
standards
and
quality
of
life?.
The
purpose
of
this
research
proposal
is
to
better
understand
the
lives
of
rural
to
urban
migrant
workers
in
industrial
zones,
to
assess
how
they
adapt
and
survive
in
their
new
environment
as
well
as
their
social
relationship
with
local
habitants,
work,
unions,
and
their
families.
This
issue
makes
a
direct
impact
on
productivity
of
industries
and
human
rights
issues
of
labors.
This
research
mainly
applied
ethnography
approaches
to
rural
migrant
workers
as
a
human
agency.".....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.
Tin Maung Htwe
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:
2015-09-08
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Industrial Development, Yangon Division, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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Introduction: "In
present
day
people
know
the
word
thet-kayit
as
a
usage
that
refers
to
a
date
or
year,
but
in
the
Kon-baung
Period,
thet-kayit
was
a
word
of
dual
meaning;
it
signified
a
dated
contractual
deed
as
well
as
the
date
or
year.
In
Myanmar,
the
utilisation
of
the
word
thet-kayit
began
during
the
Bagan
Period
(1044?1287)
with
the
introduction
of
Buddhism
to
Myanmar
society.
(Toe
Hla,
2014,
3-5)
Most
Bagan
inscriptions
started
with
this
word
and
it
soon
became
customary
to
start
almost
all
historical
writings
and
chronicles
with
the
word
thet-kayit.
Eventually,
the
documents
themselves
became
known
as
thet-kayits
and
any
sort
of
contract
such
as
obligatory
notes,
loans,
mortgages,
disputes,
court
judgements,
etc.
were
referred
to
as
thet-kayits.
These
documents
are
valuable
sources
that
tell
us
about
the
social
and
economic
life
of
ordinary
people
during
the
Konbaung
period.
The
Konbaung
rural
people
recorded
the
cases
of
money
lending
and
other
social
affairs
in
these
documents.
From
a
deep
analysis
of
these
thet-kayits,
many
aspects
of
every
day
life
like
social
relations,
administration,
customs
and
traditions,
and
people?s
economic
life
at
that
time
can
be described."
.....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.
Thu Nandar
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:
2015-09-08
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
The Konbaung Dynasty and the Anglo-Burmese Wars [1753-1885], International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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Abstract: "Ramayana
or
Yama
in
the
Myanmar
language,
is
one
of
Myanmar?s
canonical
literary
works
that
has
been
prevalent
since
ancient
times
and
appeared
in
the
forms
of
poetry
and
dramatic
performance.
Recently,
the
story
has
been
modified
and
reinterpreted
into
a
contemporary
novel
entitled
Lin-
gar
Di
Pa
Chit
Thu
by
Chit
Oo
Nyo.
Through
a
postcolonial
perspective,
the
novel
critiques
the
British-
Myanmar
colonial
power
relations
by
characterizing
Ravana
as
the
protagonist
who
represents
Myanmar
natives?
struggles
against
colonialism
while
appointing
the
role
of
the
colonial
powers
to
the
Rama
character.
This
anti-
colonialist
rewriting
of
Ramayana
is
achieved
by
turning
upside
down
the
traditional
writing
approach
of
the
story,
through
which
Ravana
is
the
antagonist
whereas
Rama
and
his
followers
are
the
protagonists.".....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.
Wathanyoo Faktong
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:
2015-09-08
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Burmese novels (texts and commentary), International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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Introduction: "Myingun
stands
about
twenty
three
miles
from
Magway,
Central
Myanmar
and
is
located
at
20°1?0"
north
of
the
equator
and
95°1?59"
east
of
the
Prime
Meridian.
Its
area
is
800
square
miles
(GUBSS
1901:
536).
It
was
called
Malekun
in
ancient
time.
When
the
cavalry
of
King
Sawlu
of
Bagan
(1077‐1084)
stationed
at
there,
it
was
named
as
Myinnkun.
In
Burmese
language,
Myinn
means
horse
and
kun
means
a
stationed
place.
Thus
Myinnkun
means
a
place
where
cavalrymen
stationed.
But
some
say
that
Myin
means
see
and
gun
means
stupa
with
square
tower.
Therefore
this
place
was
called
Myingun
where
can
see
the
temple
with
sikhara.
According
to
some
inscriptions
found
in
Myingun
area,
this
region
is
located
at
there
since
the
time
of
Bagan
Period.
Oral
history
says
that
King
Sawlu
of
Bagan
built
this
city
for
staying
temporarily
when
he
defended
the
rebel
Ngayamakan.1
(Magway
Township
Record
1969:
139)
The
remnants
of
City
wall,
moat
and
temples
can
be
seen
still
today.
Myingun
was
an
important
place
in
the
reign
of
Myanmar
Kings.
In
successive
era,
the
people
of
Myingun
constructed
to
donate
many
religious
edifices
where
the
Buddha
images
were
kept.
Numerous
temples
were
built
and
many
images
were
carved.
There
are
about
sixty
temples
and
stupās
in
Myingun.
The
art
and
architecture
of
these
religious
edifices
show
that
some
temples
constructed
since
12th
Century.
It
is
found
that
there
have
twenty
seven
temples
with
Bagan
style
of
art
and
architecture
in
Myingun.".....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.
Khin Thidar
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:
2015-09-07
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Burmese pagodas, stupas and other religious buildings, Pagan (Bagan) period [849-1287 AD], Magwe (Magway) Division, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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Abstract: "The research paper is studied about architectural aspects of stupas that were built during
the reign of King Narapatisithu along Bagan dynasties. The author would like to study these stupas
depending on four factors such as (i) Reflection in the form
(ii) Spatial compositions (iii) Structural
aspects and (iv) Decorative aspects. The stupas are classified according to their development of
Form such as Stupas with bulbous shape, Stupas with octagonal basement, Stupas with rectangular
basement, Stupas with circular basement, Stupas with pentagonal basement and Sinhalese type
Stupas. Most of the stupas with circular basement, bulbous shape, rectangular basement,
pentagonal basement and octagonal basement in the Bagan period were apparently evolved from
the hemispherical stupa like Sanchi and Amaravali of India. Among them, Dhammayazika Stupa is
surpassing example of the Bagan stupas. It was more required in skill for management, estimating,
drawing and construction. According to cosmic metaphor and symbol
of the five Buddhas, the
geometrically guided layout is the finest expression of the Bagan. There were altogether the stupas
that built in Bagan and the Dhammayazika Stupa is the zenith of Myanmar Religious Architecture.
The contribution of this study is the architectural and technological achievements of Myanmar
Religious Architecture that reached its peak during the reign of King Narapatisithu (1174-1211 A.D).
Myanmar had impressed on special features and their own style from the Indian style. They showed
entirely the different appearance of the whole structures from the Indian monuments. They may be
traced to the Indian origin by signifying the philosophy of the fine arts. This research paper is studied
that the architectural typology of Bagan monuments a
dopted to conform Myanmar style.
Furthermore, the research paper is expressed those stupas during the reign of King Narapatisithu
were the most outstanding and famous levels compared with other stupas along Bagan periods.".....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.
Thet Oo, Maung Hlaing
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:
2015-09-07
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Abstract: "The
Mon
who
belong
to
the
Mon-Khmer
stock
of
Austro-‐Asiatic
sub-family
were
the
old
inhabitants
of
both
Myanmar
and
Thailand.
In
Myanmar,
they
migrated
from
the
north
along
the
rivers
of
Mekong,
Thanlwin
and
Ayeyarwaddy.
When
the
M
on
came
to
Myanmar,
they
were
known
as
Raman
which
name
was
later
simplified
as
Raman
and
shortened
to
Mon.
The
usage
of
?Ramañña?
is
also
found
in
Bago
Kalyani
inscription
of
1476
AD.
Thus
the
name
?Ramaññ?
did
not
emerge
only
in
15th
century
AD
but
existed
from
the
early
centuries.
It
was
also
found
that
the
all-inclusive
term
?Rama
ññadesa?
has
its
roots
in
the
three
Mon
regions
of
Pathein,
Muttama
and
Hanthawaddy.
Since
the
terms
Ramaññadesa
and
Suvaññabhumi
were
alternately
used
in
the
old
Indian
literature
and
oldest
chronicles
of
Srilanka,
Dipavamsa
and
Mahavamsa,
composed
in
4th
and
6th
century.
Traditionally,
Suvaññabhumi
(Thaton)
was
the
centre
from
which
the
Buddhism
spread
up
to
the
whole
country.
Different
concepts
of
the
old
city
site
of
the
Mon
settlements
were
reviewed
and
the
finding
of
the
artifacts
and
the
tradition
revealed
that
the
coastal
area
of
Lower
Myanmar
happened
to
be
of
the
settlements
of
Mon
inhabitant.".....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.
Khin May Aung
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:
2015-09-07
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Mon kingdom [9th - 11th, 13th - 16, 18th], Mon (cultural, political), International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
Language:
English
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Abstract: "The
research
will
be
discussed
on
villager?s
participation
in
connection
with
their
ceremonies
as
their
social
role
and
also
institution
for
new
generation.
They
have
altogether
four
main
festivals;
Shin
Pyu
Pwe
1,
Shan
New
Year
festival
2,
Thingyan3
(water
festival)
and
rite
of
passage;
obligation.
These
are
showed
for
their
interest
and
familiarity
among
them
and
degree
of
involvement
to
meet
his
or
her
societal
obligation
in
their
social
role.
The
research
will
be
focus
on
connection,
function
and
social
role
among
their
communities
concerned
with
ritual
and
ceremony.
In
Zaw
Ti
Gone
village,
most
of
villagers
practice
ritual
as
Buddhist
traditional
way.
The
paper
conduct
participatory
development,
and
interviewing
are
main
research
method
for
the
research.
Some
semi-structure
questionnaires
and
structure
questions
were
prepared
before
doing
the
research.
Major
field
work
duration
was
January
2013
to
December
2013.
After
the
time
occasionally
visit
for
doing
field
work
up
to
June
2015.
It
will
discuss
Ritual
and
Ceremony
of
Shan,
value
system
on
social
organization,
interaction
and
obligation
among
groups
and
their
hidden
institution.
The
villagers
are
nearly
half
is
Shan
national
and
others
are
Bamar
and
migrant
villagers.
For
village
ritual
and
social
affair,
most
of
the
leading
persons
are
Shan
nationals.
Main
ritual
and
seasonal
ceremonies
are
Shinpyu
Pwe,
Thingyan
festival,
Waso
festival,
Sabbath
days,
Thadingyut
(lighting
festival),
Kahtain
festival
and
New
Year
Festival
of
Shan
nationals.
The
study
also
observed
rite
of
passage
among
villagers
such
as
Monk
birthday
ceremony,
wedding
and
funeral.
The
paper
would
like
to
find
out
"How
and
Why
village
social
organizations
are
well
organized
among
themselves
and
help
each
other
based
on
these rituals?".....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.
Khin Moe Moe Kyu
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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:
2015-09-07
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Civil Society, Festivals, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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Abstract: "This study is based mainly on the money lending and mortgage deeds of the people living in the
Myin-mu Township during the late
Kon-baung
period (1852-1885). It is also concluded some
other related documents in this study, like, for example law suits, cour
t decision, partitions of
property among family members and other cases like breach of trusts. Such deeds and records so
far collected for this study number over hundred. Why these documents appeared in the society
are presumably because of economic difficulties and some other emergency cases due to
political instabilities and maladministration of the local chiefs. As far as we know all money
lending and mortgage deeds mere made between poor people and their hereditary chiefs and
sometimes between the local
chiefs and courtiers including the ministers and some lesser
queens. They all can speak the relations between people of the grass-root level and local
landowners. Most importantly, they can explain the general situation of the people. Indeed, the
money lenders mortgagees were local hereditary chiefs who were accessible to the royal family.
The study is to investigate the social changes taking place in accordance with the political and
administrative changes. In brief this will highlight the actual situations of the then people.".....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.
Palè Aung
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:
2015-09-07
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
The Konbaung Dynasty and the Anglo-Burmese Wars [1753-1885], Sagaing Division, Sagaing Division, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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Historical Setting: "The Shan who belong to the Tai ethnic group of Mongoloid family migrated from China
into Myanmar before the Christian Era
(Scott and Hardiman,
1901a).
Although the date of their
migration was still controversial, they had already present in Myanmar before the
rise of Bagan
in central Ayeyarwaddy Basin.
In comparison, the area of settlements of Shans was larger than
that of Bamar who entered in the Ayeyarwaddy Basin after the collapse
of Pyu city-states
(Than
Tun, 2002).
Since they lived in Yunnan Province, Shans established clusters of communities
known as
Mong,
Muang,
Keng-state or town which was ruled by a hereditary chief known as
Saopha-lord of the sky. The Myanmar word
saw-bwa
derived from
sao-pha
(Zeng Peng: 1990).
The first kingdom of Shans might be the Mao which located in a strategic place on the Yunnan
border, from thence they entered Myanmar by crossing Chindwin and Ayeyarwaddy River.
The
Shans
from Mong Mao area also moved
south along the Ayeyarwaddy River. With the help of
other groups from Shan States they later founded kingdoms and dynasties in central Myanmar,
Upper Sagaing
District, Mohnyin, Mong Kwang, Mong Mit and
Bhamo. Tai immigrants on the
other hand, established p
etty states in
Hsenwi, Hsi
paw, Mong Nai,
Mong Pai, Yawng Hwe
(Nyaung Shwe), and Kyaing Tong. When
Bagan
was founded
by Aniruddha (1044-77) in the first
half of eleventh century A.D,
the
Shan principalities had already existed in Myanmar. It is
attributed that the hegemony of the kings of Bagan could not be
extended to
the principalities
of Shan States,
particularly
the trans-
Than Lwin area
(Than Tun, 2004)."......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.
Shwe Zin Maw
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:
2015-09-07
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Shan history, Shan Historical Documents, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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Abstract: "Foreign
Direct
Investment
is
one
of
the
main
factors
to
improve
trade
in
each
and
every
country
to
boost
its
economy.
The
Union
of
Myanmar
government
announced
the
Foreign
Direct
In
vestment
Law
in
2011.
Then
the
new
law
was
enacted
on
2nd
November
2012.
It
includes
a
lot
of
business
which
are
"restricted
or
prohibited"
items
such
as
timber,
forests,
oil
and
gas,
jade,
pearls
and
precious
stones,
post
and
telecom,
air
and
railway
transport,
banks,
insurance,
mining,
power
generation,
defense
related
manufacturing.
Those
items
are
allowed
on
a
case
by
case
in
doing
joint
venture
or
production
sharing
contracts.
In
Myanmar,
there
are
some
barriers
which
have
been
found
in
most
of
the
Least
Development
Countries.
And
there
are
many
favourable
conditions
to
invest
in
Myanmar
such
as
intrinsic
strength,
favourable
location
and
international
support.
To
achieve
a
step
change
in
FDI
and
get
closer
to
meeting
the
economy?s
largest
need
for
investment,
as
well
as
to
contribute
to
diversely
the
sectors
to
which
FDI
goes,
Myanmar
needs
to
prioritise
two
main
areas:
developing
a
targeted
FDI
strategy
led
by
a
high
performing
agency
and
improving
Myanmar?s
business
environment.".....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.
Thin Thin Kyi
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:
2015-09-06
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Economy: general, analytical, statistical (various sources), Political, social and economic dimensions of investment in Burma, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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Introduction: "Myanmar has been receiving international business attentions since 201
1. Strong growth potential
and expectation for the transformation of the Myanmar?s political situation and foreign relations are
attracting large foreign direct investment (FDI) from Japan as well as many developed countries.
Industrialization is an import
ant issue for developing countries for economic development. Myanmar
urgently requires industrial competitiveness by catching up with technological capability. Human
resource development plays a crucial role in building skills and technological capability,
and for
realizing a nation?s industrial competitiveness. Myanmar as the latest comer in ASEAN for
industrialization, investing in broad human capital development is fundamental to develop into a
modern industrial
economy. Developing
countries can maximum utilize the late comers? advantages
during the process of industrialization.
This paper aims to analyse the current human resource development in manufacturing industry and
strategies of Japanese government and industries in investments for it. This paper tries to analyse
the case of Japanese technology transfer in manufacturing industry. Especially, it focuses on the
implementation process of the effective production
system from
Japan to Myanmar.
Each country has each development
process. When Japan started
initial
phase of
industrialization,
Japan tried several strategies to catch up developed
countries. The Japanese development path and
the Japanese human resource development strategies over yeas
are
studied for leaning evolutionary
process over years. For
this,
this paper focuses
on the innovative aspect of Japanese human resource
development practices and its transfer to Myanmar.".....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.
Yuri Sadio, Than Than Aung
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:
2015-09-06
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Development assistance: Japan, Japan-Burma relations, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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English
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Abstract: "Ratanabon City is well known as Mandalay City. It was founded by King Mindon
soon after he ascended to the Amarapura Throne in 1852. Many obstacles
were ahead of him during his reign. Myanmar was defeated in the second war
with the British the result of which was that lower Myanmar was ceded to the
latter. It was indeed, a great loss to Myanmar King for rich food supply of rice,
salted fish, fish paste and salt all of which were essential to Myanmar daily
diet. The first and foremost
reform to be carried out was to lessen its
dependence for rice on lower Myanmar. The second was to introduce coinage
system to become easier in economic transactions and taxations. And the third
was the introduction of economic monopoly system and that of
tax farming in
inter-regional trade. People could see in this period change in agriculture,
change in monetary system and change in trade all of which had never been
practiced. For these changes in economic performances to be successfully
implemented, King Mindon had an efficient, enthusiastic and zealous Heir
Apparent popularly known as Prince Kanaung who was very much interested in
all-round development of the kingdom to match with, or supersede the British
imperialists so that they could be driven out and regain lost territories. For
these reasons, reforms were introduced and carried out in the kingdom to
become materialized. In brief this research paper is intended to treat the
following three major points: on agriculture; on monetary system and on
trade.".....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.
Yee Yee Win
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:
2015-09-06
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Mandalay Division, Economic history, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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English
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Description:
Abstract: "Socio‐economic
situation
means
an
individual?s
or
a
group?s
position
within
a
hierarchical
social
structure.
Socio-economic
status
depends
on
a
combination
of
variables,
including
occupation,
education,
income,
wealth,
and
place
of
residence.
While
sociologists
often
use
socio-economic
status
as
a
means
of
predicting
behavior,
geographers
used
to
focus
on
that
position
with
the
relations
to
or
reference
of
a
place
or
space
or
a
region.
Therefore,
in
this
paper,
the
variables
of
the
social
and
economic
status
of
a
small
village
will
be
examined
at
an
individual
level
with
the
respects
of
location,
physical
phenomena,
human
resource,
land
use
pattern
and
the
environmental
perception
of
the
rural
dwellers
from
Sinlan
Village.
This
village
is
located
about
1km
northwest
of
Pyin
Oo
Lwin
town.
It
lies
at
an
elevation
of
about
1,160
meters
above
sea
level
so
that
it
receives
temperate
climate.
As
consequence,
the
main
economy
and
living
style
of
the
village
is
quite
different
to
that
of
the
others.
Random
sampling
method
was
used
to
define
the
number
of
households
to
be
visited
and
interviewing
and
field
observation
methods
are
also
applied
to
collect
the
necessary
data
by
the
teachers
and
PhD
preliminary
students
from
Geography
Department,
Mandalay
University.
The
field
survey
was
made
in
February,2015.".....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.
Nyo Nyo, Soe Sandar San
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:
2015-09-04
Date of entry/update:
2015-09-04
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Mandalay Division, Economy of Shan State, Social studies of Burma, Cities, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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Abstract: "Migration
is
the
act
or
process
of
moving
from
one
place
to
another
with
the
intent
of
staying
at
the
destination
permanently
or
for
a
relatively
long
period
of
time
(1992,
Longman).
It
can
also
be
assumed
that
people
move
from
one
place
to
another,
usually
their
home
place,
to
work
or
to
settle
in
another
place.
As
basic
factors,
migration
take
place
an
area
where
the
migrants
believe
that
their
opportunity
and
life
circumstances
will
be
better
at
their
destinations
than
the
present
location.
Nevertheless,
if
an
area
where
takes
place
a
movement
of
in-migration
because
of
positive
conditions
(pull
factors),
this
will
be
generally
increased
the
population
or
human
resources.
Similarly,
if
an
area
where
takes
place
a
movement
of
out-migration
due
to
negative
conditions
(push
factors),
this
area
will
lose
their
population
or
human
resources.
Some
time
it
affects
the
negative
impacts
and
potential
challenges
for
sustainable
socio-economic
development
of
this
area.
Therefore,
this
study
is
based
on
some
specific
areas
of
Myanmar:
Hpa-an
Township,
Kayin
State
and
Mrauk-U
Township,
Rakhine
State
where
migration
process
takes
place
by
focusing
the
question
of
how
and
why
the
people
are
migrating
in
these
areas.
This
paper
is
intended
to
explore
the
migration
patterns
of
these
are
as
and
to
point
out
the
main
reasons
of
push
and
pull
factors
for
these
migrations.
To
obtain
the
relevant
data,
it
is
analyzed
with
field
observation
and
in
semi-structured
in-depth
interview
survey
method
to
the
local
authorities,
experts
and
local
people.
Some
of
the
facts
from
the
interview
data
are
assessed
by
SWOT
Analysis
to
know
the
strengths,
weaknesses,
opportunities
and
threats
due
to
migration.
As
a
result
from
this
study,
economic
condition
is
the
key
factor
of
the
migration
for
the
study
areas
and
that
effect
on
the
socioeconomic
condition
of
these
areas.".....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.
Saw Yu May
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:
2015-09-04
Date of entry/update:
2015-09-04
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Migration from Burma: mixed and general articles and reports, Economics of migration from Burma/Myanmar -, Migrant workers from Burma : general and mixed articles and reports, Karen (cultural, historical, political), Rakhine (Arakanese) - cultural, political, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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"...After Myanmar government led by U Thein Seinhas committed for a political and economic reform in
2011, Japan International Cooperation Agency (from now, ?JICA?) started helping Myanmar. In fiscal
year 2012, Myanmar receive 227,930 millions of Yens, considering 39% of the total figure in
Southeast Asia, in a form of technical cooperation such as training, participants, experts, study
terms, provision of equipment. Also, JICA started granting an ODAin 2013. (JICA, 2015)
More than that, the fact that Myanmar liberalized the economy and promised for a democratic
transition have loosen the tension between itself and other international players. The international
institutions welcome and have more activities with Myanmar more easily. The reduction of sanction
from other countries means less trade restriction and more trading promotion including tax
exemption. All these leads to a significant economic growth and a chance for Myanmar to catch up
with other ASEAN countries before the ASEAN community starts at the end of this year. However,
just like other developing nations, the growth concentrates on a few main cities.
Mandalay, the ancient capital city locating in the north of Myanmar, has its border connecting to the
Southern part of China. Recently, the Chi
nese government has invested in the Kyaukpyu Special
Economic Zone or Kyaukpyu SEZ focusing on the energy and petrol industry. Thus, Chinese
government built the pipeline delivering gas to Yunan province. Also, The highway was built. This
highway is the ma
in linkage between China and northern part of Myanmar. Chinese capital and
consumer products have been flowed to Mandalay. Recently, Mandalay is one of a few cities that
are popular in investors? eye...".....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.
Saibhorn Biboribankul
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:
2015-09-03
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Economic Development, Economy: general, analytical, statistical (various sources), Taninthayi Division, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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English
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Introduction:
"With 135 ethnic groups divided into eight major national ethnic
races,1
Myanmar2
is
one of the most ethnically diverse countries in the world. The Panglong Agreement in 1947 tried
to set the path for the integration of these nationals into one state. However, with the
assassination of the architect of the Panglong Conference General Aung San and the subsequent
military takeover
of the country, the curtain of ethnic struggles was drawn. Among ethnic groups
fighting for their self-adetermination is the Pa-O3.
The research focused on the period from 1988 to 2012 because this is the period when
most of the ceasefire agreements were signed, which allowed some forms
of law
and order to
return to the local community. The research methodology is mainly qualitative, using. Yet, amid the chaos after the democracy
movement in 1988, the military regime managed to sign over 20 ceasefire agreements with
various armed groups, among them were with the Pa-O National Organization (PNO) and the
Shan State Nationalit ies People?s Liberation Organization (SSNPLO). PNO agreed to ceasefire
in 1991 and SSNPLO followed in 1994. Therefore, theoretically, the Pa-O area has been pacified
since the 1990s. Indeed, the Pa-O populated region known as Area 6 was granted the status of
Self Administrated Zone (SAZ) in 2011.
This paper attempts to look into what ceasefire means to the Pa-O people from the
perspective of the
development of the political economy in the SAZ. Developing on the theory
put forward by Mancur Olson
(Olson, 2000)
that a stationary bandit should provide better
development prospects to the local people than a roving bandit, this paper argues that the
benevolence of the stationary bandit is not given per se, it needs competition to bring it forward.
Since signing the ceasefire
agreement and receiving lucrative economic concessions from the
central government, the PNO have effectively become a stationary bandit with an informal
mandate to rule over the Pa-O area. In a way agreeing with Charles Tilly
(Tilly, 1985)
that the
state is no different from the Mafia, in that they both tax their people in return for providing
protection, Olson argued that a roving bandit will only concern about h
is short-term gains
whereas a stationary bandit will actually try to provide genuine development for the people in
order to perpetuate the control over the area. Effectively, the PNO have become a stationary
bandit after signing the ceasefire agreement, bu
t whether they have performed their duties like
Olson has predicted is the subject of this investigation...".....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.
Ricky Yue
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:
2015-09-03
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Armed conflict in Shan State - ceasefires and ceasefire talks, Shan (cultural, historical, political) articles, Pa-O, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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Abstract: "Considering
health
in
the
broad
term
as
well?being
this
study
examines
changes
to
villagers?
lives
with
the
effect
of
privatization
and
modernization
policies.
It
explores
how
their
economy
is
related
to
the
changing
environment
in
both
time
and
space.
How
these
villagers
cope,
struggle
and
do
their
best
to
sustain
their
living
in
light
of
limited
resources
they
had
are
also
presented.
This
study
is
conducted
in
Htantaw
Village
in
the
area
of
Taungthaman
Lake
locating
in
the
ancient
Amarapura
Township
of
Mandalay
Division,
Myanmar.
Villagers,
from
different
ages,
occupations
and
economic
status,
were
interviewed
in
their
homes.
Focus
groups
were
used
in
the
first
section
of
the
data
collection
stage.
In
addition,
this
study
encouraged
village
leaders
participation
through
the
data
collection
process
such
as
through
drawing
a
Village
map,
talking
through
the
geographic
and
social
changes
in
the
village
and
villagers?
struggle
and
survival
strategies.
Before
1990,
Htantaw;
Village
is
a
typical
agricultural
based
village
where
villagers
worked
on
rice
farming,
wickerwork
and
livestock
breeding
such
as
duck
and
cow.
Initial socio
and
economic
changes
began
in
1996
when
the
water
draining
in
and
out
was
blocked
to
make
a
natural
Taungthaman
Lake
as
the
huge
fish?raising
ponds
by
the
military
government
which
later
issued
concession
of
fishing
in
a
nearby
lake
owned
by
a
private
company.
This
greatly
impacted
the
villager?s
livelihood
not
only
the
farming
family
but
also
duck
and
cow
raising
for
milk
too,
including
the
rice
farmers
as
their
paddy
field
and
agricultural
land
around
the
lake
had
been
flooded.
The
other
significant
social
change
was
in
2000
due
to
the
establishment
of
Yadanabon
University
providing
the
education
for
more
than
twenty
thousand
students
in
total
a
year.
The
village
has
become
crowded
not
only
with
students
moving
in
and
from
other
places
but
also
people
who
had
moved
in
as
workers
for
the
university.
Villagers
who
have
some
savings
started
the
room
rental
business
and
grocery
shops.
Some
started
small
business
es
such
as
restaurants,
mobile
phone
shops
and
café
shops,
beauty
salon
and
dress
making
shops.
The
social
tension
between
the
local
and
new
moving
in
has
been
mentioned
as
well
as
the
increasing
struggles
in
villagers?
life.
As
the
study
was
conducted
by
university
staff
members
with
the
participation
of
village
leaders,
its
results
will
be
used
in
further
discussions
to
build
a
relationship
between
academic
and
community
people
in
order
to
better
support
the
economic
and
educational
development
of
the
village
and
suggest
a
model
for
peaceful
learning
society
in
the
country.".....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.
Sandar Win
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:
2015-09-01
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Mandalay Division, Economy: general, analytical, statistical (various sources), Rural development in Burma/Myanmar, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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English
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"This paper highlights the location of Burma (Myanmar) and reconsiders its geographical territory andits historical position. There were and are a lot of studies of Burma/Myanmar. Most of the studies were on the Burma itself or on those people living in Buma. On the other hand, Burma situated at the meeting point of South Asia and Southeast Asia. In other words, Burma holds a position of the node or corridor which connecting these two regions. This paper tries to focus on Burma as ?corridor?, by considering a case of South Asian migrant groups in Thailand, a Bangladeshi (or Eastern Bengal) Muslim descendants? community in northern Thailand.".....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.
Takada Mineo
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:
2015-08-29
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Thailand-Burma relations, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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English
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Abstract: "This presentation aims to examine how the new Shan migrants help revitalize Shan Buddhist practices in Myanmar-Thai border area in Northern Thailand. This area has a long history of the ceaseless migrations of the Shan and other ethnic groups; the flow of people has continued even after the border demarcation in the early 20th century. Recently, we could find two contradictory processes- a rigid border control by the state administration and a fluid border crossing of people, goods and information. The border crossing of people may be characterized by a one-way flow from Myanmar to Thailand and its steady increase in quantity. By focusing on the flow of Shan lay Buddhist readers/reciters in Mae Hong Son, the northern Thai-Myanmar border area, this presentation analyzes the important role of the border crossing migrations for revitalizing Shan Buddhist practices in Northern Thailand."...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.
Tadayoshi Murakami
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:
2015-08-29
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Shan (cultural, historical, political) articles, Burmese Buddhism and Society, Migrant workers from Shan State, Thailand-Burma relations, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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English
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Abstract: "This
paper
draws
on
case
studies
of
Burmese
migrants
in
the
city
of
Chiang
Mai,
Thailand,
to
explore
concepts
and
theories
of
migration,
uneven
development
and
acculturation
in
which
migrants
engages
in
the
new
environment
of
urban
societies.
It
examines
the
new
emergence
of
push-pull
factors
of
migration,
mainly
economic
reason
and
urban
attractions,
which
bring
Burmese
migrants
into
the
city.
Further,
the
paper
pays
more
attention
on
the
concept
of
uneven
development,
which
comes
along
with
the
process
of
development
in
urban
areas.
It
discusses
about
the
cities
like
Chiang
Mai
as
a
place
where
provides
residents
to
access
not
only
greater
opportunities
for
work,
activity
and
key
good
as
well
as
services,
but
the
places
also
emerge
alongside
rising
urban
inequality
for
a
certain
group
of
people,
particularly
Burmese
migrant
workers
are
recognized
as
a
local
symbol
of
inequality
in
Chiang
Mai,
as
well
as
in
Asia
region.
Lastly,
the
paper
focuses
analytical
attention
on
?way
of
life?
of
Burmese
migrants
of
varying
cultural,
social,
political
and
economic
backgrounds,
which
it
responds
to
the
narratives
a
bout
urban
diversity
and
development
of
the
city
of
Chiang
Mai
where
they
encounter.
Based
on
acculturation
framework,
cultural
way
of
life
of
Burmese
migrants
living
in
Chiang
Mai
is
classified
into
three
main
areas;
assimilation,
separation
and
integration,
and
each
area
of
way
of
life
would
be
adapted
by
different
generations
of
the
migrants.
Therefore,
one
can
see
the
social
phenomenon
of
Burmese
migrants,
especially
Shan
ethnic
group,
would
emerge
through
Thai
society
in
the
city
at
different
levels
of
lifestyles.".....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.
Tithirat Pripotjanart
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:
2015-08-29
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Migration from Burma: mixed and general articles and reports, Economics of migration from Burma/Myanmar -, Thailand-Burma relations, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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English
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"In recent years migration studies have theorized that 21st-century migration is following patterns that both incorporate and diverge from academic and policymaking explanations of late 20th-century migration. The case of Myanmar, whose out-migration is well-known and well-enumerated, nevertheless shows both a less-known pattern of in-migration in rural areas as well as environmental (and not only economic) factors in both in- and out- migration.
James Clifford?s earlier, Asia-Pacific-focused work Routes, published in 1997, was influential in modifying the conventional academic foci on migration. Addressing the ?subjectivity” of the ethnographers of peoples and migrations and their subjects as more an issue of shared, though differing, ideas of movement and space, he brought a new awareness of the interplay between semantic webs purportedly possessed by fieldwork subjects and their would-be interpreters among scholars. He followed this work with a particular narrative of Native American migration in Returns, published in 2013. Both of these works open the door for new attempts to study and interview migrants in their own situations and to grasp the diversity of migration beyond push-pull factors. One burgeoning methodology within this new research initiative was that of ethnographic interviews with migrants. Clifford had revealed an extremely human, molecularly detailed side of interviewees and respondents. Newer works began to concentrate almost exclusively on the migrants? own narratives and to pull slighter, more localized explanations from them in the same mode as Charmaz?s grounded theory. Here were the roots of ?new migration? ideas. With the wealth of published data becoming available from migrants worldwide, small and large differences between their experiences and general migration theory became more apparent...".....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.
Lynn Thiesmeyer
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:
2015-08-28
Date of entry/update:
2015-08-28
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Migration from Burma: mixed and general articles and reports, Migrant workers from Burma : general and mixed articles and reports, Thailand-Burma relations, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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English
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Abstract: "This
article
aims
to
explain
the
relations
of
Mon
diaspora
at
Baan
Wang
Ka,
Kanchanaburi
Province,
Thailand
with
their
homeland.
It
argues
that
such
relationships
are
diverse
and
reflect
the
complexity
of
notion
of
?Bifocality”
explaining
that
homeland
is
the
place
of
spiritual
and
cultural
roots
while
host
countries
are
more
associated
with
economic
and
livelihoods.
Mon
diaspora
has
been
living
in
Baan
Wang
Ka
since
AD.
1948.
The
ethnic
suppression
policies
in
Myanmar
are
the
major
cause
of
transnational
mobility
of
these
people,
although,
in
the
later
periods,
some
of
them
left
their
homeland
to
go
to
Thailand
for
trading
and
eventually
resettled
at
the
village.
Currently,
Mon
people
in
the
village
include
four
generations
who
were
from
Myanmar
and
heirs
of
those
from
Myanmar,
however
these
people
associate
with
their
homeland
differently.
Some
relate
to
their
homeland
as
the
place
of
spiritual
and
identity
of
Mon
origin.
For
others,
their
connections
to
homeland
have
to
do
more
with
economic
than
cultural
and
spiritual
dimensions.
Such
diverse
relationships
related
to
not
solely
generation
differences
and
causes
of
migration,
but
also
individual?s
experience,
economic
opportunity,
legal
status,
social
status
in
Thailand
as
well
as
religious
belief.
On
another
score,
the
diversity
of
relationships
has
also
associated
with
their
homeland
and
host
country
contexts.".....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.
Patcharin Lapanu
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:
2015-08-28
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Mon (cultural, political), Migration from Burma: mixed and general articles and reports, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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English
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Abstract: "This
work
seeks
to
understand
gender-based
violence
and
the
connection
between
violence
and
livelihoods
for
refugees
living
in
conditions
of
social
exclusion.
Through
qualitative
research
consisting
of
40
interviews,
a
market
survey,
and
observation
conducted
among
Burmese
Muslim
refugees
in
Thailand,
this
work
analyzes
the
connection
between
livelihoods
strategies,
social
exclusion,
and
gender-based
violence.
Muslims
are
a
marginalized
group
within
Burma
and
experience
ongoing
discrimination
while
living
in
refugee
communities
in
Thailand,
which
results
in
risk
for
several
kinds
of
violence
at
multiple
levels.
The
experiences
of
Muslim
refugees
living
in
Thailand
offer
insight
into
the
conditions
that
shape
violence
for
refugees
more
generally.
Findings
show
that
several
factors
contribute
to
the
incidence
of
gender
violence,
including
structural,
community,
and
interpersonal
stressors
and
constraints.
These
dynamics
also
shape
violence,
whether
domestic
abuse,
harassment
and
assault
within
the
refugee
camp,
or
experiences
with
Thai
authorities.
By
showing
the
complex
conditions
that
shape
gender-based
violence
for
refugees
in
this
context,
this
work
demonstrates
the
need
for
consideration
of
marginalized
groups
within
refugee
populations
and
the
layered
nature
of
the
conditions
that
underpin
dynamics
of
gender
violence.
This
pa
per
concludes
with
consideration
of
the
implications
of
these
findings
for
the
possibility
of
refugee
return
to
Myanmar
in
the
context
of
ongoing
ethnic
difficulty
and
livelihoods
struggles.".....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.
Mollie Pepper
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:
2015-08-28
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Migrant workers from Burma : general and mixed articles and reports, Discrimination against Muslims in Burma/Myanmar, Thailand-Burma relations, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
Language:
English, Burmese and Karen
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Introduction: "Last
summer,
I
met
a
young
Chin
exile
who
came
back
from
Australia
to
Yangon.
He
said
he
returns
home
once
a
year
to
do
development
in
his
village
in
Tedim
Township
in
northern
Chin
State.
According
to
this
young
man,
although
he
experienced
challenges
in
Malaysia
as
an
exile
before
he
reached
the
safe
third
country,
he
has
now
graduated
in
Australia
and
got
a
good
job.
So
he
wants
to
help
his
native
villagers
for
their
livelihood
security.
Thus,
he
set
up
a
women
group
of
weavers
in
five
villages
nearby
his
village
to
resume
traditional
textile
weaving.
He
initiated
financial
support
to
buy
them
10
wooden
frame
looms
and
all
the
required
materials
for
weaving.
He
added
?We
Chin
people
exiles
today
are
now
escape
from
poverty
and
I
am
planning
to
do
development
program
in
my
region
to
end
the
poverty.”
He
continued,
?Currently,
vision
of
many
exile
Chin
people
today
is
supporting
any
kind
of
development
in
their
native
villages
individually
or
collectively.”
In
this
paper,
I
will
elaborate
Chin
people
today
should
keep
migrating
out
to
escape
from
the
multiple
hardships
in
their
native
land
so
that
not
only
for
their
better
life
but
also
they
are
able
to
support
the
remaining
family
by
remittance
and
do
development
in
their
region
as
well.".....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.
Kyin Lam Man
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:
2015-08-27
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Chin (Zo)- economic, social, cultural, political, Chin State, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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English
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INTRODUCTION: "This paper will explore the relationship between the local Buddhist practices of Tăi people who cross the border between China and Myanmar and the religious policy of the two countries, in which these movements are situated. I shall explore the question of how the monks and holu, experts in Buddhist rituals, migrate from Myanmar to revive their local religious practices after the Cultural Revolution in China. The next question is how local people recognise the Buddhist practices which originated from Myanmar. By answering these questions, I will explore the practices of the border area between China and Myanmar, and disclose an aspect of Myanmar Buddhism which is invisible from the viewpoint of national religious institutions...".....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.
Takahiro Kojima
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:
2015-08-27
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Burmese Buddhism outside Burma, China-Burma relations, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
Language:
English
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Abstract: "Anti-Muslim
sentiment
is
not
a
new
phenomenon
in
Myanmar
but
it
is
deeply
rooted
in
its
pre-independence
history.
Throughout
the
military
junta
in
Myanmar,
the
escalation
of
anti-Muslim
hate
speech
aimed
to
instigate
Buddhist-Muslim
riots
in
order
to
deflect
the
people?s
anger
and
exasperation
away
from
the
military
regime.
Since
1988
when
the
military
ruled
Myanmar,
anti-Muslims
hate
and
dangerous
speech
have
been
mainly
circulating
in
the
print
media,
and
nowadays
particularly
on
social
media
in
Myanmar
although
most
of
the
people
in
rural
areas
cannot
access
the
internet.
Anti-Muslim
hate
speech
and
propaganda
such
as
pamphlets,
leaflets,
DVDs,
VCDs,
CDs,
posters
and
others
have
been
distributed
in
some
parts
of
Myanmar
right
before
outbeaks
of
mass
violence
against
Muslims
such
as
the
anti-Muslim
riot
in
Mandalay
(1997),
the
anti-Muslim
riot
in
Taungoo
(2001),
and
the
anti-Muslim
riot
in
Meikhtila
(2013).
Based
on
interviews
and
documents
such
as
pamphlets,
leaflets,
DVDs,
VCDs,
and
CDs,
and
sermons,
as
well
as
interviews
given
by
nationalists
and
nationalist
Buddhist
monks,
this
paper
analyses
speech
acts
that
promote
anti
-‐
Muslim
sentiment,
which
is
a
precondition
for
instigating
anti-Muslim
violence.
This
pap
er
argues
that
promotion
of
anti-Muslim
sentiment
has
always
escalated
shortly
before
the
outbreaks
of
mass
violence
against
Muslims
in
Myanmar.
The
contribution
of
this
paper
is
to
call
attention
to
a
dynamic
that
could
lead
to
atrocities
against
Muslims
in
Myanmar.".....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.
Ye Myint Win
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Date of entry/update:
2015-08-27
Grouping:
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Category:
Inter-Communal violence and discrimination - Myanmar - General articles and analysis, Inter-Communal violence and discrimination - Myanmar - incidents and the humanitarian situation, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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Description:
Abstract: "Migration
for
employment
has
been
a
global
challenge
in
today?s
world
along
with
the
rising
figure
of
world
migration
population.
For
that
reason,
the
drawbacks
of
labour
migration
need
to
be
managed
effectively
based
on
understanding
the
real
context
of
migrant
workers
in
the
country
in
which
they
work.
Based
on
the
pursuit
of
this
interest,
an
ethnographic
study
has
been
been
conducted
to
explore
the
social
relationship
among
Myanmar
migrant
workers
in
Malaysia
since
November
2014.
The
formulated
research
questions
is:
what
does
the
social
relationship
mean
among
Myanmar
migrant
workers
in
Malaysia?
More
specifically,
what
difficulties
do
they
face
and
how
do
they
seek
from
their
social
networks
in
case
of
difficulties
in
Malaysia;
and
what
social
organizations
contribute
to
meet
the
needs
and
difficulties
of
Myanmar
migrant
workers
in
Malaysia?...".....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.
Khin Soe Kyi
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:
2015-08-27
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Migrant workers from Burma : general and mixed articles and reports, Migration from Burma: mixed and general articles and reports, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
Language:
English
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Description:
Abstract: "This
paper
is
written
with
the
purpose
of
knowing
why
Buddhist
people
worship
pagoda
and
Buddhism
is
not
symbolism.
Myanmar
culture
is
an
integral
part
of
Buddhism.
While
there
is
an
abundance
of
artistic
material
throughout
Myanmar,
many
people
do
not
know
that
these
artistic
pagodas
and
their
sculptures
are
related
with
the
meaningful
background.
Therefore,
this
paper
is
presented
based
on
Oo-‐Pwar
pagoda
in
Mandalay.
Initially,
it
is
presented
which
one
is
worthy
to
be
a
pagoda
and
how
many
kinds
of
pagoda
are
there.
And
then,
the
history
of
Oo-‐Pwar
pagoda
and
the
standard
of
Myanmar
art
and
architecture
of
that
period
are
presented.
And
the
construction
of
pagoda
and
its
sculptures
are
also
expressed.
In
which,
each
part
of
pagoda
related
with
the
teaching
of
Buddha
is
discussed.
This
topic
is
divided
into
three
main
parts,
namely:
meaning
of
pagoda,
the
construction
of
Oo-‐Pwar
pagoda
and
sculptures
in
the
surrounding
of
the
pagoda.
This
paper
shows
the
background
history,
religious
and
traditional
customs
of
the
sculptures.
And
the
fact
can
be
seen
that
although
Myanmar
people
are
Theravāda
Buddhists,
they
also
do
some
of
the
practice
of
Mahāyana
Buddhism
and
Hinduism
as
their
own
tradition.
By
doing
this
research,
in
the
compound
of
pagoda,
the
tradition
of
ancient
Myanmar
are
found
evidently.
The
pagodas
can
be
assumed
as
the
religious
things
and
the
invaluable
cultural
heritages.
Therefore,
conservation
of
pagoda
is
beneficial
to
develop
Buddhist
religion
and
to
conserve
Myanmar
cultural
heritage.".....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.
Hnin Moe Hlaing
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:
2015-08-26
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Buddhism in Burma - general, Buddhism and society, Buddhist Ethics, Burmese pagodas, stupas and other religious buildings, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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Description:
Abstract: "After
the
lord
Buddha
Parinibbāna
(pass away),
the
Buddhists
have
worshipped
with
devotion
(1)
Sarīrika
Cetiya
(Relics)
(2)
Dhamma
Cetiya
(Teachings)
(3)
Uddissa
Cetiya
(Images)
(4)
Paribhoga
Cetiya
(Bodhi
tree
and
utensils)
(5)
Pāda
Cetiya
(foot-‐prints
of
the
Buddha)
in
memory
of
the
Lord
Buddha.
Among
these
five
different
kinds
of
Cetiyas
where
there
are
images
of
the
Lord
Buddha
on
it,
are
called
as
Uddissa
Cetiya.
In
traditions,
the
Lord
Buddha
Images
are
made
of
gold,
silver,
copper,
iron,
stone,
wood
and
bamboo-strips.
Just
as
there
are
many
differences
with
the
materials
used
in
carving
sacred
images
there
are
also
differences
in
shape,
size
and
style.
One
image
different
from
another
in
gesture
(mudrā),
sitting
posture
(āsana)
and
sacred
throne
(pallaṅka).
A
wonderful
Hneephayargyi
made
of
bamboo-strips
exists
at
the
Myathabeit
foothill
in
Thaton,
Mon
state.
A
group
of
six
young
craftsmen
who
made
the
image
was
led
by
Sayar
Myint
Naing
Oo.
Unlike
other
images,
there
are
interesting
and
wonderful
features
in
the
creating
of
this
particular
Hneephayargyi.
Therefore,
this
monograph
on
the
brief
history
of
statues
and
images
and
the
creating
of
Hneephayargyi
are
compiled
and
presented
so
that
Buddhists
may
not
only
revere
and
strengthen
their
faith,
but
it
may
also,
be
of
partial
help
to
those
who
want
to
find
out
and
study
Buddhists
arts.
Key
words:
the
impressive
capability
of
the
Myanmar?s
handicraft."......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.
Myint Myint Than
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:
2015-08-26
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Burmese pagodas, stupas and other religious buildings, Buddhism in Burma - general, Archaelogy-artifacts, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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Introduction: "Myanmar
is the richest Buddhist monuments with the Buddha Statues in the world. There are a large
number of Buddhist monuments inventoried by the Department of Archaeology and National
Museum in Myanmar. All these monuments for the restoration and conservation works have been
undertaken by the Department of Archaeology and National Museum, the Pagoda Trustees, and the
Associations of Local Heritage Trust. A number of Buddhist Monuments have been conserved and
preserved while a few of them need to be conserved and preserved in Myanmar.
Among the Buddhist monuments found in Myanmar, some of them are the encased Buddhist
monuments. Most encased Buddhist monuments were recovered at Bagan, located in the
central
part of Myanmar. Bagan is the richest Buddhist monuments and the richest archaeological sites in
Myanmar. There are over three thousand Buddhist monuments still standing at Bagan.1
Among
those monuments, there are around sixty encased Buddhist monuments at Bagan2. Some of them were found at Tamote Region and the Ancient City of Myin Saing in Kyaukse District, Aebya Region
in Sint Kaing Township, Tagaung Region in Thabeik Kyin Township, Shwe Intein Pagoda to the west of
Inle Lake, Ahlotaw Pauk Pagoda in the Inle Lake, Mwedaw Kakku Region in Shan State, Pakhangyi
and Ma Oo Region in Yesagyo Township, Anaint Region in Monywa District, the
Ancient City of
Mrauk Oo in Rakhine State, and Yangon in Myanmar.
Sometimes not only the encased Buddhist
monument
s have been found in Myanmar but also the encased Buddha Statues that were recovered
at Ba
gan and in the vicinity of Tamote
Region. Most of them were the double encased monuments
but a few of them were the third encased monuments recovered in the various p
arts of Myanmar.
Basically the encased Buddhist monuments may be classified into four types. They are the encased
Buddhist Stupas, the encased Buddhist Temples,
the
Moathtaw Zedis (Stupas)
with a circumambulatory corridor, and two
or three small Stupas encased by a bigger Stupa on the same
plinth
3. According to the architectural typologies
of the encased monuments
found in Myanmar,
some of the inner Stupas were built in Pyu period
4
(1st to 9thCentury AD) while the outer Stupas
were built in Bagan
period and post Bagan periods
such as Pinya, Inwa, Nyaung Yan, and Konbaung
period. In Myanmar, the earliest encased Buddhist monuments were found in Pyu period while
some of the encased Buddhist monumen
ts in Myanmar have been found till to
17th and 18th
centuries AD.
In Myanmar, most encased Buddhist monuments can not be found easily. When the
outer stupas were collapsed by the natural disasters such as earthquake, rain water, flood, wind, and
vandalism, the inner stupas can be seen from the outside. Norm
ally we can not say exactly that is an encased monument or not. Traditionally it was noted that it was an encased stupa and it was an
encased temple for some encased monuments in Myanmar but some monuments had the strong
inscriptional evidences although the inner stupa can not be viewed from the outside.".....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.
Ko Myo
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:
2015-08-26
Grouping:
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Category:
Burmese pagodas, stupas and other religious buildings, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
Language:
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Description:
Abstract: "With
the
major
economic
system
changes,
many
new
developments
are
observed
in
every
sector
of
Myanmar.
Urban
landscaping
is
an
integral
part
of
modern
urban
construction
and
also
presents
the
development
of
economic
conditions.
One
of
the
most
important
factors
of
urbanization
is
population
size.
Urbanization
is
developed
rapidly,
based
on
rural-‐urban
migration
and
natural
growth
of
cities
and
towns.
As
urban
area
develops
changes
occur
in
the
landscape
such
as
buildings,
roads,
recreational
sites.
etc.
Although
the
country?s
population
remains
largely
rural
because
of
Myanmar
economy
is
based
on
agriculture,
urban
population
growth
was
faster
than
spatial
growth.
Yangon
is
Myanmar?s
largest
urban
area.
However,
spatially
it
grew
between
2000
and
2010,
increasing
at
a
rate
of
0.5%
a
year,
from
370
square
kilometers
to
390.
This
paper
studies
many
social
(traffic
congestion,
waste
disposal,
water
problems)
and
environmental
issues
(pollution)
in
urbanization
and
concludes
that
long-‐term
solutions
to
these
problems.
Therefore
this
paper
presents
the
structure
of
urban
landscape
of
some
significant
features
within
Myanmar
and
the
controlling
factors
to
this
urban
landscape.
If
population
growth
and
urbanization
are
given
sufficient
attention
in
economic
policies
which
must
seek
to
manage
for
the
sustainable
future
urban
landscape
of
Myanmar.".....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.
Thin Thin Khaing
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:
2015-08-26
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Urban development, Environmental and social impact assessments, Sustainable development, Rural economy, Rural development in Burma/Myanmar, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
Language:
English
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Description:
Introduction: "...The
first
question
mainly
concerns
with
the
characteristic
of
human
life.
The
answer
for
this
question
is
that
which
characteristic
and
quality
are
involved
in
human
life.
The
second
question
chiefly
regards
with
the
cause
or
the
origin
of
human
life.
Regarding
this,
there
are
some
alternative
questions
such
as
?How
did
life
get
here???
Why
are
we
here???
How
did
life
start??
etc.
The
third
quest
ion
is
very
clear
that
it
investigates
the
meaning
of
human
life.
The
last
question
is
also
clear
that
it
is
searching
for
the
value
and
purpose
of
human
life.
It
is
making
assessment
of
the
value
and
purpose
of
life
in
various
philosophical
systems.
This
paper
mainly
concerns
with
the
last
question.
Many
ordinary
men
may
think
that
the
value
and
purpose
of
life
lies
in
the
concept
of
fame,
status,
power,
wealth
etc.
However,
most
philosophers
never
regard
fame,
status,
power,
wealth
as
the
true
value
and
purpose
of
life.
Instead,
they
advocates
happiness,
harmony,
knowledge
etc
are
the
true
value
of
life.".....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.
Tun Shwe
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:
2015-08-26
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Buddhism and society, Buddhist Ethics, Burmese Buddhism and Society, Buddhism in Burma - general, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
Language:
English
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Description:
Abstract: "The
government
of
the
Republic
of
the
Union
of
Myanmar
is
trying
to
upgrade
all
the
sectors
of
society
such
as
the
economy,
health,
the
environment
and
welfare
in
this
transition
period.
Most
of
the
researchers
concerned
with
community
development
take
into
consideration
material
resources.
It
is
necessary
to
take
the
social
network
into
consideration
in
order
to
carry
out
the
development
of
the
society.
This
research
aims
to
examine
the
dynamics
of
the
Traditional
Social
Network
of
a
village
in
Myanmar
and
to
point
out
the
various
possibilities
of
traditional
social
networks
in
the
context
of
community
development.
The
study
site
is
Simihtun
village,
Amarapura
Township,
Mandalay
Region.
It
is
situated
in
the
suburban
area
of
Mandalay.
In
this
study,
interviewing
methods
(KII,
FGI)
and
observation
methods
were
used.
Research
subjects
are
the
leaders
and
members
of
the
society.
In
the
research
area,
there
are
social
groups
based
on
gender,
tasks
and
age
such
as
social
groups
of
bachelors,
an
unmarried
women?s
group,
a
pagoda-‐trusteeship
group,
an
administration
group,
cooking
groups
and
so
on.
The
relationships
among
individuals
or
groups
are
shown
through
their
social
activities,
and
this
study
focuses
on
the
traditional
social
networks
based
on
these
activities.
What
are
the
changes
in
traditional
social
networks?
How
does
the
social
networks
provide
for
the
development
of
society?
What
are
the
hindrances
encountered
by
social
networks?
The
foregoing
questions
are
examined
in
this
research.".....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.
Thidar Htwe Win
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:
2015-08-22
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Anthropological literature on development and social and cultural change, Village and urban resistance, Civil Society, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
Language:
English
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Description:
Abstract: "Myanmar
is
in
the
process
of
transition
to
democracy.
Therefore,
Promoting
the
culture
of
democracy
and
National
harmony
is
of
upmost
importance.
Democratic
Culture
is
a
culture
in
which
all
citizens
can
participate
and
feel
that
they
have
a
stake.
Civil
society
moved
quickly
to
Democracy.
The
promotion
of
democratizing
in
Myanmar
has
become
the
main
dominant
theme
in
current
situation.
Myanmar?s
democratization
efforts
have
encountered
many
pitfalls
contradictions
and
dilemmas
that
have
forced
the
government
to
alter
its
approach.
Social
capital
serves
as
intermediaries
between
the
state
and
private
citizens
and
sometimes
exercises
delegated
authority
in
specific
areas
(such
as
education,
development
and
resource
management).
Civil
society
actors
are
non-‐profit
and
non-‐government.
Civil
actors
build
social
capital.
The
civil
society
organization
of
horizontal
accountability
can
help
respecting
law
and
exercised
properly
state
authority.eg.
President
respected
public
opinion
and
suspended
the
construction
of
the
Myitsone
dam
(Ayeyarwaddy
river).
The
government
openly
invited
International
Organization
for
promotion
and
protection
of
human
rights,
cooperation
with
UN
agencies
and
partners
already
held
a
number
of
workshops
and
seminars
since
2000,
so
as
to
promote
public
awareness
on
Human
Rights
problems
and
promotion.
The
most
prominent
one
is
a
vibrant
and
developed
civil
society
is
the
bedrock
of
democracy.
In
accordance
with
the
above
mentioned
factors,
several
research
questions
have
been
raised.
How
does
civil
society
support
Myanmar
Democratization
process?
How
much
democracy
can
we
legitimately
and
realistically
expect
from
civil
society?
How
does
Myanmar
government
get
political
pact
from
civil
society?
This
paper
will
be
used
qualitative
research
method
based
on
case
study.
The
government
has
em
barked
upon
a
series
of
reforms
such
as
expansion
of
civil
and
political
space
allowing
civil
society
to
function
freely.".....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.
Thin Thin Aye
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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
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2015-07-26
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2015-08-22
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Abstract: "The
aim
of
this
thesis
research
is
to
explore
the
socio-‐cultural
changes
due
to
tourism
and
how
tourism
related
to
local
development.
Tourism
is
one
of
the
activities
of
human
for
pleasure.
As
more
and
more
foreign
tourists
and
domestic
travelers
have
been
visiting
to
Thaungthaman
village?s
tourist
sites,
impacts
of
tourism
influence
on
the
local
business.
The
growth
in
tourism-‐based
industries,
including
sightseeing
by
boat,
selling
souvenirs
and
other
local
products
to
visitors
has
presented
local
residents
with
new
options
and
alternative
source
of
income.
Besides,
the
financial
returns
from
tourism
activity
are
having
an
effect
on
the
society.
KII
(Key
informant
interview),
participant
observation,
FGI
(Focus
Group
interview)
were
employed
to
get
the
data.
As
a
result,
this
paper
indicated
that
tourism
is
one
of
the
opportunities
to
meet
the
peoples,
who
have
not
seen
each
other
before,
and
to
show
and
see
the
culture
or
places
and to find the adventure.".....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.
Thida
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:
2015-08-22
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Tourism, Tourism in Burma - articles and studies, Tourism in Burma - critical, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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English
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Abstract: "This research paper would be conducted to integrate with cultural heritage buildings and
new public buildings within the
whole area of Bagan harmoniously. New public buildings such as
hotels, motels, guest houses, inns, museum and viewing tower are constructed within old Bagan
area, new Bagan area, area of inside city wall and Nyaung Oo area. The authority demarcated laws
an
d regulations, and building control plans within archaeological zone, monumental zone and
preservation zone for constructing of new public buildings and then new public buildings must not
construct within their demarcated areas. In present, new public buildings are influencing within the
area of Bagan according to their site and setting, form and height. Bagan archaeological museum is
influencing not only the environment of Gawdawpalin temple but also the whole Bagan area
according to its massive form. And,
viewing tower is also influencing with the height of building.
Construction of new public buildings such as Bagan archaeological museum and viewing tower which
can be compared in relation to their height and massiveness such as the height and form of Bagan
monuments can lose the essence of Bagan from visual aspects. While taking every respect of old
cultural heritage buildings, it is very important to consider ( i ) not to lose the value of cultural
heritage buildings ( ii ) not to influence with site and
setting ( iii ) not to influence with the form of
building and ( iv ) not to obstruct with the height of building. Therefore, in depth research work
should be conducted for the emergence of new public buildings in Bagan environment.".....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.
San Nan Shwe
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:
2015-08-21
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Cultural Heritage, Society and Culture, Burma/Myanmar - general studies, Anthropological literature on material culture, Cities, Archaeology - Pagan, Archaeology - current, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
Language:
English
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Description:
Abstract: "Myanmar
is
giving
increasing
attention
to
gender
inequality
as
an
impediment
to
the
development
and
attainment
of
human
rights
especially
women?s
rights.
Realizing
the
close
inter-‐relationship
between
gender
equality
and
cultural
norms,
a
qualitative
research
study,
?Raising
the
Curtain:
Cultural
Norms,
Social
Practices
and
Gender
Equality
in
Myanmar"
was
undertaken
with
the
objective
of
furthering
the
understanding
of
social
and
cultural
norms
in
Myanmar
and
their
impact
for
men
and
women
in
relation
to
family
and
community
life,
work,
health
and
education.
The
study
was
implemented
in
May
2014
covering
543
women
and
men
participants
covering
seven
States
and
four
Regions
in
Myanmar.
This
study
illustrates
that
cultural
norms
and
related
social
practices
impact
men
and
women
throughout
their
lifespan,
from
the
most
deeply
personal?the
sense
of
self,
body,
confidence,
love
and
marriage-‐
to
the
practical
organization
and
valuing
of
paid
and
unpaid
work;
education
opportunities;
health
status
and
services;
participation
in
community
development
and
the
affairs
of
the
nation.
Furthermore,
it
shows
how
social
and
cultural
norms
carry
ideas
of
different
functions
and
worth
for
men
and
women,
impacting
on
their
life
opportunities.
Women,
regarded
as
?bearers
and
protectors
of
culture?,
are
often
blamed
for
what
are
seen
as
disappearing
cultural
values
and
this
can
be
a
barrier
to
the
realization
of
women?s
rights
and
gender
equality.
Some
salient
recommendations
from
the
study
include
i)
using
gendered
lens
on
all
developmental
issues;
ii)
re-‐framing
gender
equality
from
being
seen
as
a
?women?s
issue?
to
an
issue
of
political
advancement,
human
rights
and
democracy; iii)
broaden
the
base
in
gender
equality
work
from
the
circles
of
current
activists,
and
engage
people
of
different
sexes,
socioeconomic
backgrounds,
education
levels,
ethnicities,
locations
and
abilities; iv)
focus
on
gender
inequality
around
concrete
issues
in
peoples?
lives
that
have
impact
at
both
individual,
collective levels.".....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.
Pansy Tun Thein
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:
2015-08-21
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Articles, reports and sites relating to women of Burma, Society and Culture, Burma/Myanmar - general studies, General anthropological literature: politics, society and culture, Anthropological literature on sex, marriage and kinship, Women and Child Rights Project, home page, articles and reports, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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Introduction: "Myanmar
has
had
the
prosperous
religion,
traditional,
and
other
forms
of
culture
in
their
ways
of
life.
Regarding
of
the
religion,
the
long-‐standing
and
extensive
belief
in
holy
and
tutelary
spirits
(Nat)
among
Myanmese
could
be
generally
cited
as
the
Myanmar?s
tradition
prior
the
Theravada.
Then
Buddhism
has
become
to
the
official
faith
since
King
Anawrahta
of
Bagan
dynasty
instituted
Theravada?
a
school
of
Buddhism?
to
be
the
principal
religion
in
11th
century.
Like
Myanmar,
other
societies
in
Southeast-‐Asia
and
all
where
the
ancient
belief
and
religion
is
respected
and
followed
by
those
local
people.
Among
the
several
Myanmar
primitive
cults,
this
article
would
like
to
raise
the
topic
of
the
existence
of
colorful
ritual
which
fully
contains
of
high
respect;
Nat
and
Nat
Kadaw
(spirit
and
spirit
medium).
Actually,
this
traditional
belief
has
been
gradually
illustrated
by
the
scholars
in
different
aspects,
the
classic
one
was
written
by
the
American
anthropologist;
Melford
E.
Spiro
(1967).
Three
decades
later,
the
specifically
ritual
book
about
the
well-‐known
Myanmar
local
festival
was
completed
by
Yves
Rodrigue
(1995)
and
other
views
such
as
the
intensive
of
this
ritual,
spirit
and
spirit
medium
have
been
still
described
by
Bénédicte
Brac
de
la
Perrière
(2009)
and
the
other
authors.
This
attractive
cult,
however,
has
still
remained
interesting
phenomenon
because
the
existence
of
the
local
be
lief
and
rite
has
closely
been
in
Myanmese
ways
of
life
from
Buddhism
belief,
strict
Buddhists
and
non-‐Buddhist
alliances.
In
addition,
some
interesting
aspects
are
that
how
the
Myanmar?s
socio-‐economic
changing
into
the
modern
society
effects
to
their
local
belief
and
spirit
worship,
how
their
social
transition
would
affect
to
the
people
appealing,
and
how
the
Nat
Kadaws
play
their
roles
and
have
relations
under
this context.".....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.
Patchareepan Ravangban
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:
2015-08-21
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
The Nats, Religion in Burma - general, Anthropological literature on religion and magic, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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Introduction: "The
Saddhamma
Sangaha
is
a
work
of
14
century
AD
on
the
history
of
Buddhist
religion
and
Pali
Literature.
The
author
of
Saddhamma
Saṅ
gaha
is
Venerable
dhammakitti.
He
was
a
Thai
native
who,
being
desirous
of
coming
to
Ceylon
traveled
to
that
country
and
after
performing
meritorious
deeds
he
received
ordination
under
the
chief
monk.
While
he
was
staying
in
Ceylon
he
composed
this
work
by
Pāḷi
and
then
returns
to
his
native
land
and
lived
in
Thailand.
This
work
is
mentioned
as
Thai
Pāḷi
Text
by
H. Saddhātissa?s
Pāḷi
Literature
of
Thailand
(1979).
His
work
is
a
History
of
Buddhism
in
Ceylon.
It
has
eleven
chapters
and
contains
the
five
Buddhist
Council,
how
Buddha
Sāsanā
arrived
in
Ceylon,
the
life
and
literary
works
of
distinguished
commentator
Mahā
Buddhaghosa,
the
accounts
of
Tīkās
and
Ganthantara
treatises
and
the
advantage
of
writing
Piṭaka
Scriptures
and
advantage
of
listing
to
the
discourses.
It
was
published
in
Roman
Characters
edited
by
N.
Saddhānanda
of
1961.
In
Myanmar
no
manuscript
of
it
is
found
and
the
text
has
not
yet
been
studied.
It
is
assumed
that
once,
the
text
was
well
acknowledged
by
the
Myanmar
Buddhist
of
Kongbound
period
for
the
stanza
beginning
with
?Akkharā
ekamekaňca.....”
was
quoted
in
the
writings
on
the
cords
of
palm
leaf
manuscripts
belonging
to
that
period.
This
stanza
of
the
Saddhamma
Saṅgaha
is
found
nowhere
in
the
treatise
of
Pāli
Literature.
This
research
paper
will
be
described
in
the
five
sub
titles
as
follows.".....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.
San San Wai
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:
2015-08-21
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Buddhist texts, Buddhist relics, Religion in Burma - general, Burmese Buddhism outside Burma, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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Abstract: The
cultural
heritage
buildings
give
a
sense
of
past
and
of
cultural
identity.
Those
buildings
encompassed
the
historical
evidence,
artifacts
and
beliefs.
As
being
a
last
capital
of
Myanmar
Konbaung
Dynasty,
there
were
various
kinds
of
building
which
are
still
left
out
in
Mandalay
City.
Since
the
City
was
founded
in
1857,
the
King
Mindon
intended
to
be
very
spacious
capital
by
laying
down
the
systematic
town
planning.
The
urbanization
is
taken
placed
since
that
time.
Moreover,
the
study
area
was
experienced
by
the
diverse
political
systems
and
is
ruled
by
the
different
governance.
Therefore,
the
buildings
were
constructed
according
to
the
rulers.
In
this
study
the
buildings
are
categorized
into
4
groups:
religious
buildings,
institutional
buildings,
and
residential
buildings,
industrial
and
commercial
buildings.
Although
the
buildings
regarding
religions
and
institutions
are
already
recorded
by
the
Government
Offices
and
Archaeology
Department,
there
is
lack
of
record
on
the
commercial
or
industrial
or
residential
buildings.
Nowadays,
the
urbanization
system
has
been
taken
place
very
quickly
in
the
city.
The
range
of
pressures
facing
urban
heritage
include:
population
gains
propelling
rapid,
uncontrolled
growth
and
socio-economic
transformations
generating
functional
changes
in
the
city.
It
caused
to
renovate
or
reconstruct
the
new
buildings
in
the
places
of
previous
ones,
especially
for
residential,
commercial
and
industrial
buildings.
It
will
affect
to
lose
the
ancient
architectural
style
of
the
buildings
and
their
significance.
Therefore,
the
major
aim
of
this
research
work
is
put
on
to
define,
to
record
and
to
locate
as
the
cultural
heritage
buildings.".....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.
Khin Khin Moe
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:
2015-08-20
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Society and Culture, Burma/Myanmar - general studies, Cities, Cultural Heritage, The Konbaung Dynasty and the Anglo-Burmese Wars [1753-1885], Urban development, Anthropological literature on development and social and cultural change, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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Abstract: "History,
language,
and
literature
are
inseparable.
Undoubtedly,
historian
represents
the
past
via
language
and
employs
literature
as
historical
evidence.
The
late
Dr.Than
Tun,
the
highly
respected
and
prominent
Myanmar
historian,
was
trained
in
a
positivist
fashion
under
the
supervision
of
D.G.E.
Hall
and
G.H.
Luce,
the
leading
colonial
scholars.
Hence,
his
treatment
of
literature
fundamentally
confined
to
and
empirical
historical
framework,
attaching
great
importance
to
its
factual
data
and
historicity.
Nonetheless,
some
of
his
writings
reveal
that
he
did
not
neglect
discussing
how
to
trace
back
and
interpret
Myanmar
history
from
fictional
genres
of
the
past,
for
example,
myth,
legend
and
folklore.
He
suggests
that
pre-‐Buddhist
elements
of
pre-‐literate
societies
are
preserved
in
those
traditional
songs,
fables,
proverbs,
riddles
and
customs.
Moreover,
to
study
the
history
of
Myanmar
literature
is
supposed
to
begin
with
the
earliest
form
of
literature,
the
oral
tradition.
While
his
copious
historical
research
was
primarily
based
on
very
formal
literary
evidence,
for
instance,
inscriptions,
royal
orders,
first-‐hand
accounts,
contemporary
historical
documents
on
tax,
revenue,
demography
and
even
tombstones,
when
he
wrote
his
works
he
preferred
to
write
in
the
colloquial
Myanmar
form.
He
advocated
Ludu
U
Hla?s
campaign
for
simple
and
accessible
writings
for
people.
He
also
urged
his
pupils
to
write
theses
in
the
colloquial
language.
This
paper
attempts
to
analyze
Dr.Than
Tun?s
perception
of
Myanmar
language
and
literature
in
a
light
of
the
historical
context
of
Myanmar
society.".....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.
Pamaree Surakiat
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:
2015-08-20
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Society and Culture, Burma/Myanmar - general studies, Languages of Burma/Myanmar, Burmese literature - texts, reviews, profiles, obituaries, articles, papers, bibliographies etc., Burman history, Languages of Burma - general, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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Abstract: "There are many unique traditional customs of the national races of Myanmar who are living in
the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. The study of the traditional customs of a national race of
Myanmar is the best way to learn about the traditional customs of
Myanmar. The culture of a
country is its life-blood. If the culture of a country had disappeared, the people of this country
will be vanished completely. Today is the globalization age, therefore, preservation of our own
culture is very necessary for all.
As Dawei
is situated in the southern part of the Republic of the
Union of Myanmar, it is far from upper and central Myanmar. As a result, the traditional customs
of Dawei
people are different from the others. As Dawei
is located at the inner part of
Tanintharyi
coastal region, it is a region where ancient traditional culture, folk songs, traditional
dance and dialects can be preserved. The study focused on the unique traditional customs of
Dawei
People which are different from the traditional customs of oth
er national races of
Myanmar. This paper emphasizes some traditional customs of
Daweis
and famous religious
festivals preserved untill today. It will contribute to understand the preservation of traditional
customs of
Dawei people and their preservations.".....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.
Maw Maw Aye
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:
2015-08-20
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Tenasserim (Tanintharyi) Division, Tavoyan, Ethnic Groups, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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Abstract: "Chin
State
is
situated
in
the
Western
sector
of
the
Republic
of
the
Union
of
Myanmar,
the
13,
907
square
miles
Chin
State
is
home
to
Chins.
In
Myanmar,
they
predominantly
inhabit
Chin
State,
which
is
located
in
the
Northwest
of
the
country,
the
bordering
Bangladesh
to
the
west
and
India
to
the
north.
The
Chin
State
is
divided
into
two
divisions.
Northern
and
Southern
During
the
British
Colonial
period,
the
Chin
State
was
under.
A
Socio-‐economic
study
of
Falam
Township
was
carried
out
in
2014.
A
structured
questionnaire
was
used
to
collect
information.
A
northern
sample
of
30
households
in
6
villages
was
selected.
A
house
to
house
visit
was
made
by
2
interviewers.
There
are
many
collections
of
the
historical
and
socio-‐cultural
evidences
of
the
villages.
Out
of
these
villages,
the
name
of
the
village,
Parthe,
is
explained
briefly
in
this paper.".....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.
Khin Saw New
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:
2015-08-20
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Chin (Zo)- economic, social, cultural, political, Chin State, Chin (Zo), International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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Introduction: "Myanmar language
is
derived from Tibeto-Chinese family of languages. Myanmar language is tone
language
because high and low tones
determine different meanings
of words. Besides Myanmar
Language has sayings, proverbs and metaphors like other languages.
The usage of
?Ger A
ye who is
beaten by her mother?
is the metaphor of Myanmar Language.".....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.
Mon Mon Aung
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:
2015-08-20
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Poetry of Burma/Myanmar (mainly commentary), Burmese literature - texts, reviews, profiles, obituaries, articles, papers, bibliographies etc., Language Education, Society and Culture, Burma/Myanmar - general studies, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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English
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Abstract: "This report is about urbanism and historical heritage preservation in Yangon, Myanmar. When we
look at urbanism, we are as well to view from the perspectives of urban development along with
urban planning. The buildings are merely the physical infrastructures for the citizens of Yangon
but also
the cultural landscape and the history of the place. They have been changing throughout
the time along with social and culture values of the local people. To be able to understand fully
about the urban development of a certain area,
attentive investigation on
urban planning
is
mandatory. Thus, decent urban planning is vital for the positive development. This research report
is based on the theories of urbanism, cultural diversity and tangible and intangible cultural heritage
but focus mainly on tangible historic architectural buildings conservation. The case study is in the
city of Yangon, Myanmar and critical analysis is centered on the Yangon Heritage Trust, the local
NGO working on preserving the heritage of the city. The analysis themes are made upon th
e benefit
and wellbeing of the city dwellers."....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.
Hay Mann Zaw
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:
2015-08-20
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Cities, Urban development, Infrastructure (general), Cultural Heritage, Society and Culture, Burma/Myanmar - general studies, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
Language:
Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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Abstract: "Integrated
in
the
global
economy
of
HIV
intervention,
young
and
mobile
Shan
men
in
Chiang
Mai
who
work
as
hosts,
dancers
and
masseurs
in
gay
establishments
are
now
plugged
into
discrete
health
categories
(i.e. men
who
have
sex
with
men MSM),
male
sex
workers
(MSW),
?Burmese”
migrants,
?hidden
population”,
etc.).
Current
HIV
intervention
has
employed
information
communication
technology
(ICT),
which
produces
standardized
HIV
information
dissemination,
testing
and
treatment.
This
paper
examines
Shan
men?s
use
of
their
mobile
phones.
Using
Miller
and
Slater?s
(2000)
concept
of
dynamics
of
objectification,
I
analyze
the
creative
use
of
mobile
phones
as
realizing
aspired
and
ascribed
identities,
characterized
as
presentation
of
enviable
life
in
Chiang
Mai.
On
Facebook,
they
engage
in
political
discussion,
conduct
religious
activities,
and
manage
their
social
networks.
I
argue
that
the
presentation
of
enviable
identities
reflects
notions
of
masculinity
and
health,
which
determine
Shan
men?s
access
to,
awareness
of
and
management
of
health
information.
HIV
testing
is
crucial
in
HIV
prevention,
but
Shan
men
value
their
role
as
economic
providers
more
than
spending
for
personal
health
and
undergoing
an
HIV
test.
They
perform
Buddhist
rituals
as
supplication
for
a
healthy
body.
The
paper
illustrates
the
failure
of
dissemination
models
and
the
importance
in
knowing
the
situated
knowledge
of
Shan
men?s
sex
work
in
order
to
provide
effective
HIV
intervention."
Nikos Dacanay
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:
2015-08-19
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
HIV/AIDS - Burma/Myanmar, Health of Burmese refugees and migrants, Sexually-transmitted diseases, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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English
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"The
Government
of
Myanmar
has
demonstrated
their
interest
and
commitment
to
promoting
and
protecting
breast
feeding
and
to
improve
Maternal,
Infant
and
Child
Health
and
Nutrition
with
the
launching
of
Scaling
Up
Nutrition(SUN)
Movement
in
2013
and
the
adoption
of
a
new
Food
Law
?The
Order
of
Marketing
of
Formulated
Food
for
infant
and
Young
Child”
(OMFFIYC)
in
2014. The
SUN
Movement
is
a
global
movement
founded
on
the
principle
that
all
people
have
a
right
to
food
and
good
nutrition
and
it
unites
people
from
government,
civil
society,
United
Nations,
donors,
businesses
and
researchers
in
a
collective
effort
to
improve
nutrition
and
eradicate
malnutrition.
In
February,
2014,
the
SUN
Movement
partnered
with
the
Civil
Society
Alliance
(CSA),
a
sectorial
network
of
NGO?s
and
CBO?s,
for
addressing
food
security
and
nutrition
and
to
confirm
active
engagement
of
executive
level
political
leadership.
With
of
the
adoption
of
the
new
National
Food
Law
(OMFFIYC),
the
Government
of
Myanmar
is
striving:
(1)
to
support
and
protect
breastfeeding
for
infants
and
young
children
(2)
to
ensure
appropriate
use
of
breast-‐milk
substitutes,
if
necessary
and
to
introduce
proper
complementary
foods
at
the
right
time
to
infants
and
(3)
to
publish
correct
and
adequate
information
and
to
monitor
the
marketing
of
formulated
breast
milk
substitutes
and
complementary
foods.".....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.
Thelma Tun Thein
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:
2015-08-26
Date of entry/update:
2015-08-19
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Reproductive Health/Gynaecology, Obstetrics, Child and youth health, Nutrition, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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"In
2012,
amidst
the
communal
violence
between
Royingha
and
Rakhine,
a
Chin
bride
father
at
Paletwa
in
southern
part
of
Chin
state
in
Myanmar
asked
twenty
lakhs
in
kyat
(approximately
equivalent
to
200
US$)
to
the
groom
for
the
bride
price
which
made
the
public
shocking
record
that
a
normal
price
range
around
5-6
lakhs
(approximately
equivalent
to
500-‐600US$).
On
the
other
hand,
the
other
bride?s
father
asked
five
thousands
kyats
for
the
bride
price
to
the
groom
in
May
2013.
These
two
cases
have
shocked
near
and
far
Chin
members
in
Paletwa.
Some
Chin
young
women
are
even
competing
for
their
bride
price.
Many
Chin
nationalists
have
then
attained
concern
for
this
circumstance
as
an
additional
ethnic
politics
issue
from
the
state?s
hegemony
nation
state
building
process.
Yet,
not
only
the
geographical
location
of
Paletwa
but
its
socio-economic
setting
also
much
interwoven
with
Rakhine
since
in
the
historical
time
(see
also
in
Kyin
Lam
Mang
2014;
CHKC
2012;
Brown
1960).
Many
shop
owners
in
Paletwa
municipal
market
have
informed
me
in
2013
(May-‐July)
how
much
they
are
affected
from
the
communal
violence
happening
in
Rakhine
where
the
flow
of
major
basic
goods
and
medicines
are
imported
from
Rakhine
is
limited.
In
Paletwa,
half
of
the
residence
belongs
to
Rakhine
ethnic
nationalities
with
a
hundred
Muslim
populations.
The
trading
disadvantage
categorized
as;
the
Muslim
on
the
top,
the
Chin
in
middle
and
the
Rakhine
on
t
he
bottom
due
to
their
socio-‐economic
networks
in
Sittwe
and
Kyautdaw
in
Rakhine
state.
That
is,
for
example,
a
trading
associated
in
Rakhine
state
have
much
facilitating
for
Rakhine
in
Paletwa
while
many
Muslim
and
the
Chin
do
not
much
deserve
to
have
such
network.
The
Chin
missionary
or
nationalists
have
claims
that
Paletwa
is
in
need
of
?taking
care”
otherwise
their
fellows
are
under
the
economic
?trapping”
of
the
Rakhine.".....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.
Flora Bawi Nei Mawi
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:
2015-07-29
Date of entry/update:
2015-08-19
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Chin (Zo)- economic, social, cultural, political, Rakhine (Arakanese) - cultural, political, Rohingya (cultural, political etc.), International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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English
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Abstract: "From 2011 to 2015, eight separate ceasefires were signed between the Myanmar government and armed groups across eastern Myanmar. Although sporadic fighting continues, this region of the country is receiving both humanitarian and development interventions.
In other contexts, the transition from conflict to post conflict has been accompanied by a transition in donor funds from humanitarian to development programs. This funding transition can impact people?s health: analyses of these situations suggest that the nature of aid instruments, donor behavior and politics, and the government?s capacity and legitimacy are all determinants of health in transition periods.
The transition in eastern Myanmar is made more complex by the existence of two parallel health systems—one run by the Ministry of Health and one run by a network of ethnic health authorities and community-based providers. Although both sides have indicated their willingnessto coordinate and collaborate on health interventions in a process called "convergence," the changing donor environment and gaps in funding could create additional barriers to equitable and universal health service delivery in Myanmar.
This paper describes how the transition from humanitarian aid to development can impact health service delivery in Eastern Myanmar. The paper outlines how the transition creates challenges and opportunities for delivering healthcare, and it makes recommendations on how donors and implementing agencies can best navigate these challenges.".....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.
Tara Russell
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:
2015-08-19
Date of entry/update:
2015-08-19
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
General studies and surveys on health in Burma, Backpack medics and other health projects in Eastern Burma, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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Abstract: "Burma/Myanmar has faced change in recent years. Since the elections of 2010, sanctions have been lifted and foreign direct investment has risen significantly. These developments, however, have not always been welcome. Local people from Dawei, for example, have expressed their dissatisfaction over land seizure, lack of compensation and participation in the decision-making processes over the development of a large Special Economic Zone (SEZ). The local grassroot movements can rely in their struggles on a network that is not restricted to Myanmar, but reaches out to exile groups, INGOs and academia in Thailand and beyond. To successfully communicate their stories, these groups rely on transculturally competent individuals re-presenting their stories within and across various (transnational) spaces. The conceptions of space I apply in this context rely heavily on Harvey and Lefebvre. But while these scholars focus more on the production of space(s), I intend to undertake an examination of the utilization of space(s). Hence, the main questions of this ongoing research project are: 1. How do transnational spaces affect the production and re-presentation of social movement narratives? 2. What narratives are re-presented when, where, how and why by transculturally competent individuals from Dawei?s social movement network? 3. What difficulties do these transculturally competent individuals face in translating/re-presenting these narratives? 4. Ultimately, how empowering are these narratives for Dawei?s activist network?The paper itself will not elaborate on any findings (as it is too early in the research process, yet), but on the theoretical framework and its implication for fieldwork offering a hopefully exciting new perspective on the re-production of narratives in transnational spaces like the borderland of Myanmar and Thailand.".....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.
Anselm Feldmann
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:
2015-08-26
Date of entry/update:
2015-08-19
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Thailand-Burma relations, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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Abstract: "Vocational Education as an integral aspect of human resources development is one of the
principal means of improving the ability of the individuals to contribute effectively to society. As
it provides access to skills and entry routes into the labour market, it can be an important route
towards a better life. Since investing in a strong, public vocational education sector must be
crucial in knowledge
-
based societies as well as in developing countries, the Government of
Myanmar has been implementing to promote the vocational education as a vital aspect of
educational process in the country. At present time, the study of vocational education focuses on
discussion of vocational factors in education. This study is an attempt to reveal how the
Government of Myanmar establishing the Department of Technical, Agricultural and Vocational
Education endeavours to promote societal and economic development introducing vocational
education. It analyses the vocational programs, training, curriculum, and syllabus introduced
in
Myanmar. Based on the statistics of vocational education from 1988 to 1997, this paper makes
an effort to assess the development of vocational education in Myanmar.".....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.
Su Su Naing
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:
2015-07-27
Date of entry/update:
2015-08-11
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Technical and Vocational Education, Education reform, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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English
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Abstract: "This paper presents the findings of a research study that investigated the level of education that the children of labor migrants from Burma now living in Chiang Mai, Thailand can access to as well as looking at the possibility and different channels for their further education should their parents decide to return to Burma. The focus of the study concentrates on four different ethnic groups, Karen, Karenni, Palaung and Shan by looking at children from the age between 4-13 years old to identify factors that are involved when these migrant children move back to Burma. At the same time, for many children who spent most of their lives in Thailand, it is interesting to see the possibilities and challenges for them in relating to accessing to education since Burma is a new home for many of them. Therefore, it is also interesting to see how the Burma government as well as the Thai education system will respond to this issue of educational development in the changing economic and democratic processes of these countries.".....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.
Sutthida Keereepaibool
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:
2015-08-11
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Education and training of migrants and refugees from Burma, Education in refugee camps in Thailand, Education in Burma/Myanmar - general, Education of migrants from Burma, Migration from Burma: mixed and general articles and reports, Migrant Worker Remittances to Burma, Migrant workers from Burma : general and mixed articles and reports, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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English
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Abstract: "Burmese has a documented history of one thousand years, and from the very
first texts shows influence from foreign languages,
especially in its
vocabulary. Much less evidence of foreign influence
is found in the
grammatical structure of Burmese, though a closer look reveals some phrase
structures that look rather un-Burmese and seem to
be pattern replications
from a non-verb-final language, such as Mon. The regular use of
postpositional grammatical markers especially in the written language,
probably in indigenous feature of Burmese, may have
been reinforced by
literary contact with Pali.
Foreign elements in Burmese are important indicators of the
development of the language and contact with other
cultures. They not only
tell us something about which cultures Burmese was
in contact with, but also
about the period and kind of contact. Three main sources of foreign elements
in Burmese can be identified, namely early Indian (Pali and Sanskrit), early
Mon, English, together with various more recent sources, including new Indo-
Aryan languages, Malay, Chinese varieties, and others. This study takes the
linguistic evidence, together with what is known of
the history of the involved
languages and peoples, to draw a picture of contact
scenarios into which the
Burmese language and culture entered over the past
one thousand years.
The Myanmar-English Dictionary
by the Myanmar Language
Commission (1993) identifies a large number of loan
words in Burmese and
indicates the source language, together with a more
or less accurate
transcription of the original form of the respective words, either in Burmese
script (for Sanskrit, Pali, Mon, and Shan) or in Romanized transcription (for
all other languages, including Hindi).".....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.
Mathias Jenny
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:
2015-08-11
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Languages of Burma - general, Burmese, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
Language:
English
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"Due to the long running civil war, poorly recorded human right abuse, lack of job opportunity,
economic hardship and political instability tens of thousands of Myanmar citizens of
people of
diverse social
backgrounds
are fleeing their home land resorted to settle in neighboring country,
Thailand. Most of them are ethnic minorities from rebel held areas such as Karan state, Shan state
and Kachin state in search
of better lifestyle , political freedom and higher income in economically
better off its neighbor Thailand. There are also pull factors which contributed migrants to seek job
opportunity in Thailand being the fact that some of them are persuaded by their
relatives who have
already existed in destination country. Moreover, relatively higher income also attracts migrants to
settle down in Thailand.".....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.
Naing Aung, Lynn
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:
2015-08-11
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
HIV/AIDS - Burma/Myanmar, Health of Burmese refugees and migrants, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
Language:
English
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Abstract: "This
paper
examines
the
gender
identity
of
Akha
national
and
female
education
of
Akha
living
in
Kengtung
Township,
Shan
State
(East),
Myanmar
with
the
focus
on
identities
of
masculinity
and
femininity
of
Akha.
In
addition,
this
study
intends
to
elicit
the
education
of
the
Akha
women
for
gender
mainstreaming
in
formulating
development
planning
in
the
study
areas.
Data
were
collected
from
three
villages;
Hwe
Yoke1,2
and
Naung
Hlam
in
Mong
Hkun
village
tracts,
in
Kengtung
Township,
Myanmar
by
using
qualitative
methods.
IDI(in‐depth
interview),
KII
(key informant
interview),IGI(Informal
Group
Interview)
with
Akha
men
and
women
including
informal
conversation
were
employed
to
get
the
data.
The
findings
illustrated
that
politeness,
respects,
skill
at
household
tasks
and
field
tasks
and
wearing
head‐dress
are
important
for
married
Akha
women.
Having
a
good
management
and
social
dealing
with
other
people
are
also
critical
for
Akha
men.
This
paper
examined
that
gender
identity
of
Akha
are
concerned
with
qualification
of
Akha
man
and
woman.
This
identity
is
closely
related
to
education
of
female
Akha.
Local
Akha
people
thought
that
daughters
must
do
household
tasks
and
field
tasks
which
are
important
to
be
a
good
girls.
Their
traditional
attitudes
are
influenced
on
the
education
of
girls
because
they
expected
only
to
be
a
good
housewife
in
the
family.
This
study
showed
that
the
majority
of
Akha
girls
and
boys
finished
in
the
primary
level
and
very
few
boys
can
attend
in
the
middle
and
higher
levels.
In
this
case,
it
is
found
that
socio‐economic
condition
plays
an
important
role
in
studying
for
higher
level
education.
It
is
evident
that
these
situations
are
the
main
causes
to
limit
female?s
access
to
education.
With
respect
to
education,
gender
disparities
in
schooling
were
found
in
the
study
areas.
Akha
women
need
to
be
educated
because
women?s
empowerment
is
important
for
community
development
in
the
study
areas.".....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.
Than Pale
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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
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2015-07-25
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2015-08-11
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Abstract: "The spread of telecommunications networks and the growth in cross-border trade and travel bring minority language communities in Myanmar into ever greater contact with external influences presenting those communities with new choices and new challenges for their language, culture and group identity. In this context, it is important for a community to be able to assess the vitality of their language at the present moment as well as the likely direction of movement in coming years.
This paper describes a sociolinguistic study of language vitality of the Akha communities in Eastern Shan State, Myanmar. Fieldwork involved data collection in 18 Akha villages during Apr-Jul 2014. Factors including Age, Gender and Religious Affiliation were used in the research design. The Extended Graded Intergenerational Disruption Scale (EGIDS) (Lewis & Simons 2015:104-117) was used to characterise language vitality and the FAMED conditions (Lewis &Simons 2015:159-189) to assess the extent to which the current level of vitality is sustainable.
Overall, Akha language vitality was assessed at EGIDS level 5: ?the language is used orally by all generations and is effectively used in written form in parts of the community (Lewis & Simons 2010:110)”. The study found considerable dissimilarities among different villages, with religious affiliation a major predictor of literacy proficiency and usage. The role of the non-formal literacy program operating in Christian villages in sustaining the current level of vitality will be discussed.".....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.
Ah Suhn Ghoemeh
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:
2015-08-11
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Akha, Shan, Languages, Languages of Burma - general, Other Tibeto-Burmese languages (Zo, Karen etc), Akha (cultural, political, economic), International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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Description:
Abstract: "The
Education
Reform
especially
in
Higher
Education
has
been
started
since
2011
when
the
shift
of
power
from
the
military
regime
to
the
democratic
one.
Higher
Education
Institutes
are
governed
mainly
by
the
Minister
of
Education
and
other
various
Ministries.
However,
there
is
no
much
collaboration
and
coordination
among
Ministries.
Moreover,
the
published
policy
or
development
plan
which
presents
an
overall
strategy
on
higher
education
sector
development
is
not
formulated.
There
are
some
critical
issues
that
the
university
sector
that
is
serving
only
for
elite
students,
in
a
country
where
the
diversity
of
ethnicity,
religion,
language,
and
disabilities
is
challenging
the
state
provision
of
education,moreover,
in
particular,
language
remains
a
dynamite
issue
in
Myanmar.
In
Myanmar,
there
is
also
other
financial
challenge
in
Higher
Education
like
the
salaries
of
teachers
and
academics
which
leads
to
the
negative
consequence.
Curriculum
development
is
one
of
the
considerable
issues
to
be
taken
action.
The
purpose
of
this
paper
is
to
present
an
overview
of
Higher
Education
Reform
in
Myanmar.
This
involved
a
detailed
analysis
of
Higher
Education
Law,
the
system
of
administration,
finance,
and
an
example
of
recent
change.
A
key
question
that
emerged
from
the
paper
was
what
are
the
drawbacks
and
whether
the
recent
change
could
lead
to
the
development
of
Higher
Education.
This
paper
provides
an
initial
attempt
to
analyze
Higher
Education
Law
and
National
Education
Law
and
then
leads
to
examining
the
extent
to
how
much
effective
roles
can
the
different
actors
take
in
educational
changes
and
fits
different
complex
educational
changes
by
testing
it
out
in
the
light
of
research
studies
of
educational
reform
found
largely,
but
not
exclusively,
within
Myanmar.
Moreover,
this
paper
will
compare
the
standard
of
curriculum
and
testing
system
with
international
Higher
Education
system.
This
paper
will,
first,
presents
the
overview
of
Higher
Education
in
Myanmar
and
combined
with
the
model
of
complex
educational
change
derived
from
the
earlier
study.
Finally,
conclusions
will
be
drawn
providing
recommendations
regarding
the
question
of
effectiveness
and
the
development
of
Myanmar".....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.
Po Po Thaung Win
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:
2015-08-11
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Education reform, Tertiary (higher) education, training and capacity-building, Education in Burma/Myanmar - general, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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Description:
Abstract: "This
article
details
a
mixed
methods
study
conducted
during
the
2015
academic
year
at
Mandalay
University,
Department
of
English
in
Mandalay
Myanmar.
It
con
tributes
to
discourse
examining
contemporary
patterns
and
challenges
of
English
language
education.
Methodology
from
both
qualitative
and
quantitative
paradigms
was
systematically
combined.
A
survey
questionnaire
was
distributed
to
70
participants
and
ten
focus
group
interviews
were
conducted
with
33
participants.
A
second
set
of
participants
included
university
students
from
institutions
in
the
Mandalay
region.
Results
suggest
that
English
language
teaching
in
Myanmar
mirrors
other
Asian
contexts
in
terms
of
the
rising
influence
of
globalization
for
English
teaching,
a
concern
for
teachers?
English
proficiency,
and
the
disconnect
between
policy
and
practice.
Teacher
confidence,
disconnect
between
curriculum
and
preparation
of
students;
low
salary,
overreliance
on
the
transmission
model,
and
large
class
size
were
also
reported
as
challenges.
Recommendations
call
for
steps
toward
a
foundation
of
reflective
practice
using
action
research
as
a
starting
point
and
secondly
to
encourage
English
language
educators
representative
of
the
creative
class,
defined
by
Florida
(2002)
to
align
as
a
public
group
of
professionals.
Future
research
should
examine
the
elements
that
make
English
an
important
language
in
the
Myanmar
context
and
based
on
this,
consider
what
concept
of
English,
what
variety
of
English,
and
what
methodologies
of
English
language
teaching
are
most
productive
for
Myanmar
as
a
nation
in
transition.".....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.
Thandar Soe
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:
2015-08-11
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Education in Burma/Myanmar - general, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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English
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Description:
Introduction: "In
Myanmar,
having
a
stroke
is
one
of
the
common
leading
causes
of
death
and
constitutes
3.6%
of
total
deaths
in
2011
(Heath
in
Myanmar,
2013).
Lay-‐ngan-‐yaw-‐gar
or
?wind
disease”
is
a
common
chronic
illness
condition
that
impacts
on
socio-‐economic
life
of
people.
Lay-‐ngan-‐yaw-‐gar
is
the
Myanmar
term
for
neurological
weakness
caused
by
a
stroke
from
the
biomedical
point
of
view.
Biomedical
perspectives
explain
the
causes
of
lay-‐ngan-‐yaw-‐gar
(stroke)
as
the
interruption
of
the
blood
supply
to
the
brain,
usually
because
a
blood
vessel
bursts
or
is
blocked
by
a
clot.
This
cuts
off
the
supply
of
oxygen
and
nutrients,
causing
damage
to
the
brain
tissue
(WHO,
2014).
Unlike
biomedical
explanation,
causes
of
lay-‐ngan-‐yaw-‐gar
are
explained
in
several
different
ways
in
the
traditional
medical
sector
in
Myanmar.
Different
disciplines
of
traditional
medical
systems
explain
differently
the
cause
of
lay-‐ngan-‐yaw-‐gar.
Based
on
Ayurveda
concepts,
lay-‐ngan-‐yaw-‐gar
is
due
to
an
imbalance
of
wind,
phlegm
and
bile
which
creates
ill-‐health
conditions
in
lay
knowledge
while
Buddhist
perspectives
explains
the
causes
of
lay-‐ngan-‐yaw-‐gar
from
the
point
of
?Karma”,
the
act
of
an
individual
in
the
past
or
present
life.
Astrological
perspectives
describe
the
cause
of
lay-‐ngan-‐yaw-‐gar
from
the
calculations
of
zodiac
of
stars,
planets
and
the
time
of
birth
and
age
(Heath
in
Myanmar,
2013).
Therefore,
different
schools
of
thought
produces
diverse
views
on
lay-‐ngan-‐yaw-‐gar
in
Myanmar.
Al
though
stroke
is
a
common
public
health
issue
in
Myanmar,
the
majority
of
studies
conducted
have
focus
on
biomedical
aspects
of
stroke
and
viewed
mainly
from
the
point
of
view
of
the
biomedical
perspective.
This
study
will
fill
the
knowledge
gap
on
understanding
how
people
in
rural
villages
of
Bago
with
lay-‐ngan-‐yaw-‐gar
seek
medical
attention
based
on
their
worldview
and
will
explore
different
perspectives
from
the
community
in
relation
to
the
traditional
health
sector.".....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.
Aung Zaw Moe
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:
2015-08-11
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Cardiovascular diseases, Bago Region, Deficiency diseases, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
Language:
English
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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
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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
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Introduction: "This paper aims to conceptualize Myanmar?s current political system in federalism context by
viewing relevant typologies, and models. It also intends to produce a new federalism
typology/model that can be applicable to analyzing and predicting Myanmar?s political architecture.
The paper argues that transitional Myanmar is considered as a presidential-devolutionary
federation with hybrid characteristics, combining various unitary and federal elements. More
specifically and in dimensions relating to democratization and ethnic conflict management, which
are significant in viewing the country?s current politics, Myanmar is an oscillating state, pivoting on
two different extreme poles (strong unity and strong autonomy or highly centralized unitarianism
and highly decentralized federalism); thus making the state dependent much on uncertain-unstable
circumstances and the country?s federalization tends to be closely related to the fluctuation of
power negotiations/competitions between two dominant stakeholders, composing of central
government and ethnic opposition groups...".....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.
Dulyapak Preecharush
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:
Federalism, ethnic conflict and the politics of national reconciliation - general studies and sources, Federal and State constitutions (texts), Ethnic groups in Burma: general studies and articles, Dialogue/reform/transition in Burma/Myanmar - analyses and statements, Decentralisation (Decentralization) - international examples, definitions, theory, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015, Armed conflict and peace-building in Burma - theoretical, strategic and general
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"For those
who have observed
Burmese religious life
long enough,
one striking
evolution
of the last
decades
has
been the growing
place of
Buddhist
preaching in
the practice of many monks
and in the public space
. While until the late eighties
dhamma
predication was hardly to be seen on the public scene, from the beginning
of the nineties onward,
it started to become
more and more
visible.
Traditional
ly monks were requested to preach on private
or communal ritual
occasions
such as
funerals, noviciation
or
offerings
made at
the monastery at the
end of the rain retreat season
(kahteinbwe). The large public performance of
«dhamma talks» by monks invited by laypeople independently of any ritual
occasion
contrasts sharply with these previous practices.
They are c
alled in
Burmese
taya bwe, the ?feast of Law”,
they
are held at night and usually last
around
an hour, or more.
As stated by Mahinda Deegalle in his study
on Sri Lanka
(2006), the development of
public predication,
known as the
bana
tradition
in that
context,
particularly
from the beginning of the eighteen
th century onward,
corresponds to the will of consolidating
Buddhist communities through
popularization of Buddhist teachings.
In Burma,
resorting to mass preaching to
educate the public at large
has
its own
genealogy
starting in the early nineteenth
century with the famous addresses of Thingaza Hsayadaw and those
not less
famous
of Ledi Hsayadaw
towards the end of the nineteenth century.
Mass
preaching had its heyday in the 1920s, when it was
used as
a tool
to initiate reform
among the public and contest
the
colonial rule by
young activist monks
such as
Ottama and Wisara.
It had continued until the 1960
s when it drastically decreased,
after Ne Win?s military coup,
because
expressions of religious life
then tended to
be relegated
to the p
rivate sphere. The large public
dhamma
talks
were to re-emerge only
in the 1990s,
at the
joint initiative of local communities and the
authorities, to become the
highly
popular
events prevailing
today...".....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.
Brac de la Perrière Bénédicte
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:
Religion in Burma - general, Burmese Buddhism and Society, Politics, Government and Governance - Burma/Myanmar - general studies, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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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
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Description:
Abstract: "Pyin-‐Oo-‐Lwin
has
the
high
quality
built
environment
of
the
area,
with
its
wealth
of
historic
buildings,
conservation
areas
and
historic
monuments,
represents
an
important
social,
cultural,
recreational
and
educational
resource
as
well
as
helping
to
make
it
an
appealing
place
to
live,
work
and
visit.
This
research
is
focus
on
conserving
of
the
historic
buildings
and
its
surrounding
environments
in
Pyin-‐Oo-‐Lwin
town.
As
there
is
physical
degradation
because
of
the
impact
of
urban
development,
the
conservation
of
these
areas
will
include
their
development
and
harmonious
adaption
to
contemporary
life‟
(UNESCO
1987).
During
19th
Century,
British
made
well
plan
with
impeccable
signs
of
urban
planning
and
local
architecture
and
built
the
many
famous
buildings
in
Pyin-‐Oo-‐Lwin
town.
These
colonial
buildings
are
standing
now
as
heritage
buildings
and
structures
so
that
targeting
conservation
resources
towards
particularly
vulnerable
group
of
sites
and
environments.
Because
of
elevation,
situation,
climate
and
verdant
environment,
it
be
comes
prominent
as
a
famous
highland
town.
In
urban
areas,
increased
attention
must
be
paid
by
the
institutions
for
its
conservation;
new
issues
have
to
be
addressed,
due
to
the
dramatic
changes
occurring.
It
suffers
from
physical
and
functional
decay
and
seems
to
have
been
seriously
affected
by
inconsistent
development.
The
historic
architectural
and
urban
features
of
Pyin-‐Oo-‐Lwin
deserve
a
careful
survey
and
assessment,
in
order
to
be
protected
as
a
substantial
part
of
Myanmar
heritage.
It
involves
actively
caring
for
the
heritage,
maintaining
it
in
good
physical
condition,
making
it
readily
accessible
for
study,
enjoyment,
recreation,
and
tourism.
In
this
research,
it
is
thoroughly
documented
the
existing
conditions
of
Pyin-‐Oo-‐Lwin
town
and
identified
the
possible
heritage
areas
to
be
conserved
with
the
development
of
this
town.
Then,
the
study
on
the
principles
and
methods
of
conservation
and
criteria
for
conservation
are
presented
as
literature
study
to
support
this
research.
Finally,
this
research
intends
to
give
general
guidelines
for
existing
historic
buildings
and
new
buildings
built
harmoniously
in
the
environment
and
to
create
encouragement
and
promote
heritage
awareness
on
historic
built
form
of
Pyin-‐Oo-‐Lwin
Town.".....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.
Than Htay 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:
Architecture, Shan (cultural, historical, political) articles, Shan history, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
Language:
English
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Description:
"Kyaing
Tong
is
the
largest
and
oldest
state
of
Trans
-‐
Than
Lwin
Region.
It
is
known
in
history
with
such
variety
of
names
as
Gon
(Khun)
(Than
Tun,
2004),
Kom,
Kyaing
Tong
(Hman-‐nan,
2008),
Khema
Vara
and
Khema
Rahta
Jayajotitonkarapur
(Scott
and
Hardiman,
1901).
The
first
people
who
migrated
into
Kyaing
Tong
were
Wa
or
La-‐wa.
They
also
settled
in
the
other
areas
of
eastern
Shan
States
and
Lan
Na
in
northern
Thailand
(Conway,
2006).
There
were
followed
by
Gon
(Khun)
and
Lu
people.
The
date
of
the
migration
of
these
people
is
attributed
to
the
early
first
millennium
AD
even
though
local
chronicles
mentions
the
date
of
early
settlements
to
twelfth
century
AD
(Mangrai, 1981).
Later
the
ethnic
group
from
the
neighbouring
states
of
Thailand
and
Laos
comprising
Tai
Hkun;
Tai
Lu,
Tai
Lem,
Tai
Neu,
Tai
Yuan,
Tai
Lao
and
Tai
Htai
came
to
settle
in
the
Trans-‐Thanlwin
Region
including
Kyaing
Tong
area
(Sai
Aung
Tun,
2009).
They
established
communities
which
later
developed
chiefs
known
as
saophas
or
sawbwas
(in
Myanmar)
which
means
lord
of
the
sky.
A
legend
says
that
Kyaing
Tong
was
firstly
founded
by
a
hermit
named
Tong.
The
state
therefore
was
named
after
its
founder
Keng
Tong
or
Kyaing
Tong.
However
Kyaing
Tong
chronicle
mentions
that
the
first
two
sawbwas
of
Kyaing
Tong;
Mang
Kom
and
Mang
Yè
belonged
to
Wa
Tribe.
They
were
replaced
by
Khun
sawbwas
who
ruled
the
region
from
the
mid-‐thirteenth century
A.D
to
1959
when
sawbwas
relinquished
their
autonomous
rule
(Than
Tun,
2004).".....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.
Soe Aung
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:
Shan (cultural, historical, political) articles, Shan Historical Documents, Shan history, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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Introduction: "Rural
community
is
one
of
the
strengths
in
country
building.
In
a
nation-‐state
administrative
policy
changes
are
followed
by
economic
policy
changes,
then
by
changes
in
livelihood
strategies.
To
members
of
rural
society
mostly
existing
on
agriculture
livelihood
strategies
go
different
based
on
accessibility
of
assets.
To
become
a
modern,
developed
nation
mainly
means
brisk
economic
development,
in
which
increased
rural
production
plays
an
important
part.
A
bout
(70)
percent
of
Myanmar
population
are
rural
and
farmers
by
the
livelihood.
Agriculture
sector
is
the
main
prop
to
Myanmar?s
economic
structure.
Rice
is
the
staple
food
of
Myanmar
people
and
paddy
cultivation
is
the
livelihood
of
majority
of
cultivators
in
the
country.
The
Union
Government
is
working
for
betterment
of
agriculture
sector
as
well
as
farmers?
life.
In
implementing
with
increased
momentum
rural
development
program
aimed
at
enhancement
of
rural
people?s
socio-‐economic
development,
it
is
necessary
to
know
of
their
present
status,
needs
and desires.".....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.
Shin Thynn 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:
2015-07-26
Date of entry/update:
2015-08-10
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Sustainable agriculture - Burma/Myanmar, Agricultural Economics, Agriculture in Burma/Myanmar: general and research, Agricultural marketing, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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English
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"Since late 2011, I have made contacted
with Karen refugee communities in two geographic locations ?one on the Thai-Burma border and one in Melbourne, Australia, which has provided me
opportunities to observe and participate in a number of activities
organized by those
displaced
residents. During
my
three-year engagement,
I have
come across
many Karen
refugees
who
have
enthusiastically taken part in the production as well as circulation and consumption of Karen pop
music, especially in the form
of music CDs or DVDs and
audio and video files
shared through online
media
platforms
such as YouTube.
Some explain that
music offers them opportunities to enjoy
themselves and to ?hang out? with like-minded
fellow
Karen. Moreover,
I have found that
music
involvement
helps some Karen individuals to cope with and to make sense of situations of
displacement, oppression and alienation. Notably, the sentimental charge of song lyrics and
melodies as well as the visual representations in music videos
become
a
source of a sense of Karen
identity and solidarity,
and
thereby
make
it possible for the producers as well as their
audiences
to
maintain connections with their counterparts in different countries.".....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.
Manoch Chummuangpak
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:
Karen and other refugees from Burma in Thailand - general reports and articles, Third country resettlement of refugees from Burma, Anthropological literature on refugees and migrants, Migrant children and youth, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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Abstract: "In Myanmar, the discussion and engagement between the government and public is almost impossible during the previous government. Nowadays, there have been engagement between the government and public through the civil society organizations. It is very interesting to understand how these engagement are happening, how the relationship between government and public are happening, how the public is advocating to the government and addressing the important issues that the public is facing. Because these public and government engagement are critical important for Myanmar transition to Democracy.
The objective of this study is to understand the role of civil society organizations in raising public voices to the government in Bogalay of Ayeyarwady Delta Region, Myanmar.This study is mainly qualitative research method base on Anthropology research conducted in Bogalay of Ayeyarwaddy Region from December 2014 to September 2015. One successful and another unsuccessful advocacy and engagement on issue are selected. Data are collected using methods of social anthropology; in-depth interviews with member of grassroots association, community members, and government official, and field observations of public-government relationship in Ayeyarwaddy.
The outcomes and the relationship of public and government engagement can be different according to the having common interest among them, the participation of people, relationship among the stakeholders, different advocacy strategies and efforts. In conclusion, this study provides real life experiences of rural people and the civil society organizations engagement with the government authority addressing the issues which are critical important. By presenting the one successful and another unsuccessful engagements, this study find out the factor influencing on the engagement process.".....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.
Sandar Cho 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
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2015-08-10
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Abstract: "The Tatmadaw remains the most powerful political entity in Myanmar, motivated to preserve four core interests regardless of other changes to the state and society ? maintenance of complete institutional autonomy and independence; exclusive control over security portfolios; veto powers over constitutional change; and inhibiting prosecution for actions conducted during the Junta era. These interests are embedded within and supported by a praetorian ethos pillared upon a national security narrative justifying the military?s ongoing political involvement while the democratic process continues to mature, including past the upcoming parliamentary elections this November. New institutions and practices, however, have opened the political realm in unprecedented ways. Within this increasingly shifting political landscape, it is uncertain the unity and coherence of the regime ? the military and their retired brethren in charge of the executive and parliament- to maintain power, especially due to the large manipulations of the electoral and democratic processes which would be required to ensure their rule. Military intervention cannot be ruled out, but the Tatmadaw is reluctant to overtly and aggressively reintroduce themselves politically unless it feels its core interests will be irrevocably and immediately compromised by a new government. With their roles and responsibilities protected, the military may feel they can control, or at least marginalize, a parliament and/or government hostile to its interests. The 2015 elections will not, therefore, mark the end of the military?s preponderant political influence but continue to erode their control over the pathways of political power and may bring about the first truly civilian-military government in the country?s transition away from military rule; a significant milestone as those outside the old, yet still influential, military regime gain access to begrudgingly-ceded power.".....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.
Adam P. MacDonald
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:
2015-08-08
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Political role of the Tatmadaw, Politics, Government and Governance - Burma/Myanmar - general studies, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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English
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Abstract: "Women?s
political
participation
and
representation
vary
dramatically
within
and
between
countries.
This
paper
selectively
reviews
the
literature
on
gender
gap
and
women?s
participation
in
politics,
focusing
on
women?s
formal
political
participation
particularly
from
2010
general
election
in
Burma/Myanmar.
The
paper
discusses,
however,
various
barriers
and
challenges
including
traditional,
religion,
lack
of
education,
experience
in
public
discussion,
participation
and
more
importantly
the
military
drafted
2008
constitution
for
women?s
political
participation
and
representation
in
Burma/Myanmar.
It
also
explains
significance
of
women?s
political
participation
as
well
as
the
role
of
international
mechanisms
and
gender
quotas
particularly
the
Convention
on
the
Elimination
of
All
Forms
of
Discrimination
against
Women
(CEDAW)
and
the
Electoral
Quotas
System
for
empowering
women?s
participation
in
politics.
Then,
it
explores
the
gap
between
the
2008
Constitution
and
the
CEDAW
standards.
Throughout
the
review,
the
paper
demonstrates
a
very
low
level
of
women?s
political
participation
from
secondary
data
as
well
as
in-‐depth
interviewed
with
women
parliamentarians
explained
the
challenges
and
difficulties
for
women
participation
in
politics
of
decision-‐making.
It
also
reveals
the
most
common
mechanism
for
increasing
women?s
political
participation-‐quotas
and
in
order
to
have
an
effective
the
gender
electoral
quotas
system
it
is
explicitly
important
both
men
and
women
attend
training
and
skills
development.
Importantly,
the
paper
also
asks
what
degree
and
under
what
conditions
elected
women
actually
do
represent
women
and
contribute
to
gender
equality,
democracy
and
whether
women
are
distinctive—does
having
more
women
in
office
make
a
difference
to
public
policy?".....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.
Sang Hnin Lian
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:
2015-08-08
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Articles, reports and sites relating to women of Burma, Burmese political culture - general, Akha (cultural, political, economic), Shan (cultural, historical, political) articles, Akha, Shan, General anthropological literature: politics, society and culture, Education rights: reports of violations in Burma, Women and Child Rights Project, home page, articles and reports, Anthropological literature on ethnicity and identity, Anthropological literature on sex, marriage and kinship, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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Abstract: "Myanmar
has
a
land
area
of
676,581
km2
with
an
estimated
population
of
51.49
million,
consisting
of
diverse
ethnic
groups
speaking
over
100
languages
and
dialects.
Myanmar?s
transition
from
military
regime
to
civilian
rule
started
under
a
new
Constitution
that
came
into
effect
in
May,
2008.
During
its
transition,
Myanmar
needs
more
effective
national
and
regional
development
and
governmental
reforms
and
restructuring.
People‐centred
development
reforms
need
to
be
implemented
in
order
to
reach
international
standards&meet
the
people?s
needs.
A
people‐centered
development
strategy
incorporates
the
values
of
justice,
sustainability,
and
inclusiveness.
A
number
of
reforms
have
already
been
undertaken
in
the
financial
sector,
in
relaxing
media
censorship,
release
of
detainees
and
reaching
ceasefire
agreements
in
a
number
of
conflict
areas.
Although
the
government
has
enacted
the
new
Environmental
Law
and
related
regulations
to
use
natural
resources
in
a
sustainable
manner,
there
are
many
environmental
problems
caused
by
development
projects
of
various
sectors.
Between
one‐third
and
one‐fourth
of
the
population
is
estimated
to
be
living
under
the
poverty
line
but
almost
80
percent
of
inhabitants
are
living
either
in
poverty
or
very
close
to
it.
Despite
significant
efforts
during
the
transition
period
in
Myanmar,
there
is
still
a
long
way
to
go
in
developing
a
comprehensive
social
protection
scheme.
Myanmar
attempts
to
manage
a ?triple
transition”:
nation
building,
state‐building
and
economic
liberalization.
Rule
of
law
is
crucial
for
peaceful
and
sustainable
development.
Transitions
are
never
smooth,
and
it
is
likely
that
the
situation
on
the
ground
in
Myanmar
will
get
messier
before
it
gets
better.
Myanmar
should
work
to
ensure
that
current
positive
trends
continue
to
2015
and
beyond.
In
order
to
sustain
its
growth
momentum
in
the
long
run,
Myanmar
should
aim
for
a
growth
trajectory
that
is
inclusive,
equitable,
and
environmentally
sustainable."...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.
Maung Maung Aye
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:
2015-08-08
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Individual Documents
Category:
Sustainable development, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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Introduction: "
Over
the
past
decade,
there
has
been
a
substantial
change
in
Japan?s
foreign
policy
position
on
democracy
support.
Its
1992
Official
Development
Assistance
(ODA)
Charter
committed
the
country
to
provide
foreign
aid
in
a
manner
that
promotes
democracy
abroad
(MOFA,
10992).
The
second
Abe
administration,
which
came
to
power
in
December
2012,
has
taken
Japan?s
policy
of
democracy
support
a
step
further.
The
2012
ODA
white
paper,
which
was
released
in
March
2013,
not
only
expressed
Japan?s
intention
to
strengthen
democracy
abroad
but
also
prioritized
it
above
traditional
focuses
of
Japanese
foreign
aid
such
as
human
security
and
hard
infrastructure
assistance.
In
Burma,
Japan
has
a
vital
interest
in
nurturing
friendly
relations
to
increase
its
political
and
economic
clout
in
the
country.
This
is
principally
true
because
Burma,
which
is
undergoing
a
process
of
democratic
reform,
is
currently
attempting
to
restrain
Chinese
influence,
long
a
dominant
force
in
the
country.
Furthermore,
Japan
is
investing
a
significant
amount
of
ODA
in
rebuilding
Burma?s
economic
infrastructure.
After
the
liberalization
process
began
in
2011,
Japan
started
assisting
Burma
on
the
rule
of
law
and
economic
reform
through
a
series
of
seminars,
and
in
November
2013
it
initiated
a
legal
capacity
building
project..."...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.
Khen Suan Khai
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:
2015-08-08
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Japan-Burma relations, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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English
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Abstract: "How Yintaw came into existence under the Myanmar monarchical rule and how it changed in the successive periods until Myanmar regained her colonial period are discussed. Yintaw was first inhabited by the Pyus, and it became an important locality ruled by Myanmar kings. When the colonial government divided the country into districts, Yintaw became a district and later became a sub-division of Mandalay Division. When colonial administration was introduced, priority was given to the maintenance of law and order rather than to the effectiveness of administration. This work revealed a broad perspective of the importance of the region in the development of societies throughout history. As is already known, the interrelation between the society and agrarian economy was so great that one cannot develop if the other is weak. In order to discuss these topics, the researcher has made extensive field research to collect primary source materials which have never been used before. Stone inscription, land mortgage deeds and contemporary records were used to speak of their supra and infra relation, administrative pattern, self sufficiency economy, economic hardship, social status and various religious sectors. I believe that my new finding research work will be a significant value for the South East Asian studies.".....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.
Moe Moe 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:
2015-08-08
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Multiple periods of Burmese history, Economy: general, analytical, statistical (various sources), Society and Culture, Burma/Myanmar - general studies, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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English
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"Trafficking and Militarized Femininity on the Burma-China Border
Kachin State is an ethnic region in northern Burma that has long been in conflict with the central Burmese government.1 In 2011, a seventeen-year cease-fire was broken, resulting in the resumption of active warfare between the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO)—the political arm of the Kachin people—and the Burmese military, at the government?s behest. In spite of ongoing attempts at peace negotiations, the Kachin Women?s Association of Thailand has documented an alarming number of atrocities—including rape, arbitrary arrest and torture—against civilians (Kachin Women?s Association of Thailand, 2013). The area has been documented to be an active conflict zone resulting in one of the worst humanitarian crisis? in the Mekong Sub-Region (Human Rights Watch, 2014). According to a report by the prior Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Burma, over 120,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) have fled to border areas of Burma and China to escape the fighting (Quintana, 2014), and these communities suffer from a lack of basic necessities and little to no foreign aid. These desperate conditions have left civilians—women, in particular—very vulnerable. As a result, trafficking in women ? often to Yunnan Province as forced brides ? is on the rise. This form of trafficking, however, has not been made a priority on the policy agendas of the Burmese or Chinese governments, and there is currently no official anti-trafficking policy operating within Kachin State..."
Erin M. Kamler
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:
2015-08-08
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Armed conflict in Kachin State - human rights violations, Trafficking: Burma-specific material, Smuggling of people - Burma-Myanmar related, Armed conflict in Kachin State - general articles, Armed conflict in Kachin State - displacement and the humanitarian situation, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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Abstract: "In 2010 Myanmar held its first elections for two decades, transitioning from direct military rule to a
notionally civilian form of government. Accompanying this political transition has been increased
political and media freedom. Democracy means public opinion is more important than ever to the
country?s political leaders, while reforms to Myanmar?s media censorship regime have allowed
previously suppressed opinions to be widely disseminated through the media. While pro-democracy
political groups have taken the opportunity to organise, this paper is concerned with the
opportunities these freedoms have provided to Myanmar?s more divisive political figures.
Ethnic relations in Myanmar have been a long-standing source of domestic conflict. Ethnicity can be
a test for citizenship and ethnic identity is often closely linked with religion. Communal conflict
between elements of the country?s Buddhist
majority and the Muslim minority since 2012 have
exposed previously suppressed staunch anti-Muslim voices from within the Buddhist community.
Notably, the 969 Movement,
activist monk Ashin Wirathu
and the Ma Ba Tha
have argued it is in
Myanmar?s national interest to protect the Buddhist religion from a perceived Muslim threat, calling
for restrictions to Muslims? political and civil freedoms.
This paper suggests that the success of U Wirathu and the Ma Ba Tha?s
political agenda would add
another layer of complexity to how Myanmar?s citizenship laws operate in practice since existing
citizens would have their rights restricted on the basis of religion. This would amount to the creation
of a de facto religious tes
t for full Myanmar citizenship rights.
In the context of Myanmar?s limited democracy (Kingsbury 2014), this paper asks, can Myanmar?s
national political leaders hold back the apparent tide of popular support for the creation of a de facto religious state? The author will argue that Myanmar?s political leaders, facing a national
general election in November 2015, will not take the necessary steps to hold back this tide of
support for discriminatory policies and the consequence, while perhaps unintended, will be the
creation of a de-facto official state religion.".....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.
Ronan Lee
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:
2015-07-25
Date of entry/update:
2015-08-07
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Ethnic groups in Burma: general studies and articles, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015, The 2015 General Elections in Burma/Myanmar
Language:
English
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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
Marja‐Leena
Heikkil ä‐Horn
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:
2015-08-07
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Christianity, Chin (Zo)- economic, social, cultural, political, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
Language:
English
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"...Like the other resource concessions, land grabbing for large scale agriculture and military purpose in ethnic areas is a military state-building strategy of Myanmar military led-government. Since 1990s, in Myanmar, a military-run dictatorship has adopted its own version of market economy. While maintaining ownership of all land, the state allocated large land concession to companies, which have strong network with generals or government officials, for logging, mining, and agribusiness purpose. Initially, investments in natural resource extraction favored local headmen and ceasefire leaders who mediated the deals and taxed commodities crossing their borders into Thailand and China...".....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.
L Gum Ja Htung
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:
2015-07-25
Date of entry/update:
2015-08-07
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Tenure insecurity in Burma (including land grabbing), Political analysis of Burma and the region, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
Language:
English
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Abstract: "
Political
and
social
liberalizations
in
Myanmar
since
2011
have
received
wide
acclaim
especially
from
the
international
community.
However,
the
experience
on
the
part
of
Myanmar
has
not
been
a
bed
of
roses.
With
the
rise
of
anti-Muslim
sentiments
and
occurrence
of
violent
sectarian
conflicts
in
2012
and
2013,
the
?Myanmar
Muslim
minority?
has
caught
the
headlines
and
attention
of
both
academic
and
policy
circles
in
the
international
domain.
It
generally
hholds
true
that
Myanmar
Muslims
have
experienced
social
suffering
and
an
identity
crisis
as
a
community
over
the
last
three
years.
The
issue
of
the
Rohingya,
who
have
suffered
most,
has
understandably
become
the
dominant
topic
in
all
the
talks
and
writings
on
Myanmar
Muslims
in
general.
However,
there
are
a
few
other
Muslim
minorities
whose
experiences
in
the
transition
have
been
different
depending
on
their
identity
and
dwelling
place.
This
paper
will
highlight
the
experiences
of
two
Muslim
groups
in
Myanmar?ethnic
Kamans
and
Mandalay
an
Muslims?who
have
also
been
affected
by
the
rise
of
anti-Muslim
sentiments
and
violent/non-violent
conflicts
and
argue
that
their
sufferings
different
from
the
Rohingya?s
imply
that
there
are
Muslim
minorities,
not
a
Muslim
minority,
in
Myanmar.".....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.
Nyi Nyi Kyaw
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:
2015-07-25
Date of entry/update:
2015-08-07
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Inter-Communal violence and discrimination - global, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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Abstract" "The
long-lasting
contradiction
and
conflicts
between
north
Myanmar
minorities
and
central
government
resulted
from
that
the
bilateral
relations
status
has
not
yet
been
settled
down
after
Myanmar
obtaining
independence
from
British
colony
India:
that
is
to
say
Myanmar
government
betrayed
its
original
promise
and
deprived
the
ethnic
groups
autonomy
right.
Along
with
Myanmar
preparation
for
reform
and
reconciliation
with
the
US,
its
domestic
political
process
has
highly
involved
into
regional/global
big
power
struggles,
thus
the
conflicts
between
north
Myanmar
ethnic
militants
and
its
military
government
have
very
complicated
backgrounds
of
external
forces.
In
fact,
though
there
is
every
reason
for
Myanmar
domestic
contractions
to
break
out
and
for
a
long
time
lead
to
factual
conflicts,
however
the
current
conflicts
directly
result
from
the
US
Asia
pivot
strategy
to
contain
China,
not
only
making
China
a
victim
of
Myanmar
domestic
conflicts,
but
also
seriously
deteriorating
China-Myanmar
relations.".....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.
Qingsi Li
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:
2015-07-25
Date of entry/update:
2015-08-07
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
China-Burma relations, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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English
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"Customary communal tenure is characteristic of many local shifting cultivation upland communities in S.E. Asia. These communities have strong ancestral relationships to their land, which has never been held under individual rights, but considered common property of the village. Communal tenure has been the norm and land has never been a commodity..."
Kirsten Ewers Andersen
Source/publisher:
Chiangmai University Conference: "Burma/Myanmar in Transition"
Date of publication:
2015-07-26
Date of entry/update:
2015-08-06
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Customary tenure (Myanmar), Shifting ("swidden", "jhum", "taungya") cultivation - Burma/Myanmar, Law and policy on land in Burma/Myanmar, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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English
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Introduction: "This
might
refer
to
our
relationship
with
the
environment
just
as
well
as
to
that
between
a
man
and
a
woman.
Our
relationship
with
the
environment
requires
careful
attention
for
we
must
take
care
of
it
if
we
want
it
to
reciprocate.
Around
the
globe
today,
that
relationship
is
being
challenged.
We
are
here
in
a
wondrous
and
wonderful
part
of
the
world.
This
sketch
of
Asia?s
major
rivers
flowing
down
from
the
Tibetan
plateau
illustrates
just
how
central
our
location
is,
both
geographically
and
in
terms
of
the
hundreds
of
millions
of
human
lives
and
other
biological
phenomena
impacted
by
the
flow
of
these
waters.
The
river
of
concern
for
me
today
is
the
Salween,
in
some
locations
called
the
Nu Jiang
or
the
Thanlwin.
Lately
my
focus
has
been
on
Myanmar
(Burma)
and
its
current
struggles
to
emerge
form
a
long
period
of
difficult
political
and
economic
conditions.
Many,
dare
I
say
all
of
us,
desire
to
help
this
great
country
to
achieve
higher
levels
of
prosperity
and
sustainable
well-being.
One
focal
point
for
many
has
become
the
Salween..."
.....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, 24-25
July
2015
James Lin Compton
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, 24-25 July 2015
Date of publication:
2015-07-25
Date of entry/update:
2015-08-06
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Publications on the environment of Burma/Myanmar, Preservation of the environment in Burma/Myanmar, Hydropower projects, Dams and other hydropower projects (global, regional), Dams and other projects on the Salween and its tributories, International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 23-26 July, 2015
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