Masked dance tradition rises from near extinction in Cambodia
Dancers perform masked theatre known as Lakhon Khol which was recently listed by UNESCO, the United Nations' cultural agency, as ...
Tag: Intangible Cultural Heritage
News reports and information about the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Southeast Asia.
Intangible heritage stands up to scrutiny
via Bangkok Post, 15 December 2018: A friend from Unesco Bangkok pens this opinion piece about the inscription of the ...
Unesco lists ‘khon’ as cultural heritage
via Bangkok Post, 29 November 2018: Along with Cambodia, Thailand's Khon dance is also listed in Unesco's Intangible Cultural Heritage ...
Unesco recognises Lkhon Khol
via Khmer Times, 29 November 2018: Cambodia's Lkhon Khol is listed in Unesco's Intangible Cultural Heritage List. Thailand also intends ...
Orang asli barricades taken down, leaving forest open to logging
The Malaysian Insight reports that barricades put up by the orang asli to protect their traditional lands have been taken ...
Hanoi attempts to leverage museums, theatres for tourism development
via Viet Nam Net, 24 Jan 2018: The move was carried out under the instruction of Minister of Culture, Sports ...
New book traces bokator’s historic roots
via Phnom Penh Post, 3 July 2017: A new book on the Cambodian martial art Bokator has been published, highlighting ...
Modernisation of Myanmar spells bad news for traditional ceramics
Something for you ceramicists - a feature about how traditional ceramics makers in Myanmar are struggling against the influx of ...
Wednesday Rojak #20
In this edition of Rojak, we take a look at some of the cultural and archaeological heritage of Malaysia and ...
The Ramayana thru’ Southeast Asia
If there's such a thing as universal appeal in Southeast Asia, it's gotta be the Hindu epic, the Ramayana. Drs ...
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