Tuesday, August 5, 2008
shanstatemusic
ความทุกข์และปัญหาก็มีหลายแบบเช่นกัน
บางครั้งเราใช้ชีวิตแบบดึง
ทั้งที่ประตูบอกว่าผลัก
และใช้ชีวิตแบบผลัก
ทั้งที่ประตูบอกให้เลื่อน
ประตูเปิดไม่ออก ปัญหาผลักไม่ออก
ไม่ใช่เป็นเพราะปัญหาแก้ไม่ได้ หรือประตูเปิดไม่ได้
หากแต่เป็นที่ตัวเราไม่เคยใช้ 'ความคิด'
เพื่อค้นหาวิธีการเปิดประตูอย่างถูกต้องเลย
Friday, February 22, 2008
Our view on the tourism boycott
Voices for Burma feels that a blanket boycott on tourism does more harm than good. While widespread, mainstream tourism may shore up the government and provide no insight for tourists into Burma’s unique situation, we feel that responsible tourism can, for the most part, avoid these negative effects. Instead, it can provide much-needed income for the small percentage of ordinary Burmese working in the industry. A blanket boycott would deny these people an income.
In an interview in 2005, Yvette Mahon, former co-director of the pro-boycott Burma Campaign UK, recognised this problem, saying ‘I hate the fact that some ordinary people will be affected by the tourism boycott. It’s not something I feel happy about.’ She went on to justify the boycott as a ‘short-term strategy aimed at ensuring long-term freedom for everybody in Burma, ‘ and pointed out that it’s ‘our responsibility to see that there’s some transition to democracy as quickly as possible.’ But will boycotting tourism really bring democracy to Burma? It’s now been 12 years since the boycott began, and Burma is no closer to achieving political change. Indeed, many say it is further away now than it has ever been. The ‘short-term strategy’ is starting to look like a long-term position, with no end in sight. In the meantime, people suffer. Isn’t it time for another way?
Thursday, January 31, 2008
SHAN (TAI) AND THAI STUDIES IN MYANMAR
SHAN (TAI) AND THAI STUDIES IN
Chair: Sai
The Shans in
Sai
In this paper the author will trace the brief history of the Tai migration from their original homeland around the Hwang-ho river basin until they reached the regions of Southeast Asia, including
In the paper, the author will also give a brief account of the following features of Shan culture and tradition.
- The traditional establishment of Baans, Mongs and the Shan feudal administrative system
- Shan literature
- Shan Buddhism and the worship of the spirits
- Shan customary laws and judicial settlements
- Shan society
- Marriage system
- Naming ceremony
- Burial system
- Tattooing
- Other customs and beliefs.
The Shan (Tai) Thammasat
Sai Kham Mong
Aimed at introducing administration in Shan states, the British issued the “Shan States Act
Attempting to look into the sources and the extant of the pre-modern Tai (Shan) law, some twelve numbers of Shan manuscripts on code of law called Thammasat in Shan, codified in various Shan scripts have so far been collected. However, they are recopied versions done during the 18th century and the British administration period of Shan states (1886-1948). The contents of the Shan Thammasat texts include legal texts, judicial decisions, and commentaries on the conduct of the Shan sawbwas (ruling chiefs).
Generally, the Shan Thammasat texts differentiate between the law texts (Thammasat) and Sung Pyat Tra (collection of decisions). Based on these Thammasat manuscripts and the nature of state formation given in the local history of the Shan, it is hoped that it will help in tracing the sources of Shan Thammasat; adopted from the Mon, the
Influence of ZAWTI SECT Buddhism in Northern Shan
Sai San Aik
At the beginning of Nan Chao period or 6 century, Theravada or Hinayana Buddhism already reached Tai people (Zhu Liangwen, The Dai Architecture, DD Books, Bangkok, 1992).When Theravada had been flourishing in Mon Kingdom, a corrupted kind of Buddhism called Arijee (Ari=Pali=Ariya=noble one; jee=Indian=respectful) who took alcohol, opium, evening meal, accept woman, had been very strong at Burmese Pu-gam (Pagan=Bagan) in 10th-11th century. This practice slowly reached Mong Mao Long kingdom (North and East of Pagan) to Mong Yang, Mong Gong,
Tai Yoon Pali, Tai Pali is similar to Mon Pali, Thai Pali and Sri Lanka Pali (International Pali), different from that of Burmese Pali.
(Sasana Vs Tharthana, O-gar-sa Vs Au-gar-sa).There was a prince of Mong Mao (Present Ruili
Kraeng and Thai Myanmar Relation
Ba
Khraeng is an important place in the history of Thai-Myanmar relation. It was stated in the Royal Chronicle of Ayudhaya that
I assumed that Khraeng is not very far away from Kamphanphat and the word Khraeng is descended from Khale during the British annexation to
Khale is located in Kyainseik-kyi township in