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The British Impact on Myanmar By Hillary Htun (NEW YORK)

The British Impact on Myanmar By Hillary Htun (NEW YORK) MoeMaKa, 27th Sept 2022 Last year when I was taking World History, it was part of the required curriculum to learn about south, east, and southeast Asia. These regions had…

HOW DECEMBER BECAME THE TWELFTH MONTH OF THE SEASON By Dr. Khin Maung Win (Math)

MATHEMATICS 5 HOW DECEMBER BECAME THE TWELFTH MONTH OF THE SEASON By Dr. Khin Maung Win Based on The December Puzzle from Figures For Fun by Yakov Perelman , Foreign Languages Publishing House, 1970 , Moscow , and The December…

Burmese Novel before “the First Novel of the Modern Burmese Literature” By Khin Maung Saw

Burmese Novel before “the First Novel of the Modern Burmese Literature” By Khin Maung Saw (Download File included) In “The History of Burmese Literature”, the novel “Maung Yin Maung and Ma Mai Ma” written by by (U) James Hla Kyaw…

Kou Ka or Symbol of seven-day-born (Junior Win)

‘Kou’Ka’ ‘Kou’Ka’, a kind of a long thin paper flag on which Seven-day-born symbols and their sketches are made, tied at bamboo stick, which gives all the seven-day-born safety and health. It was also a long flag on which Seven-day-born…

Burmese Cultural Things – Hti, Dagun, Malei Bwa, Yat (Junior Win)

On the pagoda platform, Buddhists are buying flowers and leaves, and also buying candles, coloured flags and streamers to offer at the foot of the pagoda in honour of the stupa where Buddha’s relics are enshrined. Such things are very…

Meaningful and Colorful – Junior Win

(Pilgrim preferred Eugenias, and also others meaningful things to offer at the foot of the pagoda.) Thingyan Pots not only exist for Thingyan festival and Burmese New Year, but also a set of flowers or leaves for Seven-Day-Born are always…

Tha Pyay(Eugenia) – Junior Win

(Bonsai at the monastery.) ThaPyay(Eugenia) is not only common chosen leaves for Thingyan Pot, but also for offering at the pagoda in honor of the stupa where Buddha’s relics enshrined. It is a symbol of love, peace, success and kindness.…

Khin Maung Saw – A History of Maha Muni Image

     Introduction: Maha Muni Image is a colossal image cast in bronze and inlaid with gold.  Hence, this statue became the envy of almost all of the kings of Burma.  Whenever they expanded their empire, they tried to rob…

ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE BBS By Tekkatho Shwe Yi Win

ONCE UPON A TIME  IN THE  BBS By Tekkatho Shwe Yi Win ( Translated by Dr Khin Maung Win . From Ah Twe A  Myin (    Thought  Magazine ,May, 2016 ) It used to be called  BBS,Burma Broadcasting  Service.That ‘s now…

Khin Maung Saw – The Legend of a King, a Princess and a Monk

The Legend of a King, a Princess and a Monk By Khin Maung Saw According to Arakanese Chronicles, Mauk Thuzar was an Arakanese town in Bengal which traditionally belonged to the Arakanese Kingdom.  It is believed that twelve towns in…

Khin Maung Saw – Burmese Cuisine, Its Unique Style and Changes after British Annexation

  Khin Maung Saw – Burmese Cuisine, Its Unique Style and Changes after British Annexation    Introduction   1.1. What is Burmese Cuisine?   Nowadays, whenever one asks a foreigner who has just visited Burma about Burmese cuisine, his/her answer…

Khin Maung Saw – (Mis)Interpretations of Burmese Words: In the case of the term Kala (Kula)

Khin Maung Saw – (Mis)Interpretations of Burmese Words: In the case of the term Kala (Kula)     Introduction:   “Burma Studies” constitute a relatively small field within the larger field of Southeast Asian Studies.  In my experience as a…

Khin Maung Saw – The Panlong Agreement and the Birth of the Union States

Khin Maung Saw – The Panlong Agreement and the Birth of the Union States (MoeMaKa English)   Introduction   The agreement between Gen. Aung San, the leader of “Burma Proper”, and his counterparts of “the Frontier Hill Regions of Burma”…

The Burmese Word “Bo” and the various Meanings by Khin Maung Saw

The Burmese Word “Bo” and the various Meanings by Khin Maung Saw 1.  Introduction Nowadays, if one asks a new generation-Burmese on the meaning of the Burmese word “Bo“, no doubt his/her answer will be a Military Officer or a Lieutenant…

How “Mrauk-U” was translated into Monkey‘s Egg By Khin Maung Saw

How “Mrauk-U” was translated into Monkey‘s Egg By Khin Maung Saw 1. Introduction The kingdom of Rakhaing or Arakan was sub-divided into four regions.  Northern Arakan was called Dhanyawaddy, the Ramree Island was called Ramawaddy, Thandwe Region in the south…