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[5] [6] Myanmar Book Centre supplies books and educational materials to 98% of the country's libraries, schools, and universities. [6] After the 2008 Cyclone Nargis, Thant Thaw Kaung succeeded his father to become head of the Myanmar Book Aid and Preservation Foundation, which seeks to preserve Burmese manuscripts and books. [7]
Its collection used to have about 618,000 books and periodicals as well as 15,800 rare and valuable manuscripts. However, in 2006, the military government announced a plan to move a large part of its collection to a new National Library in Nay Pyi Taw , and to auction off its 8-story building and 10-acre (4.0 ha) lot in Tamwe Township . [ 3 ]
' great temple of the Dhamma which pleases good people '), is a Buddhist library or pitakataik in Thaton, Mon State, Myanmar. The library houses a rare collection of 785 traditional manuscripts, including palm leaf manuscripts and parabaiks , in a three-storey building donated by U Pho Thi, who is the library's namesake. [ 1 ]
Pages in category "Libraries in Myanmar" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Bernard Free Library; L.
There are twelve hotels located in or near Naypyidaw. Eight of these are located within the Naypyidaw Hotel Zone, and two are located in Laeway on the Yangon-Mandalay Road. [26] Forty villas were constructed near the Myanmar Convention Centre in preparation for the 25th ASEAN summit conducted in Naypyidaw in November 2014. Construction of the ...
The participating international authors' books are imported and available at the Festival's abundance of bookstalls alongside the works of hundreds of Burmese writers. The Irrawaddy Literary Festival have been covered by global news organisations such as the BBC, [ 5 ] CNN, [ 6 ] Wall Street Journal, [ 7 ] the Guardian, [ 8 ] the New York Times ...
The Burmese Translation Society did not only translate books but also encouraged many other forms of Burmese culture and literature activities. [5] The Society established a free library in Rangoon 1956. By 2011 the library had 50,000 book titles in the main section and another 12,000 book titles in the reference section.
Kala paw wut-htu (ကာလပေါ်ဝတ္ထု, 'modern novels') became popular during this era, with P Moe Nin writing the first Burmese novels to focus on the individual and place that character at the centre of the plot. [2] Theippan Maung Wa and Thein Pe Myint [6] were among other original and innovative authors from the colonial ...