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“Land of a Million Elephants,”
LAOS
They have 49 ethnic groups and each of them preserves their own dialect, customs, culture and tradition.
LAOS
It is best known forsome of Southeast Asia’s most spectacular waterfalls,
LAOS
Southeast Asia’s most spectacular waterfalls
Tad Fane and Dong Hua Sao.
Buddhism first appeared in laos during 18th century
Theravada Buddhism
LAOS RELIGION
Theravada Buddhism
The official language of Laos
Lao(LAOTIAN)
‘lowland Lao’, are the inhabitants of the river valleys and lowlands along the Mekong River and make up over 68% of the population of Laos, of whom half are of the Lao ethnic group.
Lao Loum
was once the language of the Lao upper classes and of the cities,
French
When did english start to displace the french language
1970s
Laos new year
pi mai lao
Long tradition of oral literature, including folk tales, stories, proverbs, parables and poems.
LAOS ARTS AND LITERATURE
voluminous body of literature native to the Indian subcontinent which mainly concern the previous births of Gautama Buddha
Jataka tales
own version of the originally Indian epic Ramayana.
Pha Lak Pha Lam
THREE MASTERPIECES OF LAOTIAN
The Vetsantrasadok
The Sin Say
The Thao Hung
(Education through reincarnation)
The Vetsantrasadok
PHANGKHAM (THE HERO WAS BORN HOLDING A BOW AND ARROWS IN HIS HAND)
The Sin Say
It recounts the life and battles of a part-historical, part-mythical character, Thao Hung or Thao Cheuang (thao means “king” or “lord”), son of Khun Chomtham, a ruler of the Suantan or Nakhong kingdom.
The Thao Hung
“Words of Doctrine” or “Way of Truth”
Dhammapada
Is an important book in buddist literature.
Dhammapada
Contains 423 verses spoken by the buddha on various occasions.
Dhammapada
It is originally written by pali language from india.
Dhammapada
He is the son of Norodom Sihanouk the former King in Cambodia and the Queen is Norodom Monineath Sihanouk of Cambodia.
NORODOM SIHAMONI
king of cambodia
NORODOM SIHAMONI
He is the World’s Longest-serving Prime Ministers, has been in power since 1985 and being reappointed by parliament in September 2013 for 5 year term.
HUN SEN
cambodia pime minister
HUN SEN
Cambodian literature based on the contemporary world, thought still inspired by
classical themes,
began to emerge in the mid-19th century
Cambodian literature
cambodian Epic poems and folk tale were transmitted
orally
appears on bas-reliefs and frescos at temples and pagodas throughout the country.
The Cambodian version of the ancient Ramayana epic,
who is considered a great king of Cambodia from 1841-1860
Ang Duong
“Kakey”
Khmer poets and songwriters have used the words for a woman who is unfaithful to her man
for a very faithful woman.
“Neang Kong Rei”
A famous oral folktale of Cambodia is
Vorvong and Sorvong
, is located near the northwestern coast of Java.
Jakarta
indonesia was formerly known as the
dutch East Indies (or Netherlands East Indies).
The official language of Indonesia is
Bahasa Indonesia
is the sixth most widely spoken language in the world
Bahasa Indonesia
a standardized version of Malay
Bahasa Indonesia
Indonesian literature
old javanese texts
Indonesian literatures, the poetry and prose writings in
Javanese, Malay, Sundanese
is located in the southeast of the Asian continent
malaysia
Malaysia consists out two parts:
Peninsular Malaysia
two provinces Sabah and Sarawak
located between Thailand in the north and Singapore in the south,
Peninsular Malaysia
located on Borneo.
two provinces Sabah and Sarawak
capital of Malaysia.
Kuala Lumpur
The official language spoken in Malaysia
Malay/Bahasa Malaysia.
. Chinese dialects such as ______ are also spoken in Malaysia, primarily by those of Chinese ethnic origin.
Mandarin and Hokkien
is also another popular language of Malaysia, primarily spoken by Indian-origin residents.
Tamil
Malaysian literature is typically written in any of the country’s four main languages:
Malay,English,Chineseand
Tamil.
Malay annals
sejarah melayu
Three Forms of Malay Poetry
Mantera
Pantun
Syair
sacred message of a text; repeated word or phrase in meditation
Mantera
a traditional oral form of expression; consist of a quatrain which employs an ABAB rhyme scheme.
Pantun
can be a narrative poem, a didactic poem used to convey ideas on religion or philosophy or even one to describe historical event.
Syair
Singapore’s four official languages are
Malay, Mandarin, Tamil and English.
known for his contemporary Chinese calligraphy, Chinese poetry and contemporary art sculptures
Tan Swie Hian
playwright, theatre director, and arts activist in Singapore who wrote and directed both Mandarin and English
Kuo Pao Kun
The annual Singapore Writers festival
Norodom Monineath Sihanouk
queen of cambodia