South Asia
Safeguarding the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Angkor
Georgina Lloyd Deputy Director, University of Sydney Robert Christie Research Centre, Siem Reap Angkor in Cambodia is a World Heritage Site (inscribed on the World Heritage
Supreme Mother Goddess Lieu Hanh
Ngo Duc Thinh Director, Center for Research and Preservation of Vietnamese Ritual Culture Of the Four Palaces religion of Vietnam, Mother Goddess Lieu Hanh is the
Kanjeng Ratu Kidul—Goddess of the Southern Ocean
Gaura Mancacaritadipura Puppeteer, Cultural Expert, Second Secretary, National Kris Secretariat, Indonesia Babad Tanah Jawi (History of Java) evidences the existence of traditional (not religious) beliefs in
Bogwa: The Ifugao Ritual of Honoring the Dead
Cecilia V. Picache Planning Officer III, National Commission for Culture and the Arts, Philippines The first thing I learned when I began my field work in
Traditional Crafts and their Implications on Livelihood
Carmen D. Padilla Chair, Culture Committee, UNESCO National Commission, Philippines Within indigenous communities throughout the Philippines, traditional crafts continue to be practiced despite the limited market
ICH Inventory-Making Efforts in Vietnam
Le Thi Minh L Deputy Director, Department of Cultural Heritage, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Vietnam Fifteen years ago, nobody used the term ‘intangible cultural heritage’
Special Emphasis on Rilli
Khalid Javaid Executive Director, Lok Virsa, Pakistan Those familiar with Pakistan’s history can easily appreciate the range and variety of its hand-made textiles and the sight
Batik, Integral to Javanese People
Mariah Waworuntu Chief Editor, Jurnal Wastra, Association of Traditional Textile Enthusiasts, Indonesia Traditional Indonesian batik was listed by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on 2
Temarok Belief, Siram-Songs, and the Repertoire of Epic Tales of Derato
Pudarno Binchin Anthropologist, Curator of Ethnography and Manager, Malay Technology Museum, Brunei Darussalam The Dusun people of Brunei Darussalam, amounting to roughly 10,000 people, are traditionally
ICH Inventory-Making Efforts in Cambodia
Sonnara Prak Deputy Director, General Department of Heritage, Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts Inventory-making efforts of intangible cultural heritage in Cambodia are aimed at