notes and study aids on Myanmar language

Tuesday 21 June 2011

Organising workers in the colonial era (1/4)


This post presents page 1 of 4 of an essay by U Htet Kyaw regarding the formation of a labour union at the oil fields in the colonial era. The text comes from Saw Htet Lin's Mingalaba blog. The complete scanned pages of this essay plus other essays by U Htet Kyaw are available here.

Split Story review (4/4)



This post presents page 4 of 4 of a review by U Nyein Way of Guardian Sein Win's book Split Story. The review was originally published here. The book was originally published in 1959 and re-published in 1989. The book is available online here, but I have had trouble with the font used in this copy. A photo of guardian U Sein Win is available here.

Monday 20 June 2011

Split Story review (3/4)


This post presents page 3 of 4 of a review by U Nyein Way of Guardian Sein Win's book Split Story. The review was originally published here. The book was originally published in 1959 and re-published in 1989. The book is available online here, but I have had trouble with the font used in this copy. A photo of guardian U Sein Win is available here.

Thursday 16 June 2011

Split Story review (2/4)


This post presents page 2 of 4 of a review by U Nyein Way of Guardian Sein Win's book Split Story. The book was originally published in 1959 and re-published in 1989. The book is available online here, but I have had trouble with the font used in this copy. A photo of guardian U Sein Win is available here.

Wednesday 15 June 2011

Split Story review (1/4)


This post presents page 1 of 4 of a review by U Nyein Way of Guardian Sein Win's book Split Story. The book was originally published in 1959 and re-published in 1989. The book is available online here, but I have had trouble with the font used in this copy. A photo of guardian U Sein Win is available here.


The Cycle (2/2)


The present post presents page 2 of 2 of Ma Sanda's short piece "The Cycle". A short summary of Ma Sanda's life and works is available here.

Sunday 12 June 2011

The Cycle (1/2)


The present post presents page 1 of 2 of Ma Sanda's short piece "The Cycle". A short summary of Ma Sanda's life and works is available here.

Saturday 11 June 2011

Thein Pe Myint's "Oil" (11-13/13)


This post presents page 11 to 13 (of 13) of Thein Pe Myint's 1938 short story "Oil". This copy has been downloaded from the "Burmese Classic" website, which has an excellent collection of Myanmar books in PDF format. Actually, page 13 is blank so there is only page 11 and a short bit on page 12.

Thursday 9 June 2011

Thein Pe Myint's "Oil" (10/13)


This post presents page 10 of 13 of Thein Pe Myint's 1938 short story "Oil". This copy has been downloaded from the "Burmese Classic" website, which has an excellent collection of Myanmar books in PDF format.

Wednesday 8 June 2011

Thein Pe Myint's "Oil" (9/13)


This post presents page 9 of 13 of Thein Pe Myint's 1938 short story "Oil". This copy has been downloaded from the "Burmese Classic" website, which has an excellent collection of Myanmar books in PDF format.

Tuesday 7 June 2011

Thein Pe Myint's "Oil" (8/13)


This post presents page 8 of 13 of Thein Pe Myint's 1938 short story "Oil". This copy has been downloaded from the "Burmese Classic" website, which has an excellent collection of Myanmar books in PDF format.