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  • ►2026 (11)
    • ► October (1)
      • WE’RE HIRING! Join SEAMEO SPAFA (Application Deadline: 15 November 2026)
    • ► September (2)
      • SPAFACON2027 Call for Abstracts Now Open!
      • Sharing Traditional Knowledge on Conservation of Lacquerware in Thailand and Myanmar
    • ► June (1)
      • SPAFACON2027 Call for Sessions Now Open!
    • ► May (2)
      • SPAFA Journal: "The Landscape of Ore Smelting Sites on Montallat Sub-Watershed, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia"
      • Call for Entries: 2026 SEAMEO-Japan ESD Award
    • ► April (2)
      • SPAFA Journal: "Preliminary Excavations at Ba Ngo, A Possible 10th Century CE Suburban Settlement Locale at Hoa Lu, Northern Vietnam"
      • Now Hiring: Join SEAMEO SPAFA (Application Deadline: 15 May 2026)
    • ► February (2)
      • 2026 Integrated Territorial & Urban Conservation: Urban Heritage for Sustainable Development
      • Call for Good Practices: 2026 Knowledge and Skills (Deadline to apply: 31 March 2026)
    • ► January (1)
      • Latest Paper in the SPAFA Journal: "Early Metal Age Dentate-stamped Pottery and Jars in Wallacea"
  • ►2025 (36)
    • ► December (2)
      • New Year Greetings from SEAMEO SPAFA
      • Now Hiring: Join SEAMEO SPAFA (Application Deadline: 15 January 2026)
    • ► November (2)
      • World Heritage Leadership Capacity Building Platform Launched by SEAMEO SPAFA, Reignwood Culture Foundation, and ConserVision
      • Join the Livestream of the Opening Ceremony: Capacity Building on Asia-Pacific Cultural Heritage Leadership, 11 November, 10:00 (GMT+7)
    • ► October (5)
      • SEAMEO SPAFA Mourns the Passing of Professor John N. Miksic (1946–2025)
      • SEAMEO SPAFA joins the nation in mourning the passing of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, The Queen Mother
      • 'Chaîne Opératoire': Exploring Ceramic Production (Advanced Training in Archaeology), Hybrid, Jan-Feb 2026
      • Building Towards 2026: Cultural Heritage and Sufficiency Economy in Focus
      • SEAMEO SPAFA Welcomes Its New Centre Director
    • ► September (1)
      • SEAMEO SPAFA Holds 40th Governing Board Meeting in Songkhla
    • ► August (2)
      • The 2nd Training Workshop on Heritage Impact Assessment in Southeast Asia (Online: 28-30 Oct | Onsite: 17-21 Nov 2025)
      • SEAMEO SPAFA Leads Joint Post-Earthquake Heritage Assessment Mission in Myanmar
    • ► June (2)
      • SPAFA Journal: "Enhancing Legal Frameworks for the Conservation of Tangible Cultural Heritage in Thailand: Problems and Solutions"
      • SPAFA Journal: "Ceramics from the Tanjung Simpang Mengayau Shipwreck..."
    • ► May (5)
      • Calling for Entries to Partake in the 2025 SEAMEO-Japan ESD Award
      • SPAFA Journal: "Highland Potsherds and Post-Sriwijaya Pottery Industry in Lampung, Indonesia..."
      • International Museum Day – 18 May 2025
      • Recording of Lecture 1 in our series Gaps in Southeast Asian Archaeology is now available to watch on our YouTube channel
      • Seminar: "The Glory of Suphannaphum", 11 September 2025
    • ► April (9)
      • SPAFA Journal: "Talempong Music in West Sumatra: Application of Tonalities in Traditional Minangkabau Music Performances"
      • Join us on 7 May 2025 for a talk on "Myanmar Heritage After the 2025 Sagaing Earthquake"
      • SEAMEO SPAFA supports Wat Phrathat Phanom Woramahawihan in its World Heritage Nomination
      • Consultative Meeting on Advanced Training in Archaeology, 22 April 2025
      • SPAFA Journal: "Maritime Archaeological Research on the Pulau Melaka Shipwreck"
      • SEAMEO SPAFA wishes you a HAPPY SONGKRAN 2025 | the Thai New Year
      • SPAFA Journal: "The Fat Men of Wat Ko Kaew Suttharam"
      • SEAMEO SPAFA wishes Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn a Happy 70th Birthday
      • In Support of Myanmar and Affected Areas Post-Earthquake of 28 March 2025
    • ► March (3)
      • SPAFA Journal: "Microscopic Use-wear Analysis of Toalian Stone Tools: Reconstruction of Activities at Leang Batti, Bone Regency, Sulawesi Island"
      • Call for Good Practices: 2025 Prosperity and Livelihoods (Deadline to apply: 31 March 2025)
      • "Curating Future: Museum for Sustainable Southeast Asia - Interpretation for Tomorrow" | Ayutthaya, Thailand, 17th – 20th June 2025
    • ► February (1)
      • SPAFA Journal: "The Malayan Landscape Paintings: From Western Representations to Malayan Renditions"
    • ► January (4)
      • SEAMEO SPAFA organizes a cultural heritage tour to Nakhon Pathom & Suphan Buri, 25 Jan 2025
      • SPAFA Journal: "Re-examining the Division of Candi Borobudur into Kāmadhātu, Rūpadhātu, and Arūpadhātu"
      • Celebrating Thai Children's Day 2025
      • Shape the Future of SEAMEO SPAFA!
  • ►2024 (28)
    • ► December (3)
      • ✨ Season's Greetings and a Happy New Year 2025 from SEAMEO SPAFA! ✨
      • Urban Heritage for Sustainable Development for Southeast Asia - Consultative Meeting on Developing Capacity-building Activities | 3-5 December 2024, Songkhla Province, Thailand
      • Special Forum on 18th December 2024 at SEAMEO SPAFA with Visiting Professor from China, Prof. Dr Hongen Jiang *NOTE: Afternoon session has been cancelled*
    • ► November (1)
      • SEAMEO SPAFA and CRMA strengthen ties for cultural heritage
    • ► October (2)
      • Online Training on Community-based Emergency Preparedness and Response: Strengthening Civil Society Action for Safeguarding Cultural Heritage, 12 October - 9 November 2024
      • SPAFA Journal: Colorful Escapism: Spatial Narrative and Experiencing Space in YouTube Web Series Mereka Yang Hidupkan Mimpi
    • ► September (3)
      • SPAFA Journal: Bagan Myinkaba Village Cultural Heritage: Past and Present
      • In Memory of Victor Paz
      • SPAFA Journal: Action before Perfection: The Characteristics of Diverse Approaches to Mastering Traditional Thai Carpentry
    • ► August (4)
      • 39th SEAMEO SPAFA Governing Board Meeting (GBM), 11-12 September 2024, Suphan Buri, Thailand
      • In Memory of Dr Pierre Pichard
      • SPAFA Journal: Makalamau House Images: Revisiting one of the Oldest Known Depiction of Interiors in Indonesia
      • SPAFA Journal: Exploring Ethnic Identity through Traditional Music: A Comparative Study of the Folk Music Cultures of Pa Ko and Ta Oi Peoples in Thua Thien-Hue Province, Vietnam
    • ► July (5)
      • SPAFA Journal Article: Can We Dance While Seeing the Screen? Liveness in Three Dangdut Performances During the Covid-19
      • SPAFA Journal: Political Context in Surakartanese Court Style Wayang Gedhog: Relationships Between Iconography and Performance Aspects with the Image of Power in 19th Century Java
      • Lessons Learned from Global Emergencies: Safeguarding Cultural Heritage in Southeast Asia
      • SPAFA Publication: “From Megaliths to Maritime Landscapes: Perspectives on Indo-Pacific Archaeology”
      • We are hiring: Researcher (Archaeology) | Deadline: 25 July 2024
    • ► April (1)
      • Happy Songkran 2024 from SEAMEO SPAFA
    • ► March (3)
      • Call for Good Practices: 2024 Environment and Resilience
      • SEAMEO SPAFA Senior Specialist in Cultural Heritage Management Participates in Ad-Hoc ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting for Culture and Arts (SOMCA) on the Feasibility in the Development of ASEAN Cultural Heritage List (AHCL)
      • Reuniting orphaned cargoes: Recovering cultural knowledge from salvaged and dispersed underwater cultural heritage in Southeast Asia
    • ► February (2)
      • SPAFA Journal: “Digitalizing Sculptures: A Photogrammetry Implementation Towards Ancient Mataram Statuaries in Central Java, Indonesia”
      • SPAFA Journal: “Senggiling Shipwreck: Underwater Archaeological Remains on the North Coast of Bintan Island”
    • ► January (4)
      • SPAFA Journal: “A concise Indonesian/English guide to common terms used in excavation and archaeological research”
      • “An Examination of Experiences in Archaeology of Females and LGBTQIAs in the Philippines”
      • In Memoriam: Prof. Elizabeth Howard Moore (1949-2024) - A Stalwart of Wisdom in Southeast Asian Archaeology
      • "Iconological Analysis of the “Man on a Bicycle” Relief in North Bali Created During the Dutch Colonial Period"
  • ►2023 (32)
    • ► December (4)
      • We are hiring: Information Clerk (Deadline: 10 January 2024)
      • "Spiritual Landscape Characterization of Muara Takus Temple Compound and Surroundings Area"
      • "Season's Greetings and a Happy New Year 2024" from SEAMEO SPAFA
      • Training Workshop on Heritage Impact Assessment in Southeast Asian Context: Principles, Methodology and Mitigation Measures, 22-26 April 2024, Melaka, Malaysia
    • ► November (2)
      • SEAMEO SPAFA attends the 46th High Officials Meeting, 28-29 Nov 2023 at Amari Bangkok, Thailand
      • Exhibition - Centennial Celebration: The Legacy of Prof. M.C. Subhadradis Diskul as SPAFA Director, 24 Nov 2023 until 29 Feb 2024 at SPAFA
    • ► October (1)
      • Archaeology Ethics in Southeast Asia series - Session 5: On-site at SPAFACON 2024, 14 June
    • ► September (2)
      • SPAFA SESH (in collaboration with SEAMEO SEPS): SDGs, Climate Action and Culture
      • 38th SEAMEO SPAFA Governing Board Meeting, 12-13 September 2023, Hanoi, Vietnam
    • ► August (2)
      • SEAMEO SPAFA signs MOU with Bangkok Art and Culture Centre
      • 2024 SEAMEO SPAFA International Conference on Southeast Asian Archaeology and Fine Arts (SPAFACON2024), 10-14 June 2024, Thailand
    • ► July (6)
      • Arts in Heritage
      • “Management of Occurring Threats to Wooden Monasteries in Mandalay: A Case Study of Maha-Minhtin Monastery"
      • “Health Indicators in Skeletons from Iron Age Central Thailand: A Preliminary Report from the Site of Phromthin Tai, Lopburi Province"
      • "Tayub Dance at Tambakromo Gunung Kidul Regency: An Ethnochoreological Perspective"
      • SPAFA Journal Reviewer Recruitment 2023
      • SEAMEO SPAFA receives SEAMEO Secretariat Director, Datuk Dr. Habibah Abdul Rahim
    • ► June (2)
      • OUR COLLECTIONS MATTER
      • Call for Papers | Southeast Asian Performance and Ecology
    • ► April (2)
      • “Malaysian Maritime Archaeology: Whither in the Next Decade? | Arkeologi Maritim Malaysia: Kemanakah Dekad Seterusnya?”
      • SEAMEO SPAFA celebrates 131st Anniversary of Ministry of Education Thailand with art exhibition and painting workshop
    • ► March (3)
      • Celebrating Women Working in Southeast Asian Cultural Heritage: Challenges & Opportunities
      • Portrait of a National Artist: SESH Talk with Kamol Tassananchalee at SPAFA Building on 24 March 2023, 13:30 - 15:00 hrs (BKK)
      • South-East Asian Sub-regional Introductory Course on Conservation and Restoration of Underwater Archaeological Finds
    • ► February (5)
      • Cultural Heritage for Inclusive Growth in Southeast Asia (CH4IG)
      • SEAMEO SPAFA Service Awardee, Mr Prapai Meejit, receives plaque from SEAMEO Council President, H.E. Sara Z Duterte, VP of the Republic of the Philippines and Sec. of Education
      • Rain Motions: Connecting (with) the Skies of Southeast Asia
      • ISEAA Award 2023 - Call for Applications
      • SPAFA provides technical assistance for Pak Lai Rock Art Cultural Heritage Preservation in Laos, 30 Jan - 3 Feb 2023
    • ► January (3)
      • SEAMEO SPAFA Director meets with Chief of Culture Unit, UNESCO Bangkok on 30 Jan 2023
      • Updates on Paleoanthropology in Southeast Asia
      • Virtual Meet between SEAMEO SPAFA and H.E. Mr Chan Chun Sing, Minister for Education, Singapore on 13 January 2023
  • ►2022 (39)
    • ► December (8)
      • SPAFA is Seeking to Fill the 3 Vacant Positions of: (1) Secretary I , (2) Assistant Administrative Officer , and (3) Driver II (Application Deadline: 15 Jan 2023)
      • Seminar on History Teaching in 21st Century Education, 17-18 January 2023
      • Vice Minister for Ministry of Education Thailand officiates opening of SPAFA's watercolour painting exhibition, 'Cultural Heritage of Southeast Asia'
      • SEAMEO SPAFA wishes you a HAPPY NEW YEAR 2023!
      • Come visit the Watercolour Painting Exhibition: "Cultural Heritage of Southeast Asia" at SPAFA. EXTENDED until 31 May 2023. Free Admission
      • “Cosmos Encapsulated: The Maṇḍala-stūpa of Borobudur–its Polysemic Form and Functions”
      • SEAMEO SPAFA at the 45th SEAMEO High Officials Meeting on 28-30 November 2022 in Bangkok, Thailand
      • SEAMEO SPAFA explores collaboration with UNESCO Bangkok Communication and Information Unit, 2 December 2022
    • ► November (2)
      • "The 3rd Training Workshop on Disaster Risk Management for Southeast Asian Cultural Heritage: Building Resilience for Urban Heritage in Time of Changes", 15-25 Feb 2023
      • We are hiring: ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (Application deadline is 16 November 2022)
    • ► October (4)
      • "The 10th International Festival of Arts and Culture 2022” from 10-11 November 2022
      • SEAMEO SPAFA partners with the Thai Fine Arts Department in supporting ICOMOS Thailand to host 'ICOMOS ADCOM & AGA 2022', 25-30 October 2022, Bangkok, Thailand
      • A river always runs through it: Waterways as conduits for movement
      • SEAMEO SPAFA welcomes new Centre Director, Mr Khemchat Thepchai
    • ► September (2)
      • 37th SEAMEO SPAFA Governing Board Meeting, Melaka, Malaysia
      • SEAMEO SPAFA signs 3rd MOU with Thai Khadi
    • ► August (3)
      • SPAFA Centre Director attends ICOMPrague2022
      • Traditional Theatre in Southeast Asia: The Singapore and Thailand Experiences
      • New Perspectives on Prehistoric Workshop Traditions in Central Thailand: A Case Study of Stone Ornament Drilling Methods
    • ► July (3)
      • “Multi-Disciplinary Approach: The Roots of Myanmar History, Culture and Tradition” 14-15 July 2022
      • Call for Entries: SEAMEO-Japan ESD Award 2022 - Theme: Education Transformation through Partnership | Deadline 31 Jul 2022
      • A New ICOM Museum Definition for the 21st century in Southeast Asia (3rd and Final Episode in a Museum Move series with Dr Ana Labrador)
    • ► June (2)
      • The Music Plays On
      • Deadline to Apply to be part of CollAsia 2022 has been Extended to 8 July 2022! "Collections, Conservation, and Sustainable Development" (CollAsia 2022)
    • ► May (2)
      • SPAFA is seeking to fill TWO RESEARCHER POSITIONS (Application deadline: 26 June 2022)
      • "The Vāstu Order as an Alternative Concept for Analysing Javanese Temple Architecture"
    • ► April (2)
      • Opening of SEAMEO SPAFA’s ‘Rock Art of Southeast Asia and the World’ Online Course
      • The International Museum Day, the Global Museum Movement, and the Power of our Communities in Shaping our part of the World (2/3 in a Museum Move series with Dr Ana Labrador)
    • ► March (5)
      • SEAMEO SPAFA Conveys its Condolences in the Passing of former SPAFA Governing Board Member of Lao PDR, Dr Thongsa Sayavongkhamdy
      • "Analytical Chemistry Methods of Estimating the Hydraulic Lime Characteristics of Mortars from a Spanish Colonial Period Fortification in the Philippines: Perspective of a Southeast Asian Country"
      • Blooming amidst the ruins: Heritage Care in Times of Conflict
      • "Rock Art of Southeast Asia and the World" (2 May - 24 June 2022)
      • SEAMEO SPAFA Director gets interviewed by the Bangkok Post on SPAFA's role in upcoming IPPA22
    • ► February (2)
      • Reorganizing Exhibitions in the Asia-Pacific Region: Transmitting the Philippine Experience in Anticipation of Post-Pandemic Museums (1/3 in a Museum Move series with Dr Ana Labrador)
      • Rest in Peace Former SPAFA Director, Dr M.R. Rujaya Abhakorn (3 July 1944 - 10 February 2022)
    • ► January (4)
      • Recent Research in Myanmar: Bagan sculpture and art
      • THE ORANG SUKU LAUT: AN OCEANIC WORLDVIEW
      • Journal of Southeast Asian Education : The Official Journal of SEAMEO : Global Citizenship Education Challenges amid the COVID-19 Pandemic / 2021 Issue, Volume 1
      • SPAFA Staff to Work from Home from 4 to 14 January 2022
  • ►2021 (39)
    • ► December (4)
      • Happy New Year 2022 from SEAMEO SPAFA
      • Condolence Message for Dr Neon Snidvongs, SPAFA's First Coordinator
      • SPAFACON 2021: Papers from the SEAMEO SPAFA International Conference on Southeast Asian Archaeology and Fine Arts, 13-17 December 2021
      • ‘Promoting Heritage Impact Assessment in Southeast Asia – Three Decades of Ayutthaya World Heritage: Values, Challenges and Impact'
    • ► November (4)
      • Extraction of Colour Information from Digital Images Towards Cultural Heritage Characterisation Applications
      • Incised stone artefact in the context of Middle Holocene burials at Cappalombo 1, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
      • Return to SPAFA Building as of 1 Nov 2021
      • 22nd Congress of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association (IPPA22) - Visit the SEAMEO SPAFA Booth at the Conference!
    • ► September (3)
      • SPAFA is Hiring: (1) Programme Officer and (2) Documentation Officer
      • ASEAN Museum Congress 26-28 October 2021
      • A proposed relationship between Champa and Chola dynasties during the 11th and 13th centuries: A view from the historical sources and artistic evidences
    • ► August (1)
      • A methodological examination of multidisciplinary research of mak yong theatre: text, heritage, and performance
    • ► July (4)
      • Disaster Risks of the Seven Filipino-Spanish Churches of the Diocese of Maasin, Philippines
      • Press Release - SEAMEO Centre Directors Meeting 2021: Reimagine the Future, 21 July 2021
      • Wakatobi Islands: Archaeological, Historical, and Maritime Tradition Perspectives
      • Our Collections Matter: Enabling Sustainability through Conservation & Collections | Tools & Opportunities for Southeast Asian Collection Custodians
    • ► June (5)
      • Disaster Risk Management for Human Security: Issues, Challenges and Prospects of Southeast Asia’s Rivers and Adjacent Landscapes
      • Ancient Javanese Women during the Majapahit period (14th – 15th centuries CE): An Iconographic Study based on the Temple Reliefs
      • Virtual Media Conference: Cave drawings in Peñablanca, Cagayan, Philippines become first directly dated rock art in Southeast Asia
      • PRESS RELEASE: Singapore hosts the first virtual 51st SEAMEO Council Conference 2021
      • SPAFA SESH: Closing Ceremony of “The 2nd Training Workshop on Disaster Risk Management for Cultural Heritage in Southeast Asia – Understanding People, Nature, Culture: Heritage Management for Building Resilience of Living Traditional Settlements”
    • ► May (2)
      • SPAFACON2021 - Watch the panel session recordings
      • SPAFA SESH: Archaeological Bone in Southeast Asia: Principles of On-Site Handling and Conservation
    • ► April (1)
      • COVID-19 Announcement: SEAMEO SPAFA is Working from Home
    • ► March (5)
      • The History of Jakarta's Chinatown: The Role of the City Gate as a Transition Area and a Starting Point in the Spatial Transformation from the First Chinatown to the Renewal Phase
      • SEAMEO Congress 2021 (28-29 April) - Call for Registration!
      • The Artistry and Creative Process in the Making of Malang Masks in East Java
      • Southeast Women Working in Archaeological Collections
      • Archaeological Bone in Southeast Asia: Principles of On-Site Handling and Conservation, 10 May - 25 June 2021
    • ► February (1)
      • A Tribute to the Remaining Makyong Performers of Yala, South Thailand
    • ► January (9)
      • "Animism in the Arts of Southeast Asia: Selected Seminar Papers"
      • "Our Ancestors Knew Best: Traditional Southeast Asian Textile Treatments and their Place in Modern Conservation"
      • WELCOME to the revamped SPAFA Publications website
      • Online Training Workshop on Disaster Risk Management for Cultural Heritage in Southeast Asia, 4 Feb - 3 Jun 2021
      • New Paper in the SPAFA Journal: Analytical Chemistry Methods of Estimating the Original Firing Temperature of Bricks from a 19th Century Convent in the Philippines: Perspective of a Southeast Asian Country
      • New Paper in the SPAFA Journal: The Buddhist Decorative Glazed Tiles of Mrauk U: The Arakanese Appropriation of Islamic Glazed Tiling
      • New Year, New Look! Check out the recently refurbished SPAFA Journal website
      • SEAMEO SPAFA 50th Anniversary (Golden Jubilee)
      • COVID-19 Announcement: SPAFA Staff to Work from Home extended to 31st January 2021
  • ►2020 (23)
    • ► December (5)
      • Selected Papers from the 3rd SEAMEO SPAFA International Conference on Southeast Asian Archaeology
      • COVID-19 Announcement: SEAMEO SPAFA to Work from Home from 24 December 2020 to 3 January 2021
      • Happy New Year 2021 from all of us at SEAMEO SPAFA
      • [SPAFAJournal] Maintenance and Upgrading Work 28 Dec - 3 Jan
      • Special section in SPAFA Journal: "Integrating Local Perspectives into Southeast Asian Archaeology"
    • ► November (3)
      • From Copyright to Creative Commons
      • TOR SU (Strive) Contemporary Dance Performance, 19:00 on 3 Dec 2020 at SEAMEO SPAFA
      • Preserving Textiles: Indigenous Knowledge and Methods
    • ► October (3)
      • Call for Applications for the SEAMEO Schools’ Network in 2020
      • New Normals Throughout History: Urban Society Adaptations to Crisis
      • The Celebration of the 55th SEAMEO Anniversary (SEAMEO Day 2020)
    • ► September (3)
      • A Talk with the Curator on the Exhibition, “New Corona and Living Society"
      • Archaeology of the Vuon Chuoi (Banana Garden) Complex, Hanoi
      • 35th SEAMEO SPAFA Governing Board Meeting, 3-4 September 2020
    • ► August (1)
      • Museum Move
    • ► July (2)
      • New Paper in the SPAFA Journal: Comparing the Parinirvāṇa Scene in Buddhist Murals of Myanmar
      • Recent Discoveries from Angkor Wat and Srah Srang
    • ► June (3)
      • SPAFA Journal officially indexed in Scopus
      • "Houses that Speak to Us" | When SPAFA Meets Phrae
      • Older is not Necessarily Better: The Short History of the Ifugao Rice Terraces
    • ► March (3)
      • Technical Support: Developing Disaster Risk Management Plan for the Megalithic Jar Sites in Xiengkhuang - Plain of Jars, Lao PDR
      • [Update] COVID-19 Announcement: SEAMEO SPAFA's Response and Strategy (Work from Home Period Extended)
      • SPAFA Archaeology Advanced Field Training: Human Bone Handling and Conservation: Postponed to 2021
  • ►2019 (18)
    • ► December (2)
      • SEAMEO SPAFA welcomes new Centre Director, Mrs. Somlak Charoenpot
      • SEAMEO SPAFA wishes you a Happy New Year 2020
    • ► November (1)
      • Postponement of the 2nd Training Workshop on Disaster Risk Management for Cultural Heritage in Southeast Asia
    • ► October (3)
      • PRELIMINARY REPORT: ARCHAEOLOGY EDUCATION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
      • New publication: Perspectives on Sustainability and Tourism Management at Archaeological and Heritage Sites
      • Call for Papers - SPAFA Journal, vol. 4 (2020)
    • ► August (1)
      • Phase 2: Announcement of Winners for Traditional Southeast Asian Music Competition on Mobile Application
    • ► July (1)
      • SEAMEO SPAFA wishes H.M. King Maha Vajiralongkorn a Happy 67th Birthday
    • ► June (1)
      • Animism in the Arts of Southeast Asia
    • ► May (1)
      • SEAMEO SPAFA wishes His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn a long and prosperous reign
    • ► April (2)
      • Call for Registrations - International Conference on Collections Care
      • SEAMEO SPAFA wishes you a Happy Songkran
    • ► March (2)
      • Archaeology of the Capitals of Southeast Asia – Kuala Lumpur: Past and Present
      • Phase II: Traditional Southeast Asian Music Competition on Mobile Application
    • ► January (4)
      • In Memory of Mr. Kevin C. Kettle, former SEAMEO SPAFA Project Development Officer
      • School-based Approach in Promoting Disaster Risk Management for Cultural Heritage, Kampong Ayer, Brunei Darussalam
      • New in the SPAFA Journal - our first paper for 2019!
      • Announcement of Winners for Traditional Southeast Asian Music Competition on Mobile Application
  • ►2018 (22)
    • ► December (2)
      • Happy New Year 2019 from SEAMEO SPAFA
      • Save on SPAFACON2019 with Early Bird Registrations - Open Now (till 28 Feb 2019)
    • ► November (1)
      • Winners Announced for 2018 SEAMEO-Japan Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Award
    • ► October (3)
      • Call for Papers - SPAFA Journal Vol.3, 2019
      • Tales from the Paddy Fields: Southeast Asian Folktales on Rice Culture (Eng and Thai)
      • Condolence Message to the People of Indonesia over Devastating Earthquake-Tsunami
    • ► September (4)
      • Harvesting honey saves forests and lives
      • Survey on Archaeology Education in Southeast Asia (Open till 5 Dec 2018)
      • 3rd SEAMEO SPAFA International Conference on Southeast Asian Archaeology (SPAFACON2019)
      • Traditional Southeast Asian Music Competition on Mobile Application
    • ► July (1)
      • SEAMEO SPAFA wishes His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun a Happy 66th Birthday
    • ► May (1)
      • Job Vacancy: Deputy Centre Director
    • ► April (1)
      • Archaeology of the Capitals of Southeast Asia - Bangkok: Past and Present (23 May 2018)
    • ► March (2)
      • New SPAFA Publication: Advancing Southeast Asian Archaeology 2016
      • Disaster Risk Management for Cultural Heritage in Southeast Asia: The 1st Training Workshop on Post-Disaster Recovery for the Living Archaeological Urban Complex (14-20 March 2018), Bagan, Myanmar
    • ► February (5)
      • Asian Traditional Theatre & Dance website
      • Now accepting applications to participate in the international course 'First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Crisis"(FAC)- Scholarships available
      • Call for Applications for: Sun Yat-Sen University "2018 Belt and Road Undergraduate Scholarship Programme for International Students"
      • SPAFA Job Vacancy: Accountant Position
      • Southeast Asian Intangible Cultural Heritage in Danger: The Art of Storytelling (6th Int'l Storytelling Festival, Thailand)
    • ► January (2)
      • New Book: Peninsular Siam and Its Neighborhoods
      • CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: SPAFA Journal, vol. 2, 2018
  • ►2017 (21)
    • ► December (1)
      • SEAMEO SPAFA wishes you a Happy New Year 2018
    • ► November (1)
      • Workshop on Sustainability and Tourism Management at Archaeological and Heritage Sites (5-8 February 2018)
    • ► October (1)
      • Call for Applications for the SEAMEO Schools’ Network in 2017
    • ► August (1)
      • 32nd SEAMEO SPAFA Governing Board Meeting, Ayutthaya, Thailand
    • ► June (3)
      • 2017 SEAMEO-Japan ESD Award Theme: Improving Health and Nutrition
      • SEAMEO SPAFA urgently seeks to fill the position of EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
      • #MuseumWeek 2017
    • ► May (1)
      • Call for Resource Persons: Sustainable Tourism for Archaeological and Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia
    • ► April (3)
      • Capitals Archaeology Lecture Series – Jakarta: Past & Present
      • SEAMEO SPAFA Director says the earthquake of 2013 has turned Bohol into a learning area for conservation
      • Logo Design Competition of the 10th Anniversary of China-ASEAN Education Cooperation Week
    • ► March (2)
      • The 2nd International Conference on Special Education: ‘Access and Engagement’ (31st July – 2nd August 2017)
      • Call for Applications for the SEAMEO Schools' Network in 2017
    • ► February (3)
      • Call for Abstracts for the International Congress on Education for the 21st Century, 3-4 May 2017, Impact Forum, Thailand
      • SEAMEO-Australia Education Links Award (SAELA) 2016/2017 - Call for Entries
      • 2017 Jasmine Jiangsu Tertiary Education Scholarship for Southeast Asia (JJTES-SEA)
    • ► January (5)
      • Seminar and Workshop on Hindu Arts in Southeast Asia
      • 5th APTCCARN Meeting: Bohol Forum (4-6 April 2017)
      • Huế Storytelling Festival for Primary School Children (2-3 March 2017)
      • UNESCO Memory of the World Publication and Exhibition Launch at Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC)
      • Game Development: Free Online Training for High School Students in Southeast Asia
  • ►2016 (19)
    • ► December (2)
      • SEAMOLEC Digital Competition
      • Happy New Year 2017 from SEAMEO SPAFA
    • ► November (3)
      • SEAMEO SPAFA welcomes its new Senior Specialist in Visual Arts
      • SEAMEO SPAFA Director attends the UNESCO High Level Forum on Museums in Shenzhen, China from 9-12 November 2016
      • The new SPAFA Journal is now "Open Access"
    • ► October (2)
      • SEAMEO SPAFA: Who? What? Why?
      • SEAMEO SPAFA mourns His Majesty, King Bhumibol Adulyadej's passing
    • ► September (2)
      • ISMTEC 2016: 3rd Internationational Science, Mathematics and Technology Education Conference
      • SEAMEO SPAFA extends its support to earthquake-hit Myanmar
    • ► August (2)
      • Capturing and Sharing Traditional Methods in Textile Preservation in Southeast Asia
      • 31st SEAMEO SPAFA Governing Board Meeting, 15-16 August 2016, Bali, Indonesia
    • ► July (1)
      • SEAMEO-APCEIU Educational Website: Cultural Understanding through Paintings from Southeast Asia and Korea
    • ► June (1)
      • 2nd SEAMEO SPAFA International Conference on Southeast Asian Archaeology
    • ► March (4)
      • 2nd International Conference on Southeast Asian Archaeology
      • Seminar and Workshop on Christian Art in Southeast Asia
      • 2nd SEAMEO Youth Leadership Forum
      • The 2nd SEAMEO Youth Leadership Forum
    • ► January (2)
      • ENITS & ENITAS SCHOLARSHIP 2016
      • SEAMEO SPAFA wishes you a Happy New Year 2016
  • ►2015 (65)
    • ► December (5)
      • ICCROM-CHA Forum on Adaptability and Applicability of Traditional Knowledge Systems in Conservation and Management of Heritage in Asia
      • Institute of History and Philology, Taiwan, and SEAMEO SPAFA sign 'Agreement of Cooperation'
      • SEAMEO Cultural Week 2015 (in celebration of SEAMEO's 50th Golden Anniversary)
      • 30th SEAMEO SPAFA Governing Board Meeting, 14-15 September 2015, Luang Prabang, Lao PDR
      • SEAMEO SPAFA urgently seeking to fill the position of EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
    • ► November (1)
      • SEAMEO Cultural Week - Malaysia (Playlist Part 1/2)
    • ► October (2)
      • SEAMEO Cultural Week 2015 (in celebration of SEAMEO's 50th Golden Anniversary)
      • Mangrove Conservation Education: Consultative Meeting | Study Visit
    • ► August (1)
      • Capitals Archaeology Lecture Series - Phnom Penh: Past & Present
    • ► July (1)
      • Official Visit of Minister of Education Thailand and SEAMEO Council President
    • ► June (2)
      • Mon Palm-leaf Manuscripts : Compilation, Conservation, and Digitisation
      • My new post
    • ► May (1)
      • Mon Documentary Heritage in Thailand - Seminar and Exhibition
    • ► April (42)
      • Call for Abstracts for Meeting on 'Embracing Cultural Materials Conservation in the Tropics'
      • Call for Abstracts for ICT-Asia 2015 Workshop
      • SEAMEO Secretariat is looking to hire a FINANCE MANAGER
      • 50th RELC International Conference
      • The 1st International Conference on Special Education (ICSE)
      • SEAMEO 50th Anniversary RECOGNITION AWARD
      • SEAMEO College Strategic Dialogue for Education Ministers (SDEM), 13 September 2014, Vientiane, Lao PDR
      • SEAMEO 50th Anniversary Essay Writing Contest
      • Call for Application: The Post of Director of SEAMEO Regional Centre for Higher Education and Development (SEAMEO RIHED)
      • 2014 SEAMEO-ACC Sports Education Innovation Award
      • Siamese Heritage
      • The 2012 SEAMEO-Jasper Research Award Competition
      • Watershed Governance in a Context of Climate Change Tenure and Policy Reform Processes
      • Educating for the Future We Want: a Green Southeast Asia – International Conference
      • Southeast Asian Open and Distance Learning in the 21st Century - International Seminar
      • SEAMEO-Japan Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Award
      • The Conservation of Material Culture in Tropical Climates - Symposium
      • SEAMEO Project Exemplar
      • SEAMEO Regional Centre for History and Tradition
      • Spiritual Dimensions of Rice Culture in Southeast Asia
      • Mangrove Conservation Project
      • 2nd Museums Forum: Southeast Asian Museums and the Challenges of the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC)
      • Consultative Meetings on Risk Management for Cultural Heritage in Emergency Situations
      • Contrasting Textile Conservation Methods for Southeast Asia
      • Lecture Series: Urban Archaeology and Historic Preservation
      • Mon Palm Leaf Manuscripts
      • Museums Forum: Southeast Asian Museums and the Challenges of the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC)
      • Buddhist Art in Southeast Asia Workshop
      • Manora Dance
      • 2nd Consultative Meeting on Southeast Asian Collaborative Programme on Underwater Archaeology
      • 1st International Conference on Southeast Asian Archaeology
      • Missionary Museum (Phrae)
      • Museums as Centres for Lifelong Learning
      • Principles of Underwater Archaeology Training
      • Rock Art Studies in Southeast Asia III: Interdisciplinary Interpretation of Rock Art
      • Southeast Asian Maritime and Underwater Cultural Heritage (SEAMUCH) Database
      • International Conference on Underwater Archaeology in Vietnam and Southeast Asia
      • 2 positions vacant: deputy centre director, senior specialist in archaeology
      • Asia-Pacific Conference on Underwater Cultural Heritage
      • Cultural Understanding through Paintings of Southeast Asia and Korea
      • SEAMEO 34th High Officials Meeting
      • H.E. Prof. Dr. Pham Vu Luan, Minister of Education and Training, Vietnam, and President of the SEAMEO Council, visits the SEAMEO SPAFA Centre
    • ► March (7)
      • E-contents related to cultural issues
      • Providing e-contents
      • Innovative activities
      • Expansion of the Centre’s Library
      • Promotion and regular support
      • Capacity-building workshops
      • Hello world!
    • ► January (3)
      • Art of Storytelling Workshop and Participation in Thailand's Third International Storytelling Festival (2015)
      • SEAMEO SPAFA and "The School in the Mangrove"
      • SEAMEO SPAFA wishes you a Happy New Year 2015!
  • ►2014 (11)
    • ► November (1)
      • Spafa Event Example
    • ► October (3)
      • SEAMEO Congress - Southeast Asia in Transition: Re-thinking Education, Science and Culture for Regional Integration
      • 1st SEAMEO Youth Leadership Forum
      • 1st SEAMEO Youth Leadership Forum (1 - 4 Oct 2014)
    • ► September (1)
      • 29th SEAMEO SPAFA Governing Board Meeting, Cambodia
    • ► August (1)
      • SEAMEO SPAFA hosts funeral of Wat Pho’s former abbot
    • ► May (2)
      • Southeast Asia’s Vernacular Architecture – Comparative Studies of Northern Thai–Laotian Architecture
      • Training Workshop on Architectural and Historical Documentation of Vernacular Architecture
    • ► April (1)
      • 36th SEAMEO High Officials Meeting 2014
    • ► February (1)
      • Course on Conservation of Built Heritage 2014


    • ► January (1)
      • Art of Storytelling Workshop and Participation in Thailand's Second International Storytelling Festival (2014)
  • ►2013 (10)
    • ► December (1)
      • SEAMEO SPAFA’s contribution to the Philippines
    • ► November (2)
      • International Conference on Cultural Heritage and Disaster Risk Reduction
      • Cultural Understanding through Paintings of Southeast Asia and Korea
    • ► August (1)
      • Conference Paper Submission Guideline
    • ► May (1)
      • From Pisces to Aries: Joining the New Year Festivals of Southeast Asia
    • ► April (1)
      • Disaster Relief Action for Ordination Hall of Wat Pa Klang Thung
    • ► March (3)
      • Disaster Relief Action for Ordination Hall of Wat Pa Klang Thung
      • 47th SEAMEO Council Conference
      • Panji/Inao – Southeast Asian Performance, Theatre and Dance
    • ► February (1)
      • Art of Storytelling Workshop and Participation in Thailand’s First International Storytelling Festival 2013
  • ►2012 (12)
    • ► December (2)
      • Tree of Wisdom: Telling Tales from Southeast Asia and Korea
      • Telling Tales from Southeast Asia and Korea (DVD)
    • ► November (2)
      • 35th SEAMEO High Officials Meeting
      • Art of Illustration for Education in Southeast Asia
    • ► August (1)
      • Natong Community Museum
    • ► May (2)
      • Rock Art Studies in Southeast Asia II
      • ASEAN Traditional Music and Dance – Forum for Music Teachers
    • ► March (2)
      • Disaster Preparedness and Responses for Cultural Heritage: Local and International Experiences
      • Museum Forum at SEAMEO SPAFA
    • ► February (1)
      • Islamic Arts of Southeast Asia
    • ► January (2)
      • Young Photographers Competition
      • Development of Multimedia Educational Material (SEAMEO-APCEIU Collaboration)
  • ►2011 (4)
    • ► September (1)
      • Mak Yong Spiritual Dance Heritage: Seminar and Performances
    • ► August (1)
      • Heritage Conservation in Historic Towns and Urban Areas: The Role of the Private Sector in Southeast Asia and Europe
    • ► April (1)
      • Capitals' Archaeology: Urban Origins and Conservation in Singapore
    • ► February (1)
      • A Journey to Buddhist Archaeological Sites in Bangladesh
  • ►1981 (1)
    • ► March (1)
      • SPAFA became a permanent project
  • ►1973 (1)
    • ► January (1)
      • Establishment of ARCAFA
  • ►1971 (1)
    • ► March (1)
      • ARCAFA

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