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Silat - A UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage

Mohd Nadzrin Wahab, former editor, Seni Beladiri

13-Dec-19 14:30

Silat - A UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage

Good news - Silat has been recognised as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage! We look at the significance of this announcement as well as some of the other traditions that made the list, and whether this will help in the preservation of our cultural traditions.

Produced by: Lim Sue Ann

Presented by: Sumitra Selvaraj, Lim Sue Ann, Sharmilla Ganesan


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Categories:  Politics,  Law and Legal Matters,  Social Issues,  History,  People and Places

Tags:  The Bigger Picture,  The Daily Digest,  silat,  intangible cultural heritage,  UNESCO,  cultural traditions,  Mak Yong theatre,  Dondang Sayang,  Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity,  List of Intangible Cultural Heritage In Need of Urgent Safeguarding,  2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage,  Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, 


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