Illustrative photo (Source: VNA) Dak Lak (VNA) – Central Highlands provinces are improving education of ethnic minorities’ languages for primary and secondary pupils. Currently, the languages of Ede, Jrai, Bahnar, K’hor and M’nong ethnic minorities are taught for thousands of students in Dak Lak, Gia Lai, Kon Tum, Lam Dong and Dak Nong province. Dak Lak alone houses more than 14,416 students studying these languages at 718 classes across 124 primary and secondary establishments. In recent year, the localities have organised communications campaigns to encourage parents to voluntarily enroll their children on ethnic language courses at school. Many local schools employ textbooks published by the Ministry of Education and Training in Ede, Jrai, Bahnar and K’ho languages for 3rd, 4th and 5th graders. In boarding schools for minority students, the education takes place in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades using local teaching programmes and documents. Since … [Read more...] about Central Highlands prioritises teaching of ethnic minorities’ languages
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Central & central highlands region sees heavy rains
Yesterday, the provinces of Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Quang Binh, Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Kontum experienced heavy rains. Due to the impact of east north monsoon, prolonged heavy rains continued hitting the provinces of Nghe An, Ha Tinh and the north part of Quang Binh on September 8 to 9. Flash floods and landslides could appear in Muong Lat district (Thanh Hoa province), Ky Son (Nghe An), Ky Anh, Huong Son, Huong Khe (Ha Tinh), Tuyen Hoa, Minh Hoa, Bo Trach (Quang Binh), Kon Ray, Dak Ha (Kontum), Hak Doa, Chu Pac, Mang Yang, Chu Se (Gia Lai), Buon Don, Cu M’gar, M’Drac, Krong Ana (Dak Lak). The east north monsoon causing heavy rains also hit the central rgion while the central highlands region experiences rains by west south monsoon . On the other hand, a typhoon named Mang Cut (Mangosteen) is heading to the Philippines and the Asia Pacific forecast ceter, typhoon will gain strength and be able to make landfall in the East Sea on Saturday next week. VAN PHUC –Translated by Van … [Read more...] about Central & central highlands region sees heavy rains
Paddling around Central Highlands’ largest lake
Sitting in a hollowed tree trunk has never been this cool Lăk Lake 60 km south of Buon Ma Thuot city is the largest natural freshwater lake in Dak Lak Province with an area of about 500 ha. It is the second largest in Vietnam, after Ba Be Lake, a UNESCO recognized site in northern Bac Kan Province. Along Lăk Lake live a large number of ethnic minorities. A trip on a pitpan boat allows visitors to discover local life. Kayaking in boats made from hollowed tree trunks is an ideal way to get a close look at the diverse flora of the lake. In the distinctive wooden boats, the M'nong boatmen and women tell visitors about the legend of Lăk Lake as they paddle the boats. Once upon a time, after a battle between the fire god and the water god, a young M'nong boy named Y Lăk caught a small eel and took him home. Strangely, the eel grew bigger and bigger at bewildering speed. Before Y Lăk knew it, the pond where the eel was housed transformed into … [Read more...] about Paddling around Central Highlands’ largest lake
Central Highlands children with cleft lip, palate get free operations
Illustrative image (Source: operationsmile.org.vn) Dak Lak (VNA) – Eighty-three children with cleft lip and palate in the Tay Nguyen Central Highlands will receive free health check-ups and surgeries as part of the Operation Smile Vietnam programme. Operations for the children from Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Gia Lai and Lam Dong province will be conducted from August 27 to 31 at the Tay Nguyen General Hospital in Dak Lak. Doctors from the Ho Chi Minh Medicine and Pharmacy University Hospital, National Hospital of Odonto – Stomatology, and 108 Military Central Hospital, among other top medical facilities, will perform these surgeries. The programme also subsidizes travel costs of the children. Speaking at a ceremony opening the programme in Dak Lak on August 26, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee H’Yim Kdoh said the programme had provided such operations for 852 children in Dak Lak. He said it demonstrate communal support toward the well-being of … [Read more...] about Central Highlands children with cleft lip, palate get free operations
Two prayerful, architectural gems in Vietnam’s Central Highlands
Situated on Nguyen Hue Street in Kon Tum city, the Cathedral of Kon Tum has been a popular destination for visitors. The church was built by French pastors from 1913 to 1918. The place is also called “the wooden cathedral”, for it is almost completely made of wood. The architect designed the resident halls in Roman style along with the stilt house structure of the Ba Na people. A tall wooden cross on top of the church adds to its majesty and beauty. The Ba Na are an ethnic group of Vietnam living primarily in the Central Highlands provinces of Gia Lai and Kon Tum, as well as the coastal provinces of Binh Dinh and Phu Yen. Wooden pillars line a corridor in the cathedral. Inside the cathedral, many small columns are connected with wooden arcs. The chapel has colorful stained glass windows that depict anecdotes in the Bible. The chapel becomes magnificent when sunlight filters through these windows. The patterns and details of … [Read more...] about Two prayerful, architectural gems in Vietnam’s Central Highlands