Abstract

• Myanmar as a rich land of cultural heritage needs to be protected the loss and damage of artifacts which are the evidence of Myanmar cultural history. Some of cultural heritage and monuments are repaired and thus not in line with international standard. Ministry of Culture is taking the responsibility to implement in accordance with cultural heritage instruments. The main purpose of this paper is not only to take appropriate legal protection in accordance with Article 5 (d) and (e) of 1972 Convention Concerning the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage but also to disseminate awareness about conservation standards, especially in Pyu Ancient Cities and Bagan. In Myanmar, preservation of national cultural heritage is one of top priorities in the programme for nation-building. Myanmar is participating in the regional cooperation in various fields including cultural heritage and have ratified the World Heritage Convention in April, 1994.Thus, the government has been enacted the Law Amending the Protection and Preservation of Cultural Heritage Regions Law in 2009.In early 2013, a National Cultural Central Committee was appointed in Myanmar under the auspices of the UNESCO. Pyu Ancient Cities (Sri Ksetra, Halin and Beikthano) could be categorized as criteria ii, iii and iv, (2),(3) and (4) global standard values, they were inscribed on the World Heritage List, in the 38th session of World Heritage Committee held on 22 June 2014. Nearly one thousand ancient monuments of Bagan archaeological area have repaired by the donation of public, institution, individual and Buddhists of foreign countries. Myanmar citizen should be participated in public awareness campaign and education for preservation of culture and natural heritage. This paper hopes to take some preventive measures to protect Myanmar cultural heritage, especially in Pyay and Bagan.