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There is more than one name for this country. Strong arguments exist for the use of both names as an article title; however, the most recent requested move discussion found that the article title should be at Myanmar. Burma redirects there.
RM, Burma → Myanmar, No consensus, 12 October 2011, discussion
RM, Burma → Myanmar, Not moved, 8 August 2012, discussion
MRV, Burma → Myanmar, Endorsed, 26 August 2012, discussion
RM, Burma → Myanmar, Moved, 7 August 2015, discussion
Older discussions:
RM, Myanmar → Myanmar (Burma), Not moved, 14 March 2006, discussion
RM, Myanmar → Burma, Moved, 26 September 2007, discussion
RM, Burma → Myanmar, Not moved, 21 January 2008, discussion
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Semi-protected edit request on 3 August 2022 (2)
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I do not know how to correct it. I just wanted to tell someone that the Burmese characters are not showing up. Just empty boxes. I think Burmese is in the Unicode font system, and there must be a way to code it to show properly to ALL browsers.
Here is a clip of the sentence where I see empty square boxes from "Burmese:" to "; pronounced"
All the other characters are showing properly in Chrome browser. Not sure what is broken on this page, but wanted to tell someone. Thank you.
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Please delete the reference to Myanmar in the second sentence as the largest country in mainland Southeast Asia. Both Thailand and Vietnam are larger in terms of geographic size and population size.
The first sentence could just read: "Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, also known as Burma, is a country in Southeast Asia with a population of about 54 million as of 2017." Openburma (talk) 11:04, 25 October 2022 (UTC)
Not done Openburma is partly correct in that Vietnam and Thailand are more populous. But Myanmar is the largest by area and that's what our article says. --RegentsPark (comment) 15:07, 27 October 2022 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 4 March 2023
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I would like to add the following information to the Political Culture section of the Misplaced Pages page:
On February 1, 2021, military rule was seized again, returning the power to an authoritarian system and reversing the transition to democracy that Myanmar had seen since 2010. The country can be classified as either a closed autocracy or an electoral autocracy depending on the elections that the military is planning to hold in 2024. The military establishment plans to hold elections as a way to transition the country out of post-coup conflict and to consolidate their political dominance. However, the junta has enacted laws in preparation for these elections that restrict the voting power of the citizens. These laws include: requiring voting political parties to register at least 100,000 members within three months of registration and banning parties that are declared “terrorist,” by the military, which represents any of their opponents.
Additionally, the military rule has extended to local levels. Officials in central-level departments and local administrations were replaced with bureaucrats appointed by the military. Additionally, officials of villages and wards, which were previously elected by citizens, are now chosen by military-appointed township councils.
The Freedom House rating for democracy scores Myanmar at 9/60 in 2022, with a score of 0/40 for political rights and 9/60 for civil liberties. This exhibits a decline from 2021, where Freedom House scored Myanmar at 13/40 for political rights and 15/60 for civil liberties. Vikkixu (talk) 01:23, 4 March 2023 (UTC)
No citations to reliable, secondary sources have been provided to support this passage. Further, the passage is speculative to a degree. Please re-word and find reliable sources. Thank you, --Hammersoft (talk) 01:52, 4 March 2023 (UTC)
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Not done Openburma is partly correct in that Vietnam and Thailand are more populous. But Myanmar is the largest by area and that's what our article says. --RegentsPark (comment) 15:07, 27 October 2022 (UTC)
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