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[edit] Earlier questions

Who includes Taiwan and Hainan in SE Asia? Cite? --Jiang 03:09, 5 Jun 2004 (UTC)

Asia + scooters = SE?
Vietnam has just conquered Hainan and Taiwan :P __earth 03:35, Dec 8, 2004 (UTC)

Obviously, if you look onto the map, Cambodia is part of mainland Southeast Asia. And Malaysia is both part of the mainland, and part of the archipelago. --Dara 03:04, 8 Dec 2004 (UTC)

True. Maybe we should add a note or two on that. __earth 03:35, Dec 8, 2004 (UTC)

Shouldn't Cambodia be listed under mainland?

Yup, yup. Purely a mistake ;)__earth 02:07, Dec 9, 2004 (UTC)

Somebody should expand the section on flora, or merge the section with fauna. A.K.R. 7 July 2005 09:43 (UTC)

[edit] Possible vandalism

Somebody should verify changes made by User:68.91.113.252, who has a recent history of vandalism. For one thing, 95% Christianity in Bali seems suspect, considering the next paragraph states Hinduism is dominant.

I think you misread his/her edit. He/she added 95% Christianity in East Timor, not Bali. __earth 12:43, July 12, 2005 (UTC)
You're right. Sorry for wasting anybody's time.
It's not a problem __earth 01:24, July 13, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Culture

We totally need to rework the Culture section. The current version's paragraphs and sentences seem to be too disconnected with one another and the transition is not as smooth as it should be, at least starting from the 5th paragraph till "peranakan". __earth 07:44, July 14, 2005 (UTC)


[edit] Improvement Drive

The article on Brunei is currently listed to be improved on Wikipedia: This week's improvement drive. You can support the nomination with your vote there. --Fenice 06:36, 6 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Southeast or South East?

I've seen both versions of the spelling in different articles. I think I've seen South-East as well.. Not being a native english speaker, I'm not sure which is preferable, or if they're all acceptable, but I find he lack of consistenct annoying. Could anyone give me directions on the subject? MMad 23:38, 4 December 2005 (UTC)

I think that pretty much sums it up. :) I don't think there's a preference, though I'm sure Google will yield a preference for one or the other. Personally, I prefer southeast (on par with other cardinal descriptors) or southeastern (q.v., Eastern Europe, for which one rarely sees "East Europe", etc.) E Pluribus Anthony | talk | 17:49, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

Was just wondering, how come the Chinese population of the Philippines stated here is different from what was stated in the Philippines and Overseas Chinese page?

[edit] Article Improvement Drive

The article History of Southeast Asia is currently a candidate for Wikipedia:Article Improvement Drive. Please support the nomination with your vote there. __earth (Talk) 08:58, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Overseas Chinese!?

Hi! Can we have a discussion for a near accurate population of the Chinese people in Southeast Asia and can we define who to consider"Chinese". The figures seem inconsistent. Thank you! - 23prootie 15 June 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Language section

Should this section have some wikilinks? JPD (talk) 16:42, 7 August 2006 (UTC)no hoe ass dick shoud be ni there

[edit] Southeast Asia Population vs. India Population

Southeast Asia's landmass is approximately the same as India's landmass. Why is India's population is so much bigger than the whole population of Southeast Asia? Sonic99 02:48, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

Perhaps because Southeast Asian land mass isn't continuous, which impedes migration? __earth (Talk) 07:48, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Picture removals

I've removed non-free copyrighted pictures from this article on more than one occasion, as they are being used on Wikipedia under fair-use provisions which do not permit their use in this article. Please do not add non-free pictures to this article. Thanks. -- zzuuzz (talk) 12:57, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Needs improvement

It's entirely too convoluted an article considering an area so vast and full of diverse cultures. This has led to vast generalizations which will mislead people who read the article. Why not keep it as simple as the East Asia page? (Unsigned comment by 13:25, 19 January 2007 (edit) User:Muaddib }

Any suggestions? --23prootie 14:27, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

The article absolutely needs copyediting, but not hiding the content. How about transforming the statistics into table or even graphs. That's what I feel cluttering this article. However, if I compare this article with East Asia, then this is better. This article has a good content of Geography, Culture, Religion, etc.. — Indon (reply) — 14:45, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Religion Breakdown

The figures in the religious percentages humbly claim they might be outdated and/or estimates, but upon what basis might they be altered? For example, the Vietnam main article does not link to a source but does list 80.8% of Vietnamese as subscribing to no religion, as of a 1999 census. Is this credible? How should the difference in these two pages be reconciled? Muaddib 05:25, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] "Distinct minorities"

What is the intent of this section? "Distinct Minorities"? According to the table above, most groups are minorities. What is special about the four mentioned? We can't just have a sample, and we can't mention all. Rather, a general comment (if there is one) needs to made about minorities in South East Asia. Merbabu 01:22, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Appallingly referenced

The current version of this article is very poorly referenced. Only a few minor points have any citations to reliable sources. If we were to apply WP:RS to this article, most of it could be removed. Merbabu 01:28, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Wildlife

It's amazing that Southeast asia contains all of the world's 3 finest and most charismatic animals:

http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/mammals/Bos_frontalis/Bos_frontalis_00.html

And the wild water buffalo: http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/mammals/Bubalus_bubalis/Bubalus_bubalis_01.html?movietype=wmMed

[edit] Recent changes

Just a heads-up about a string of recent changes by Jps57 that redefine the term somewhat. Jps57, please use the edit summary to explain rationale for changes when you make changes like this. Thanks. --Alfadog (talk) 03:22, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Indianised kingdoms in Southeast Asia

Aren't most parts of Indochina (Thailand, Burma, Laos and Cambodia) Indianised kingdoms as well? I mean if you see the fanged deities that guard the palace and temple gates, as well as the Ramayana epic that's prevalent and very popular within those nations - wouldn't that be Hindu Indian influence as well? --121.218.215.16 (talk) 06:13, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Islam is not the second largest religion in Indochina

Because with just only 7 million Christians in Vietnam was more larger than the total Muslim population in whole Indochina (exclusive Malaysia and Singapore; only mainland countries as Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and Burma). Now let's see:

Country Christian Muslim
Flag of Vietnam Vietnam 7 million (8%) 65,000 (0.08%)
Flag of Cambodia Cambodia 350,000 (2%) 500,000 (3%)
Flag of Laos Laos 100,000 (1.5%) 400 (very tiny)
Flag of Thailand Thailand 500,000 (0.75%) 3 million (4.6%)
Flag of Burma Burma >2 million (>4%) 1,9 million (4%)
Total 10 million 5.6 million

Angelo De La Paz (talk) 16:59, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

West Malaysia? It's part of the mainland. Anyway, what's your point? You are saying Islam is not the second largest religion, then you say it is. --Hamster X (talk) 17:26, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Population chart

Will this pie chart I made help out?

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Southeast_Asia.JPG Brutannica (talk) 03:28, 12 May 2008 (UTC)