Wikipedia:WikiProject Myanmar (Burma)/Article requests

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WikiProject Myanmar (Burma)

Founded
2006-09-10

Shortcuts

General information

Departments

Resources

edit · changes

This is the article requests page, to list and organise requests for Wikiproject Burma/Myanmar. This page is only for nonexisting articles, and not for expansion requests. Requests that have been fulfilled are moved to the talk page.

Please add articles you create to the List of Myanmar-related topics. Thank you.

Contents

[edit] Biography

  • Richard Cooler, scholar of Burma, Northern Illinois University-see Burma studies The Center for Burma Studies at Northern Illinois University is the national center for Burma studies in the United States-perhaps that warrants its own article?
  • David Sime Cargill
  • Scott Gilmour
  • Beth Ellis, Victorian English writer on Burma
  • U Aye Ko (acting President of Myanmar) (12 August 1988 - 19 August 1988)
  • Myint Thein, 62, Burmese opposition spokesman. [1]

[edit] Culture

  • The Heart Must Break by James Mawdsley
  • The Land of Green Ghosts by Pascal Khoo Thwe
  • Burmese mythology and legends
  • Gaba Aye Pagoda - Buddhist site in Yangon (World Peace Pagoda)
  • Holy Trinity Cathedral, Yangon - Anglican church in Yangon
  • Maha Wizaya Pagoda - Buddhist site in Yangon
  • Martyrs' Mausoleum - memorial in Yangon built to honour Aung San and 6 assassinated cabinet members
  • Htamane Festival Htamanè pwè (festival) takes place on the full moon of Dabodwè (February) when htamanè is cooked in a huge wok, requiring two men each with a wooden spoon the size of an oar and a third man co-ordinating the action of folding and stirring the contents which include kao hnyin, ngacheik, coconut shavings, peanuts, sesame and ginger in peanut oil.

[edit] Politics

  • Swan Arrshin - Perhaps a group that supports the military junta, {{is not necessarily important!!!}
  • 1962 Burmese coup d'état, please view on Ne Win's page
  • 2008 Draft Constitution of Burma, See Burmese constitutional referendum, 2008
  • UNHCR in Burma

[edit] Economy

  • Zegyo Market - Mandalay's largest market
  • Theingyi Market - Market in Yangon

[edit] General

  • Architecture of Myanmar - add {{Asia in topic}}
  • Tuberculosis in Myanmar
  • Agriculture in Myanmar
  • Environmental issues in Myanmar - add {{Asia in topic}}

[edit] Geography

  • Kalemyo has its own airport article, but not the town
  • Kandawgalay Ward
  • Khamti, Myanmar has its own airport article, but not the town
  • Milaungbya - town in Myanmar
  • Namshan - The capital of Tawngpeng (Taungbaing) in Northern Shan State.
  • Sri Ksetra
  • Ywama a city on Inle Lake with a monastery and a stupa
  • Bago Yoma, a deep forest mountain range between Taungoo and Bago, comprised of Asian Tigers and Elephants

[edit] History

  • Battle of Sittang River Bridge
  • 1967 Opium War in the Golden Triangle with Khun Sa
  • Constitution of the Union of Burma - the one written in 1947 and adopted in 1948.
  • Constitution of the Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma - the one written in 1975

[edit] Miscellaneous

  • Union of Burma Railways
  • Myanmar News Agency
  • Shukhinthar Amusement Park and Bowling
  • Yangon Zoological Garden
  • Department of Civil Aviation of Myanmar - in Burmese ေလေၾကာင္းပို႔ေဆာင္ေရးၫႊန္ၾကားမႈဦးစီးဌာန[2]

[edit] Cleanup requests

[edit] Language requests

Language requests in local languages of Myanmar, including Burmese, Shan, and Karen. Project members are encouraged to add {{Burmese}} to pages to identify them as in need of language addition by the project.

Is there a Shan font available on the Wikipedia? Chris 02:24, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
Not currently, but an image would suffice while Unicode support for Shan is still not available. --Hintha 03:52, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Templates