2025 Southeast Asian Games Mai, Chonburi, and Songkhla. Six days later, the Philippines, through the Philippine Olympic Committee president Peping Cojuangco, confirmed that the country will host the 2019 Games, after Cojuangco wrote Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte and appealed for reconsideration. On 18 August 2017, the SEAGF meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia confirmed that Thailand would host the Southeast Asian Games in 2025, such as the Philippines in 2019, Vietnam in 2021, Cambodia in 2023, and Laos in 2027. On 2 September 2016, Ubon Ratchathani Governor, Somsak Changtrakul and the bid committee announced that Ubon Ratchathani will bid the 33rd Southeast Asian Games and
1989 Southeast Asian Games 1989 Southeast Asian Games The 1989 Southeast Asian Games, () officially known as the 15th Southeast Asian Games, was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 20 to 31 August 1989 with 25 sports featured in the games. It was officially opened by 9th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Azlan Shah. Although Cambodia did not participate, Laos returned to compete for the first time under the new federation name in this edition of the games. A unified Vietnam first participated in the SEA Games in 1989 as well. The closing ceremony of this multi-sports events coincides with the 32nd