The 20th Southeast Asian Games

Southeast Asian Games

The Southeast Asian Games , is a biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia...

were held in Bandar Seri Begawan

Bandar Seri Begawan

Bandar Seri Begawan, with an estimated population 140,000 , is the capital and largest city of the Sultanate of Brunei...

, Brunei Darussalam from 7 August to 15 August 1999. It was the first time that the country hosted the biennial meet. It was officially opened by His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah

Hassanal Bolkiah

General Haji Sir Hassan al-Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah GCB GCMG is the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, the 29th Sultan of Brunei and the first Prime Minister of Brunei Darussalam...

 in the National Sports Complex named after him, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Stadium.

Broadcasting rights

1999 SEA Games Broadcasters in Southeast Asia Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...
IOC Code	Country	Network Station	Television Station	Radio Station	URL Station
BRU	Brunei	RTB	RTB1 RTB1 RTB1 is the first and oldest free-to-air government terrestrial television channel in Brunei. RTB1 began broadcasting on 1 March 1975. Typically, RTB1 broadcasts for 18 hours daily from 6:00 am to 12:00 am, however, times may vary due to certain special events and festivals...	Nasional FM
CAM	Cambodia	NTK National Television of Kampuchea The National Television of Kampuchea is the oldest first television station of Cambodia, officially launched on December 28, 1963 in Phnom Penh...	TVK National Television of Kampuchea The National Television of Kampuchea is the oldest first television station of Cambodia, officially launched on December 28, 1963 in Phnom Penh...	NRK National Television of Kampuchea The National Television of Kampuchea is the oldest first television station of Cambodia, officially launched on December 28, 1963 in Phnom Penh...
INA	Indonesia	RTGI Politics of Indonesia Politics of Indonesia takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Indonesia is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both...	TVRI	RRI Radio Republik Indonesia Radio Republik Indonesia is the state radio network of Indonesia. The organization is a public broadcasting service. It is a national radio station that broadcasts all over Indonesia and abroad to serve all Indonesian citizens throughout the nation and overseas. RRI also provides information about...
LAO	Laos	LNRTV Lao National Television Lao National Television is the national television station in the country of Laos. There are two channels, LNTV1 and LNTV3, both broadcasting from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.-Channels:-See also:...	LNTV Lao National Television Lao National Television is the national television station in the country of Laos. There are two channels, LNTV1 and LNTV3, both broadcasting from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.-Channels:-See also:...	LNR Lao National Radio Lao National Radio is the national radio station for the country of Laos. It was founded in 1960 and became a national broadcaster in 1975.Between 1983 and 1993, Lao National Radio was administered jointly with Lao National Television.-Frequencies:...
MAS	Malaysia	RTM Radio Televisyen Malaysia The Department of Broadcasting, Malaysia, DBA Radio Televisyen Malaysia , is a Malaysian state-owned public broadcaster. It owns and operates a number of radio and television stations in Malaysia, based in Kuala Lumpur...	TV1	Radio 1 Klasik Nasional FM Klasik Nasional FM is a national radio station operated by Radio Televisyen Malaysia broadcasting in Malay...
MYA	MYA	MRTV Myanmar Radio and Television Myanmar Radio and Television is the parent of state-run Myanmar Radio National Service, and a television channel. The television channels are broadcast from its broadcast center in Kamayut, Yangon...	MRTV-4 MRTV-4 Myanmar Radio and Television 4, known as MRTV-4, is a Burmese state-owned television station and satellite television. It consists of 6 local channels and 14 foreign channels.-Channel details:...	MRNS Myanmar Radio National Service Myanmar Radio National Service ), is the national radio service of Myanmar. It has its broadcasting headquarters in both the administrative capital of Naypyidaw and Yangon, Myanmar's largest city. The service runs Myanmar Radio and Myanmar Radio Minorities Service...
PHI	Philippines	PTV-4 National Broadcasting Network People's Television is the flagship government television network owned by the Philippine Government through People's Television Network, Inc. . Its head office, studios and transmitter are located at Broadcast Complex, Visayas Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City .-History:The country's government...	DWGT-TV DWGT-TV DWGT-TV, channel 4, is the flagship station of Philippine television network People's Television Network. Its studios and transmitter are located at Broadcast Complex, Visayas Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City.-History:...	DZRB DZRB Radyo ng Bayan is an AM station owned and operated by Philippine Broadcasting Service in the Philippines. The station's studios are located in Diliman, Quezon City, and its transmitter at Brgy Marulas, Valenzuela City. DZRB is the first radio station in the Philippines before the launch of DZRH...
SIN	Singapore	Singapore Television Twelve MediaCorp TV12 MediaCorp TV12 is a subsidiary of MediaCorp. It operates the Suria, Vasantham and okto channels, which cater to specific groups in Singapore. It once operated Central...	Premiere 12 MediaCorp TV12 Central MediaCorp TV12 Central or Central was an English and Tamil language Television channel in Singapore it was launched on 31 March 1996 replacing Premiere 12 it was launched since on 1 January 1994 as Television Corporation of Singapore since 1994.The channel was a combination of 3 distinct...	Radio Corporation of Singapore Radio Corporation of Singapore Radio Corporation of Singapore was the largest radio broadcasting company in Singapore existing from 1 January 1994 to 31 December 2001; predecessor of MediaCorp Radio successor of the radio broadcasting arm of the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation was privatised on 1 January 1994...  Radio 5 Symphony 92.4FM Symphony 92.4FM is a 24-hour classical music radio station run by MediaCorp in Singapore. It is at present the only classical music radio station available in Singapore.-Directorial Staff:* Vice President : Dahlia Zainuddin...
THA	Thailand	TRTV National Broadcasting Services of Thailand National Broadcasting Services of Thailand was formed by Radio Thailand and Television of Thailand' and is a national public broadcasting state media government mass media conglomerate of radio and television services in the Kingdom of Thailand. It is owned and operated by Government's Public...	Thailand Thailand PRD TV11 National Broadcasting Services of Thailand National Broadcasting Services of Thailand was formed by Radio Thailand and Television of Thailand' and is a national public broadcasting state media government mass media conglomerate of radio and television services in the Kingdom of Thailand. It is owned and operated by Government's Public...	Radio Thailand National Broadcasting Services of Thailand National Broadcasting Services of Thailand was formed by Radio Thailand and Television of Thailand' and is a national public broadcasting state media government mass media conglomerate of radio and television services in the Kingdom of Thailand. It is owned and operated by Government's Public...
VIE	Vietnam	VTV Vietnam Television Vietnam Television, or VTV, is the national television broadcaster for Vietnam. Like all media of Vietnam, its programming is directly controlled by the government.-History:...	VTV1 VTV1 VTV1 is a television channel from Vietnam.Launched in 7 September 1970, the transmission hours is 18.5 hours broadcasting politics, economy, culture and societyUsed to have other names: TV Viet Nam, VTV, TV1 and THV1.-External links:**...	Voice of Vietnam

Mascot

Awang Budiman was the official mascot of the 1999 SEA Games.

Medal count

1.	Thailand	65	48	56	169
2.	Malaysia	57	45	42	144
3.	Indonesia	44	43	58	145
4.	Singapore	23	28	45	96
5.	Philippines	20	26	41	87
6.	Vietnam	17	20	27	64
7.	Brunei	4	12	31	47
8.	Myanmar	3	10	10	23
9.	Laos	1	0	3	4
10.	Cambodia	0	0	0	0
Total		234	232	313	779