I began to watch the SEA Games in 1987 when the event was broadcast "live" from Jakarta, Indonesia. The SEA Games are organised to promote sports among all South-East Asian countries.

The following are the cities that have hosted the SEA Games since 1959.

1959	Bangkok, Thailand
1961	Rangoon, Burma
1965	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1967	Bangkok, Thailand
1969	Rangoon, Burma
1971	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1973	Singapore
1975	Bangkok, Thailand
1977	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1979	Jakarta, Indonesia
1981	Manila, Rep. of the Philippines
1983	Singapore
1985	Bangkok, Thailand
1987	Jakarta, Indonesia
1989	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1991	Manila, Rep. of the Philippines
1993	Singapore
1995	Chiangmai, Thailand
1997	Jakarta, Indonesia

Notes :-

The Games of 1959 - 1975 were known as the South East Asia Peninsula (SEAP) Games.

For more information, go to the website of the South East Asian Games Multimedia