The 12th Southeast Asian games were held in Singapore from 28 May - 6 June 1983. Scheduled to be hosted by Brunei in accordance to the renewed alphabetical rotation of hosting duties, the 1983 SEA games were offered to be hosted by Singapore as Brunei prepared for its forthcoming independence from the United Kingdom.

Position	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1.	Indonesia	64	67	54	185
2.	Philippines	49	48	53	150
3.	Thailand	49	40	38	127
4.	Singapore	38	38	58	134
5.	Burma	18	15	17	50
6.	Malaysia	16	25	40	81
7.	BruneiTemplate:Ref 1	0	0	5	5
8.	People's Republic of Kampuchea	0	0	0	0

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The 11th Southeast Asian Games were held in Manila, Philippines from December 6, 1981 to December 15, 1981. This was the first time that the Philippines hosted the Games since its first participation in 1977. The event was officially opened by President Ferdinand Marcos and the cauldron was lit by Benjamin Silva-Netto. The colorful opening ceremony was held in the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila. A new football stadium and indoor arena was built in Pasig named the University of Life Track & Field and Arena or the ULTRA, now called the PhilSports Arena. The adjacent apartments were used as the athlete's quarters and was converted into a BLISS housing project of First Lady Imelda Marcos.

Position	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Indonesia	85	73	56	214
2	Thailand	62	45	41	148
3	Philippines	55	55	77	187
4	Malaysia	16	27	31	74
5	Burma	15	19	27	61
6	Singapore	12	26	33	71
7	BruneiTemplate:Ref 1	0	0	0	0

Form: http://www.olympic.org.my/web/gamesrecords/sea/sea_history.htm

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