Thailand sends 1,531 athletes, targeting 241 out of 580 events at the home SEA Games 33.

A resident in Hat Yai used a large tarp to seal his entrance and a water pump to remove water, keeping his entire home dry during floods.

Indonesian disaster officials reported that the death toll from floods and landslides on the country's western Sumatra island has increased to 174.

Indonesia's U22 squad boasts a near-full-strength lineup for their sea games 33 gold medal defense.

The Vietnam sports delegation, comprising 1,165 members, will compete at SEA Games 33 in Thailand with a target of winning 90 to 110 gold medals.

Host nation Thailand states Cambodia will face penalties after withdrawing from 9 registered sports at SEA Games 33.

A facility receiving flood victims' bodies in Songkhla province, southern Thailand, is overloaded, prompting officials to deploy three refrigerated trucks.

Thailand will host the Southeast Asian Games for the seventh time, and the first since 2007.

Thailand and Malaysia have hosted six or more times, while Timor Leste is the only Southeast Asian nation never to have organized the SEA Games.

The aircraft carrier HTMS Chakri Naruebet departed Sattahip naval base for a flood disaster response mission in Thailand's southern provinces.

Jakapong "Anne" Jakrajutatip, former CEO of JKN Global Group and the Miss Universe Organization, has an arrest warrant issued against her for failing to appear in court in a 30 million Baht fraud case.

Severe flooding in Songkhla province, host venue for group B of men's football at SEA Games 33, has significantly impacted Thailand's organizational efforts.

Thai officials suspended the director of a Bangkok detention center over allegations of granting numerous privileges to Chinese inmates.

Setter Pormpun Guedpard remains cautious, still considering Vietnam Thailand's top rival in their quest to defend the women's volleyball gold medal at SEA Games 33.