Portal:Southeast Asia/2007 December highlights
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The
24th Southeast Asian Games
are held at
His Majesty the King's 80th Birthday Anniversary, 5th December 2007 Sports Complex
in
Nakhon Ratchasima
. Host-country
Thailand
leads the medal tally with 183 gold, followed by
Malaysia
with 68 and
Vietnam
with 64 gold.
The
Cambodia Tribunal
rejects a bail request by former
Tuol Sleng prison
chief
Kang Kek Iew
.
The
United Nations Climate Change Conference
is held in
Nusa Dua
,
Bali
(pictured)
.
At least 120 people are dead after days of torrential rains cause floods and landslides along the
Bengawan Solo River
in
Central Java
and
East Java
.
Thirty-six people are charged in the investigation into the
Manila Peninsula rebellion
.
Flooding
in Malaysia's
Kelantan
,
Pahang
and
Johor
has claimed 29 lives and more than 34,000 evacuees are being sheltered at relief centres.
A Philippines court sentences 14 members of
Abu Sayyaf
to life in prison for the
2001 kidnapping
of American missionary couple
Martin and Gracia Burnham
and 18 others from a resort in
Palawan
.
The
People's Power Party
, led by
Samak Sundaravej
wins a plurality in the
Thai general election
.
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