JAKARTA - The Minister of Youth and Sports (Menpora), Dito Ariotedjo, ensured that Indonesia would continue to make preparations for the 2025 SEA Games amid the Cambodia and Thailand conflicts, which could threaten the biennial sporting event.
The 2025 SEA Games are scheduled to take place from 9-20 December 2025 in the Metropolitan Area of Bangkok and the Provinces of Chonburi and Songkhla, Thailand.
However, the fate of the multi-branch between Southeast Asian countries has recently raised a question mark after the war between Cambodia and Thailand broke out since Thursday, July 24, 2025.
"Indeed, recently there have been many issues that have developed, but in principle, from the Indonesian side, we have prepared candidates for athletes who will compete," Dito said in Jakarta on Monday, July 28, 2025.
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The war between Thailand and Cambodia has recently become hotter. The latest data shows that more than 30 people have died as a result of the war and the other 200 have fled.
The escalation of disputes between the two neighboring countries in Southeast Asia has actually been going on for a century. The latest war has forced Thailand to close its border area with Cambodia.
Dito said that his party together with the Indonesian Olympic Committee (NOC Indonesia) will continue to monitor the latest developments related to the 2025 SEA Games in Thailand.
"Just yesterday Friday, July 24, 2025, I had lunch with the President of NOC Indonesia Raja Sapta Oktohari at the Ministry of Youth and Sports."
"He reported on developments that it is still on," said Dito.
The 2025 SEA Games Thailand is the 33rd edition, with a total of 574 match numbers from 50 sports being contested. Approximately 12 thousand athletes participated.
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