Host
Myanmar, Vietnam, Philippines and Thailand revealed the ambitions to host the games, however, since Vietnam, Philippines and Thailand were the hosts in 2003, 2005 and 2007 respectively, these countries are ineligible to host this edition.
By the time that Myanmar will host the games, the country will hold the largest time interval of hosting the games, spanning a time of 44 years.
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