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The following is a list of firsts in Southeast Asia .
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The following is a list of firsts in Southeast Asia .
The following are the first buildings of their type:
Singapore, 19 August 1995) [1] 
Philippines, 1611) [2] 
Malaysia, 1816) [3] [4] Philippines, 1936) [5] [6] Philippines, 20 June 2005) [7] Philippines,1976) [8] 
Thailand, 2013) [10] Philippines, 2016) [11] Philippines, 2009) [12] Philippines, 2021) [13] Malaysia, 1806) [14] Philippines, 23 October 1953) [15] Philippines, 1942) [16] Philippines, 1991) [17] Philippines, 1963) [18] Philippines, 2021) [19] Philippines, 2021) [20] Philippines, 1 August 1851) [21] Philippines, 29 September 1890) [22] 
Vietnam, 2016)  | This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (November 2021) |
Philippines, 1949) [23] Philippines, 1986) [24] Vietnam, 1973), Officially: Aung San Suu Kyi (
Myanmar, 1991)
Indonesia, 2021) [25] 
Philippines, 8 August 1928) [26] Indonesia, 4 August 1992) The Philippines, 5 July 1924 The Philippines, 3 February 1972 [27] Philippines, 3 August 2024) [28] Philippines, 2019) [29] Philippines, 9 April 1975) [30] The Philippines, 1 May 1954 Singapore, 14 August 2010 [31] Thailand, 1914) [32] Philippines, 1984)
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