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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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Carlos Peña Romulo Sr. was a Filipino diplomat, statesman, soldier, journalist and author. He was a reporter at the age of 16, a newspaper editor by 20, and a publisher at 32. He was a co-founder of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines, a general in the US Army and the Philippine Army, university president, and president of the United Nations General Assembly.
Southeast Asian cinema is the film industry and films produced in, or by natives of Southeast Asia. It includes any films produced in Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The majority of the films made in this region came from the Philippines, Thailand, and Indonesia where its filmmaking industries in these countries are already well-established with film directors such as Lino Brocka, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, and Joko Anwar are well-known outside of the region. Notable production studios in Southeast Asia include Star Cinema, Viva Films, TBA Studios and Reality Entertainment in the Philippines, GDH 559 and Sahamongkol Film International in Thailand, Rapi Films in Indonesia, Astro Shaw in Malaysia, Encore Films in Singapore, and Studio 68 in Vietnam
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The following is a list of notable events and developments that are related to Philippine sports in 2023.
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