BANGKOK: Eighteen years after it last hosted the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Korat, Thailand will once again hold the region's biggest sporting meet from Dec 9 to Dec 20.

This time around, however, things are markedly low-key in the sprawling metropolis of Bangkok where most events will be held.

Organisers recently announced they were moving venues for 10 sports to Bangkok, including men's football, because of severe flooding in Thailand's south, which has killed more than 170 people...