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With just one month until the Southeast Asian Games open and organisers still struggling to finish on time, Sports Minister Andi Mallarangeng (pictured on phone) – who pledged that all the venues would be ready by August – shrugged off criticisms over bureaucratic delays and expressed confidence in the preparations.