The storm Catastrophe also affected Influence Burma ( Myanmar ) , Indonesia , Malaysia , and Cambodia to a lesser degree .

The local communist regimes of Cambodia , Vietnam and Laos pledged Commitment allegiance with one of these two opposing factions .

The ensuing hostilities were fuelled by century-old animosities between Vietnam and Cambodia , and – particularly – Vietnam and China .

In 1975 initial military engagements arose Coming_to_be between communist Vietnam and the Cambodian Khmer Rouge regime , which resulted in Causation the Vietnamese occupation Control of Cambodia for over a decade .

China had hardly opposed Agree_or_refuse_to_act Vietnam 's active role in the suppression of the anti-communist Insurgency in Laos , however it strongly objected Agree_or_refuse_to_act to the invasion of Cambodia .

In order to acquire Getting full control over Cambodia the People 's Army of Vietnam needed to dislodge Removing the remaining Khmer Rouge leaders and units , which had retreated Escaping to the remote areas along the Thai-Cambodian border .

The Samlaut Uprising , otherwise called the Samlaut Rebellion or Battambang Revolts , consists Cause_to_be_included of two significant phases of revolts that first broke out Process_start near Samlaut in Battambang Province and subsequently spread Dispersal into surrounding Provinces in Cambodia during 1967-1968.The revolutionary movement was largely made up by the dissident rural peasantry led by a group of discontented leftist intellectuals against Prince Norodom Sihanouk ’ s political organization –the Sangkum regime .

Following after in the early 1968 , Cambodia experienced a more organized and matured second uprising that had expanded both geographically and politically through months of re-grouping , recruitment and propaganda processes , and was much more widespread and destructive than the first occurrence .

As the newly elected Choosing right-wing Government asserted Statement its control over Cambodia 's provinces , it penetrated Attack into the village level and was supported Supporting by the Prime Minister Lon Nol and the army , boring down heavily on many peasants and pushing the Left towards a defensive .

This was in response to the rise of a large rice export black market that greatly affected Influence Cambodia 's economy as it was heavily dependent on its taxation of rice exports .

Here , farmers illegally sold Commerce_sell much of Cambodia 's rice to Vietnamese Communists across the borders as they paid Commerce_pay more as compared the Cambodian government .

Most of the fighting took place Process_start in Tonkin in northern Vietnam , although the conflict engulfed the entire country and also extended Expansion into the neighboring French Indochina protectorates of Laos and Cambodia .

The SNC 's role was to represent Cambodian sovereignty on the international stage , while the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia ( UNTAC ) was tasked Request with supervising Scrutiny the country 's domestic policies until a Cambodian government was elected Change_of_leadership by the people .

Cambodia 's pathway to peace proved to be difficult , as Khmer Rouge leaders decided Deciding not to participate Participation in the general elections Change_of_leadership , but instead they chose Choosing to disrupt Hindering the electoral process by launching Motion military attacks Attack on UN peacekeepers and killing Killing ethnic Vietnamese migrants .

However , the CPP leadership refused Agree_or_refuse_to_act to accept Receiving defeat Conquering , and they announced Expressing_publicly that the eastern provinces of Cambodia , where most of the CPP 's votes were drawn Motion from , would secede Removing from Cambodia .

However , the CPP leadership refused Agree_or_refuse_to_act to accept Receiving defeat Conquering , and they announced Expressing_publicly that the eastern provinces of Cambodia , where most of the CPP 's votes were drawn Motion from , would secede Removing from Cambodia .

The Cambodian–Thai border dispute Quarreling began Process_start in June 2008 as the latest round of a century-long dispute Quarreling between Cambodia and Thailand involving the area surrounding Surrounding the 11th century Preah Vihear Temple , in the Dângrêk Mountains between the Choam Khsant district in the Preah Vihear Province of northern Cambodia and the Kantharalak district ( `` amphoe '' ) in Sisaket Province of northeastern Thailand .

The Cambodian–Thai border dispute Quarreling began Process_start in June 2008 as the latest round of a century-long dispute Quarreling between Cambodia and Thailand involving the area surrounding Surrounding the 11th century Preah Vihear Temple , in the Dângrêk Mountains between the Choam Khsant district in the Preah Vihear Province of northern Cambodia and the Kantharalak district ( `` amphoe '' ) in Sisaket Province of northeastern Thailand .

According to the Cambodian ambassador to the United Nations , the most recent dispute began Process_start on 15 July 2008 when about 50 Thai soldiers moved Motion into the Keo Sikha Kiri Svara pagoda vicinity which he claims Statement is located in Cambodia 's territory about from the Temple of Preah Vihear. < ref name= '' http : //www.un.int/ '' > < /ref > Thailand claims Statement the demarcation has not yet been completed Process_end for the external parts of the area adjacent to the temple , which was adjudged Judgment_communication to be Cambodian by a nine to three decision of the International Court of Justice ( ICJ ) in 1962 .

By August 2008 , the dispute had expanded Expansion to the 13th century Ta Moan temple complex west of Preah Vihear ( ) , where Cambodia has accused Judgment_communication Thai troops of occupying Hold a temple complex it claims Statement is on Cambodian land .

On 11 November 2013 , the ICJ declared Expressing_publicly in a unanimous decision Deciding that the 1962 ICJ judgment had awarded Award all of the promontory of Preah Vihear to Cambodia and that Thailand had an obligation to withdraw Departing any Thai military , police , or guard forces Military_operation stationed in that area .

However , it rejected Agree_or_refuse_to_act Cambodia 's argument Quarreling that the judgment had also awarded Award the hill of Phnom Trap ( three kilometers northwest of the temple ) to Cambodia , finding Know that it had made Creating no ruling on sovereignty over the hill .

However , it rejected Agree_or_refuse_to_act Cambodia 's argument Quarreling that the judgment had also awarded Award the hill of Phnom Trap ( three kilometers northwest of the temple ) to Cambodia , finding Know that it had made Creating no ruling on sovereignty over the hill .

The name `` Damrey '' means `` elephant '' in Khmer , the official language of Cambodia .

The report Reporting gives details of the extent of the bombing Attack of Cambodia , as well as of Laos and Vietnam .

Newly inaugurated President Richard Nixon authorized Preventing_or_letting for the first time use Using of long range B-52 heavy bombers to carpet Motion bomb Attack Cambodia .

The area in which the bombing took place Process_start was expanded Expansion to include most of the eastern one-half of Cambodia .

China launched a punitive expedition in response Response to Vietnam 's invasion Attack and occupation Control of Cambodia in 1978 ( which ended Process_end the rule of the Chinese-backed Khmer Rouge ) .

As Vietnamese troops remained Presence in Cambodia until 1989 , China remained unsuccessful in its goal of dissuading Convincing Vietnam from involvement in Cambodia .

As Vietnamese troops remained Presence in Cambodia until 1989 , China remained unsuccessful in its goal of dissuading Convincing Vietnam from involvement in Cambodia .

Communism was abandoned GiveUp in countries such as Cambodia ( 1991 ) , Ethiopia ( 1990 ) , Mongolia ( which in 1990 democratically re-elected a Communist government that ran the country until 1996 ) and South Yemen ( 1990 ) .

Two years earlier , the third SEAP Games was cancelled Change_event_time as Cambodia pulled out GiveUp of hosting the event due to internal strife .

In 2015 , it was to be held Hold 18–28 February on the Koh Puos Island in Sihanoukville , Cambodia , but was cancelled Change_event_time at the last minute by the local authorities .

South Vietnam , Cambodia and Laos , which only sent Sending token squads made up of military personnel to previous games Competition , declined Agree_or_refuse_to_act to participate Participation due Causation to internal political problems .

Along with the host nation India , Cambodia , Bangladesh , Syria and Kyrgyzstan also competed Competition in the 13-day tournament at the refurbished Ambedkar Stadium , where new floodlights had been put up Placing specially for this tournament .

Operations crossed Motion_directional national borders : Laos was invaded Attack by North Vietnam early on while Cambodia was used by North Vietnam as a supply route starting in 1967 ; the route through Cambodia began Process_start to be bombed by the U.S. in 1969 , while the Laos route had been heavily bombed since 1964 .

Operations crossed Motion_directional national borders : Laos was invaded Attack by North Vietnam early on while Cambodia was used by North Vietnam as a supply route starting in 1967 ; the route through Cambodia began Process_start to be bombed by the U.S. in 1969 , while the Laos route had been heavily bombed since 1964 .