A reminder of Cambodia’s turbulent past Published October 15, 2012 at 800 × 531 in Exploring Angkor Wat ← Previous / A reminder of Cambodia’s turbulent past Despite the best efforts of its then King, Cambodia was drawn into the Vietnam conflict that engulfed much of South East Asia in the 1960s and 70s. At Banteay Srei, a group of land mine survivors played haunting melodies on traditional instruments.