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In fact, there's not only three, but six.

Great Britain, USA, France, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain.

The colonies of Great Britain in Southeast Asia are as follows-

Singapore

Sarawak

Sabah

Myanmar

Brunei

Malaysia

France-

Indochina, consisting of;

Vietnam

Laos

Cambodia

Spain-

the Philippines, until 1898.

USA-

the Philippines, from 1898

The Netherlands-

East Indies, consisting of;

Kalimantan

West Irian

Moluccas

Java

Sumatra

Portuguese-

East Timor

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In the early 1500s, explorers from Spain, England, and France claimed land in the Southeast.

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