25 November 1977

“Because money was abolished, the Khmer Rouge now want to buy pumps from Singapore for an equal weight in fish. Cambodia has no international air-traffic control, aircraft maintenance or refuelling capabilities. On Cambodia’s current situation, Lord Elton, says: https://t.co/Qagwf4cPIQ

3. Despite agreeing to improve relations at @UN GA, border clashes between Cambodia and Thailand continue.
4. Most Cambodian refugees departing Thailand, left for France and the US. https://t.co/ZkKGPINlg0

A recap on what happened in Cambodia in October 1977 under the Khmer Rouge:

1. Pol Pot visits North Korea & China (including a trip to the model cooperative of Dazhai), where he discussed military operations against Vietnam.
2. The border war with Vietnam intensifies.

Jon Swain interviews a family in a Thai refuggee camp: “We reached Thailand on a tiny rowing boat that we hid for years in a creek. When after a festival to mark the end of the wet season our family was allowed to reunite for a day, we took the chance to flee.”