The 5th SoutheastAsian Peninsular games were held in Rangoon, Burma from 6 December - 13 December 1969. Vietnam had reluctantly declined to host this edition because of the Vietnam War. Singapore, the youngest member of the SEAP games Federation at the time, suggested in this edition of the games to change the name of the sports festival to the South-East Asia games. Although it was not officially stated, the inclusion of the Philippines and Indonesia in the expanded federation was to greatly help alleviate the hosting problems, as well as to set higher and more competitive standards in the games. After hosting the 5th edition, Burma declined hosting succeeding games due to lack of financial capability।

Medal count

(Host nation highlighted.)

Rank	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Burma	57	46	46	149
2	Thailand	32	32	45	109
3	Singapore	31	39	23	93
4	Malaysia	16	24	39	79
5	South Vietnam	9	5	8	22
6	Laos	0	0	3	3