Simplify the following text for a Grade 16 native English-speaking person.
Original: The Indies is a term that has been used to describe the lands of South and Southeast Asia , occupying all of the present India , Pakistan , Bangladesh , Myanmar , Nepal , Sri Lanka , the Maldives , and also Thailand , Cambodia , Laos , Vietnam , Brunei , Singapore , the Philippines , East Timor , Malaysia and Indonesia .
Simplified: The Indies is a word used for places in South and Southeast Asia , including Indian Union , Pakistan , Bangladesh , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , the Maldives and also Thailand , Cambodia , Laos , Brunei , Singapore , the Philippines , East Timor , Malaysia and Indonesia .