FILE PHOTO: Singapore's Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan speaks with Malaysia's Senior Minister and Minister of International Trade and Industry Dato‘ Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali in Malaysia, in this March 24, 2021 handout photo. Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Handout via REUTERS
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Rarely does Singapore use strident language or take on a visibly active role in foreign policy as it has over the increasing bloodshed in Myanmar.
Worries over regional instability and the credibility of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) bloc in the face of China's increasing power are at the forefront of the unusually strong stance taken by the country, several analysts say.
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