Editing Foreign relations of Myanmar (section)

=== Singapore ===
{{main |Myanmar–Singapore relations}}
Singapore established diplomatic relations with the Union of Burma in 1966. However, it was only in May 1984 that the Embassy was opened in Yangon.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Chi-shad|first=Liang|title=Burma's Foreign Relations: Neutralism in Theory and Practice|publisher=Praeger Publishers|year=1990|isbn=0-275-93455-1|location=United States of America|pages=111–114|language=English}}</ref>

Singapore is one of Myanmar's top investors and trading partners.<ref>{{cite web |title=Anger in Myanmar, But Crisis Distant to Singaporeans |last=Lin |first=Shin |url=https://www.reportingasean.net/anger-in-myanmar-but-crisis-is-distant-to-singaporeans/ |work=Reporting ASEAN |date=5 March 2021 |language=en |access-date=14 November 2023 |archive-date=1 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231201130917/https://www.reportingasean.net/anger-in-myanmar-but-crisis-is-distant-to-singaporeans/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In the past, Singapore faced scrutiny from Burmese democracy activists, exacerbated by [[Lee Kuan Yew]]'s comments in 1996.<ref>{{cite web |author=Aung Zaw |title=Suu Kyi, Singapore and the Ties That Bind |date=23 March 2015 |website=The Irrawaddy |url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/opinion/suu-kyi-singapore-and-the-ties-that-bind.html |access-date=15 May 2023 |archive-date=15 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515154446/https://www.irrawaddy.com/opinion/suu-kyi-singapore-and-the-ties-that-bind.html |url-status=live }}</ref> After the [[2021 Myanmar coup]], Singapore adopted stronger stances against the military regime and pressuring the regime to cooperate with ASEAN's peace plan.<ref>{{cite web |title=Supplementary Questions for Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan for the Committee of Supply Debate, 27 February 2023 |date=27 February 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore |url=https://www.mfa.gov.sg/Newsroom/Press-Statements-Transcripts-and-Photos/2023/02/SQs-COS-2023 |language=en |access-date=14 November 2023 |archive-date=20 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120151140/https://www.mfa.gov.sg/Newsroom/Press-Statements-Transcripts-and-Photos/2023/02/SQs-COS-2023 |url-status=live }}</ref> However, Singapore continues to be a major source of equipment for the junta's weapons factories.<ref>{{cite news |title=Myanmar Junta Imports $1 Billion in Weapons Since Coup: Report |date=18 May 2023 |url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmar-junta-imports-1-billion-in-weapons-since-coup-report.html |work=The Irrwaddy |language=en |access-date=14 November 2023 |archive-date=23 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231123053443/https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmar-junta-imports-1-billion-in-weapons-since-coup-report.html |url-status=live }}</ref>