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Ukraine invasion: Singapore’s condemnation aside, rest of Asean’s ambivalence is ‘shocking’

Singapore, Indonesia condemn Russia’s assault; Malaysia ‘sad’;
Vietnam wants diplomacy; Philippines, Thailand focus on their nationals;
Myanmar’s junta backs Putin

Southeast Asia, which has long called for big nations to respect international law, now seems largely silent. Oil and the South China Sea partly explain why. But silence has a cost too