[1] Singapore remained one of Myanmar's top investors and trading partners[2] Both countries are part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

[3] After the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, Singapore adopted strident language and drew a line when the military regime used lethal force on protestors.

[8] The two nations had a long and enduring relationship as neighbors and as one of Burma's few trading partners and friends to the regime after the military's crackdown on the pro-democracy 8888 Uprising in 1988.

[12] Suu Kyi, along with other prominent Asian leaders, rejected the illiberal and antidemocratic elements adopting a stance that universal rights were not incompatible with indigenous values.

[13] In addition, Singaporean banks have been accused of money laundering for Burmese narcotics- especially being tied to Lo Hsing Han, who has been called the "Godfather of Heroin" by the United States Treasury.

The Singapore-Myanmar Vocational Training Institute (SMVTI) was launched in 2016 during a state visit by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

[17] Lee Hsien Loong used unusually strident language like calling the use of lethal force "disastrous" and the military crackdowns as a "national shame".

According to analysts, Singapore's decided to be more visible with its foreign policy due to worries over regional instability and the credibility of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

He emphasized that Singapore does not believe in the foreign interference in domestic affairs and will keep a seat open in ASEAN for non-political representatives or when a legitimate government is recognized as such.

[26] The area was once home to Tan Kim Ching and the Peninsula Plaza was built in 1979 and was designed to preserve the sea view from Fort Canning.

There is also cross-cultural exchange in the form of Myanmar citizens as academics based in Singapore, including historian Maitrii Aung-Thwin and law professor Dr. Myint Soe.

[24] Myanmar nationals in Singapore often work as maids, who are cheaper than their counterparts mainly because they typically lack full knowledge of the English language.