SINGAPORE - Singapore's foreign minister Vivian Balakrishnan told parliament on Tuesday he did not support slapping "widespread generalised indiscriminate sanctions" on Myanmar in response to a military coup, because they could hurt ordinary citizens.

The island state is a major investor in Myanmar and a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Other ASEAN members like Indonesia and Malaysia have been calling for a special meeting to discuss the situation in Myanmar.

  - Reuters