Malaysia abstains from vote on Russia's UN Human Rights Council membership
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Malaysia was among 58 countries that abstained from a United Nations General Assembly vote to suspend Russia from the UN Human Rights Council.
Regional neighbours who also abstained from the vote are Brunei, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and Cambodia.
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