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Myanmar junta extends state of emergency, likely delaying polls

Myanmar junta extends state of emergency, likely delaying polls

YANGON: Myanmar's junta was granted a six-month extension to a state of emergency, state media reported Wednesday, likely delaying elections the military had pledged to hold by August.The country has been in turmoil since the army's power grab in 2021, and a subsequent crackdown on dissent has sparked fighting across swathes of the nation while tanking the economy.On the second anniversary of the putsch, state media reported that the National Defence and Security Council had agreed to junta chief Min Aung Hlaing's request to prolong the state of emergency declared when the generals toppled Aung San Suu Kyi's government.The “state of emergency will be extended for another six months starting from February 1”, Acting President Myint Swe was quoted as saying.“Sovereign power of the state has been transferred to commander in chief again.”The announcement came as streets emptied and shops closed across Myanmar in protest on the anniversary and Western powers launched a fresh broadside of sa

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