Myanmar Extends State of Emergency

Myanmar Generals Extend Emergency Rule Again, Delaying Polls
Myanmar’s military government extended a four-year emergency rule, further delaying plans for long-promised general elections as a civil war rages on.
Myanmar military extends state of emergency for another six months
The declaration is widely anticipated to be the last before the military holds long-delayed national polls this year.
Myanmar’s military government extends state of emergency by 6 months
Myanmar’s military government has announced another six-month extension of its mandate to rule in preparation for elections it has said will be held this year, as the country enters its fifth year of crisis.
Myanmar junta likely to extend emergency
Myanmar’s military junta is expected to announce another extension of the State of Emergency after joining in a security council meeting chaired by military appointed President Myint Swe and junta leader,
Military junta extends state of emergency in Myanmar for another 6 months
Current situation in Southeast Asian nation ‘requires stability to hold elections,’ says military chief - Anadolu Ajansı
Myanmar junta extends state of emergency by six months
Myanmar's junta extended a state of emergency by six months on Friday, four years after it seized power triggering a civil war that has claimed thousands of lives. Elections cannot be held under a state of emergency,
Myanmar junta extends state of emergency by six months: statement
YANGON, Jan 31, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Myanmar's junta extended a state of emergency by six months on Friday, as it struggles to quell widespread armed resistance in the wake of its 2021 coup. The ruling military council headed by army chief Min Aung Hlaing unanimously approved the extension, the junta's information team said in a statement.
Myanmar junta extends state of emergency to support election preparations
Myanmar's ruling military has extended a state of emergency for another six months, state media reported on Friday, a day ahead of the four-year anniversary of a coup that plunged the country into chaos after a decade of tentative democracy.
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