Myanmar junta extends state of emergency
Feb 02, 2023
Yangon [Myanmar], February 2: 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.
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