Myanmar junta leader hints at election by August next year

Myanmar junta leader Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, who came to power in a coup on Monday, has hinted that a general election could be held by August next year at the earliest, judging from a speech reported Thursday.The commander-in-chief's office said in a press statement that he told a group of business representatives Wednesday that the election would be held within six months of the lifting of a one-year state of emergency, according to constitutional requirements.The general noted that the 2008 Constitution stipulates that after the state of emergency ends, the military has to hold elec…READ FULL ARTICLE