Myanmar junta extends state of emergency, delays polls

Myanmar's ruling military on Monday extended its state of emergency that was due to expire Tuesday for another six months, state media reported, forcing a delay of a promised general election.With the fourth extension, the election aimed at returning to civilian rule, following a February 2021 coup that ousted the country's civilian government, will not happen until August next year at the earliest.The junta on Monday held a meeting of the National Defense and Security Council, the country's supreme decision-making body, where they decided to extend the measure, according to the MRTV broadc…READ FULL ARTICLE