Myanmar extends state of emergency for another six months

Military regime wary of attacks as rebel offensive gains ground

Myanmar's junta chief, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, attends an army parade on Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw in March 2023. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)

FRANCESCA REGALADO, Nikkei staff writer and GWEN ROBINSON, Nikkei Asia editor-at-large

January 31, 2024 20:36 JST

Updated on January 31, 2024 22:21 JST

BANGKOK -- Myanmar’s military regime said on Wednesday that it will extend a state of emergency for another six months until July 31, the fifth such extension since it ousted the country’s elected government three years ago as rebel ethnic groups gain ground in a renewed offensive.