BANGKOK/YANGON -- Myanmar's military regime on Wednesday announced that it will extend the nationwide state of emergency for another six months, likely delaying general elections that had been expected by August.
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Myanmar's junta chief, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing. The military regime on Feb. 1 announced that it would extend the nationwide state of emergency for another six months. (File photo by Reuters)
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