Myanmar Junta extends emergency rule for another six months

In Myanmar, the head of junta Min Aung Hlaing today extended emergency rule for another six months. Mr. Min Aung Hlaing said in a speech, which was aired on state media, that country had been striving to overcome the challenges of the Corona virus pandemic while facing internal violence. 

However, Min Aung Hlaing did not mention the extension of the emergency in his speech, state media reported that a military



government defence and security council had unanimously approved his request for six more months.

The junta first declared a state of emergency after seizing power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in a coup in February last year.Myanmar has been in chaos since then, with conflict spreading after the army crushed mostly peaceful protests in towns and cities.