Junta chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing arrives at a ceremony to mark Myanmar's Armed Forces Day in Nay Pyi Taw on March 27. (AFP)

Myanmar junta extends state of emergency by six months

Myanmar's junta on Wednesday extended the state of emergency by six months, again delaying fresh polls it has promised to hold as it battles opposition to its coup.

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