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Senior General Min Aung Hlaing says he will extend the state of emergency during a Defence and Security Council meeting in Nay Pyi Taw. (AFP)

Junta extends state of emergency, delaying election

Myanmar's military authorities announced a third six-month extension to a state of emergency on Wednesday, effectively delaying elections the junta had pledged to hold by August, citing instability caused by continued resistance attacks as the reason for the move.

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