Myanmar junta chief to extend emergency rule for 6 months -state media

Myanmar military leader Min Aung Hlaing has received the approval of a national defence and security council to extend his rule under a state of emergency for a further six months, state media reported on Monday. "The members unanimously supported the proposal to extend the period of the declared state of emergency for another six months under Section 425 of the Constitution," the Global New Light of Myanmar reported.

The junta first declared a state of emergency after seizing power from the government of Aung San Suu Kyi in a coup in February last year.