Myanmar junta hints may extend state of emergency, delay polls

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YANGON: Myanmar's junta on Tuesday (Jan 31) said the country had 'not returned to normalcy' almost two years after its coup, casting doubt over plans for elections and ending a state of emergency. The Southeast Asian country has been in turmoil since the military toppled democracy figurehead Aung San Suu K

YANGON: Myanmar's junta on Tuesday said the country had"not returned to normalcy" almost two years after its coup, casting doubt over plans for elections and ending a state of emergency.

Junta opponents, including anti-coup"People's Defence Forces" and a shadow government dominated by lawmakers from Suu Kyi's party, had tried to seize"state power by means of unrest and violence" the statement added.The"necessary announcement will be released" on Wednesday, it added, without giving details.

Former civilian president and close Suu Kyi ally Win Myint has been detained since the coup and jailed on a clutch of charges by a closed junta court."We still do not know the decision of the meeting," a military source told AFP, requesting anonymity.

 

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