Myanmar Junta Lifts 4.5-Year Emergency to Pave Way for Election

Myanmar’s junta ends four-year state of emergency ahead of planned elections but top general still in charge

Myanmar’s military on Thursday ended a four-year state of emergency and formed a caretaker administration ahead of planned elections, with the junta chief holding on to all major levers of power

Myanmar junta lifts 4.5-year emergency to pave way for election

Myanmar's ruling military on Thursday lifted a state of emergency it had maintained for four and a half years -- a step required to hold a general election it plans for December, amid the ongoing civil war.

Myanmar lifts state of emergency, plans elections in December

Military chief and de facto ruler Min Aung Hlaing will remain both interim president and commander-in-chief of the armed forces as the country prepares for its first national vote since the coup.

Myanmar forms new union government, security and peace commission

Myanmar's National Defense and Security Council (NDSC) on Thursday formed a new union government and State Security and Peace Commission, the state-owned Myanmar Radio and Television (MRTV) reported.The union government is led by U Nyo Saw as prime minister,

Myanmar forms interim govt before election

Myanmar’s military yesterday nominally transferred power to a civilian-led interim government ahead of a planned December election, with the junta chief remaining in charge of the war-torn country in his other role as acting president.

Myanmar forms interim government before election but top general still in charge

Myanmar’s military on Thursday nominally transferred power to a civilian-led interim government ahead of a planned December election, with the junta chief remaining in charge of the war-torn country in his other role as acting president. An announcement in state media said a decree that granted power to the military after its 2021 coup had […] The post Myanmar forms interim government before election but top general still in charge appeared firs…