FALLEN COMRADE In this file photo taken on March 5, 2021, the widow of Phoe Chit, a protester who died during a demonstration against the military coup on March 3, cries over the coffin of her late husband during his funeral in Yangon. AFP PHOTO
YANGON, MYANMAR: Myanmar's junta chief said on Sunday that elections would be held and a state of emergency lifted by August 2023, extending the military's initial timeline given when it deposed Aung San Suu Kyi six months ago.
The country has been in turmoil since the army ousted the civilian leader in February, launching a bloody crackdown on dissent that has killed more than 900 people, according to a local monitoring group.