epa11512013 The People's Square, backdropped by the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar, 31 July 2024. Myanmar's military government has extended the state of emergency by six months after all members of the military-controlled National Defence and Security Council (NDSC) agreed to the extension proposed by Army Chief and Acting President Min Aung Hlaing to 'prepare valid and accurate ballots' for elections and to'carry out the population census,' according to a statement released by the council. EPA/STR
