Myanmar's ruling military has extended a state of emergency for another six months, state media reported on Friday, a day ahead of the four-year anniversary of a coup that plunged the country into chaos after a decade of tentative democracy.

Myanmar's military government has announced another six-month extension of its mandate to rule in preparation for elections it has said will be held this year, as the country enters its fifth year of crisis.

Myanmar's military has extended the state of emergency for six more months, coinciding with the coup's four-year anniversary.

(Corrects sourcing in third paragraph to Myanmar Digital News, not MRTV)(Reuters) -Myanmar's ruling military has extended a state of emergency for another six months, state media reported on Friday, a day ahead of the four-year anniversary of a coup that plunged the country into chaos after a decade of tentative democracy.

Myanmar junta extends state of emergency to support election preparations Myanmar's ruling military has extended a state of emergency for another six months, state media reported on Jan 31. This comes a day before the four-year anniversary of a coup that plunged the country into chaos after a decade of tentative democracy.

Four years after seizing power in a dawn coup that ousted an elected civilian government, Myanmar's embattled ruling generals are making their most concerted effort to gain legitimacy - by pushing to hold another election.