- Myanmar junta head Min Aung Hlaing extends state of emergency for another six months, delaying promised elections, and states the Tatmadaw will always be the “guardian of the interests of the state and people…under whichever government comes” https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/02/myanmar-junta-extends-state-of-emergency-delaying-promised-elections 2 comments worldnews