Myanmar junta hints at further election delay

YANGON (AFP): Myanmar will hold a national census late next year, state media reported Friday (March 10), hinting at another delay in elections the junta has pledged to hold to end the crisis sparked by its coup.

The country has been in turmoil since the army's power grab in 2021, with a subsequent crackdown on dissent sparking fighting between military and anti-coup forces across swathes of the nation.