On the 1st, ahead of the third anniversary of the coup, the Myanmar military decided to extend the state of emergency declared following the coup for six months. As a result, there is no prospect of holding elections for a transition to civilian rule, and fighting with pro-democracy forces and ethnic minority armed groups is expected to intensify.
Myanmar state media reported on the 31st that military chief General Min Aung Hlaing explained that security in the country was deteriorating at the National Defense and Security Council held in the capital Naypyitaw.