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EXPLAINED: Myanmar junta hints at further election delay - The Real Truth

Members of the Karen state Border Guard Forces, which are allied with the Myanmar army, stand guard as people take part in a Buddhist ceremony in which an auspicious golden umbrella is placed at the top of the Pyi Thar Lin Aye pagoda in Hlaingbwe township in Karen state on March 5. (Photo: AFP)

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

The Southeast Asian 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.

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