Myanmar’s ruling military junta has extended the country’s state of emergency for the seventh time, as it promises to hold elections this year. Andrea Heng and Elakeyaa Selvaraji take a closer look at the developments with Christopher Lamb,

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.

The six-month extension is intended to buy time for the military’s long-promised election, but conditions in the country are not propitious.