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,

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

Myanmar’s military government has announced another six-month extension of its mandate to rule in preparation for elections it has said will be held this year, as the country enters its fifth year of crisis.