Despite a severe earthquake last week, Myanmar junta chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing confirmed on Thursday that the military regime will not postpone the elections it plans to hold in December 2025.
The military leader, who is currently in Bangkok for the 6th Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Summit, made the remarks during a private meeting with the Nepalese prime minister on Thursday afternoon.
The statement was later broadcast on regime-controlled media in Myanmar at 8pm that evening.
The military regime announced last month that it would hold elections between December 2025 and January 2026.
BIMSTEC, which includes Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand as members, and is set to hold its high-level summit today with Min Aung Hlaing in attendance.As of Thursday morning, nearly 3,100 people were confirmed to have been killed. . .
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