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.

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.

A new report issued by the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre on Friday noted that garment workers have been faced with a growing amount of labor abuse.

Myanmar's military government said it will extend a state of emergency for another six months, state media reported Friday, the day

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Long-promised polls the military has said will be held in 2025 will not take place until the second half of the year at the earliest.