YANGON, 27 February 2021, (TON): Myanmar military announced on Friday the all operations against the militant and armed groups would remain suspended for another one month. The suspension period of its operation against armed groups was to the end on 1 March.

During the period, the military's operation will be suspended across the country,

The military authorities in a statement said, “All military operations will be suspended excluding state defence and administrative measures in the country to enable ethnic armed organizations to continuously join the dialogue, according to the statement.”

Myanmar’s military has seized power on 1 February 2021 and declared a state of emergency for one year following days of escalating tension over the result of November’s parliamentary elections. Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, commander-in-chief of the armed forces, citing “huge irregularities” in November’s vote took over the control of the country. Political leader Aung San Suu Kyi, President Win Myint and other senior members of the National League for Democracy were placed on preventive custody.