"We must create conditions to hold a free and fair multiparty general election," Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing said during a recorded televised address. He said the state of emergency will achieve its objectives by August 2023. In a separate announcement, the military government named itself "the caretaker government" and Min Aung Hlaing the prime minister. Protesters hold up the three-finger salute during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, on July 29. Min Aung Hlaing said that among the three nominees, Thailand's former deputy foreign minister Virasakdi Futrakul was selected as the envoy.

Source: CBC News August 01, 2021 15:22 UTC