State of emergency
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Myanmar junta extends state of emergency by six months: statement
Feb 1, 2025The junta in Myanmar, which is fighting to put a stop to extensive armed opposition following its 2021 coup, extended a period of emergency by six months on Friday. According to a statement from the junta’s... -
Israeli defence minister declares 48-hour state of emergency
Aug 25, 2024Defence Minister Yoav Gallant announced a 48-hour nationwide state of emergency from 06:00 am (0300 GMT) Sunday, after the Israeli military launched what it called pre-emptive strikes in Lebanon. “The declaration on the state of emergency... -
Sri Lanka to end state of emergency
Aug 17, 2022The president’s office announced Tuesday that Sri Lanka will not extend a state of emergency imposed to quell anti-government rallies since the situation in the poor country has “settled.” Four days after his predecessor left the... -
Acting President of Sri Lanka announces a state of emergency
Jul 18, 2022Ranil Wickremesinghe, the country of Sri Lanka’s acting president, has imposed a state of emergency that would last through Monday. According to a special gazette notice, Wickremesinghe proclaimed the emergency in the interests of public safety,... -
Ukraine to impose state of emergency but no martial law yet
Feb 23, 2022A senior Ukrainian security official said on Wednesday that Ukraine will declare a statewide state of emergency with additional restrictions in place to keep the country quiet and defend its economy amid worries of a Russian... -
Extreme deterioration of law and order in Peru, a state of emergency has been declared
Feb 11, 2022Peru’s law and order situation has drastically deteriorated. To deal with the crisis, the government has proclaimed a state of emergency. Thousands of police and army soldiers were deployed by the government in the cities of... -
Sri Lanka declared a state of emergency over food shortages
Aug 31, 2021Sri Lanka on Tuesday declared a state of emergency over food shortages as private banks ran out of foreign exchange to finance imports. With the country suffering a hard-hitting economic crisis, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said he... -
Malaysia declares state of emergency to combat a rise in coronavirus
Jan 12, 2021The king of Malaysia, Al-Sultan Abdullah, has declared a months-long state of emergency across the country to combat a rise in coronavirus cases. The move was requested by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, and allows Mr Muhyiddin... -
Japan considering six-month period for state of emergency
Apr 6, 2020The Japanese government is considering a period of six months for the state of emergency that it is preparing to call in response to the coronavirus pandemic, broadcaster TBS reported on Monday. The move would cover... -
Spain to increase state of emergency till April 26
Apr 4, 2020Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will ask parliament to extend lockdown measures by 15 more days until April 26 as the daily pace of new coronavirus infections and deaths slowed again on Saturday in one of...