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Events

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Myanmar civil war (2021–present)

January

4 January – The junta issues pardons for 6,134 prisoners to mark 78 years of independence from the United Kingdom.^[1]
11 January – 2025–26 Myanmar general election (second phase)^[2]
22 January – At least 21 people are killed in a Tatmadaw airstrike on the village of Hteelin in Bhamo Township, Kachin State.^[3]
25 January – 2025–26 Myanmar general election (third phase)^[4]
29 January – China executes 11 members of the Ming crime family that ran scam centres in Laukkai.^[5]

February

2 February – China executes four members of the Bai crime family that ran scam centres in Laukkai.^[6]
3 February –
- Myanmar and Russia sign a five-year military cooperation agreement.^[7]
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake hits Rakhine State.^[8]^[9]
13 February – Myanmar expels East Timorese charge d’affaires Elisio do Rosario de Sousa in response to investigations in Timor-Leste against the junta for war crimes and crimes against humanity.^[10]
19 February – Bo Nagar, a leader of the Burma National Revolutionary Army (BNRA), surrenders to the Tatmadaw in Sagaing Region.^[11]
24 February – At least 17 people are killed in a Tatmadaw airstrike on the village of Yoengu in Ponnagyun Township, Rakhine State.^[12]

March

1 March – At least 25 people are killed in a Tatmadaw airstrike on a trading post in the village of Pyaung in Mindon Township, Magway Region.^[13]
2 March – The junta issues an amnesty for more than 7,300 prisoners convicted on terrorism-related charges.^[14]
4 March – The United Kingdom suspends the issuance of student visas to Burmese nationals as part of efforts to reduce asylum requests.^[15]
7 March – At least 30 people are killed in a Tatmadaw offensive in Bago Region.^[16]
8 March – Around 116 POWs held by the Arakan Army are killed in a Tatmadaw airstrike on a prison in Ann Township, Rakhine State.^[16]
13 March – The Tatmadaw retakes Tagaung, the last NUG-held town in Mandalay Region.^[16]
16 March – The Third Pyithu Hluttaw is convened at Naypyidaw. USDP party leader Khin Yi is elected as Speaker.^[17]
18 March - The Third Amyotha Hluttaw is convened at Nay Pyi Taw. Aung Lin Dwe is elected as Speaker.^[18]
30 March –
- The Presidential Electoral College opens nominations for the 2026 Myanmar presidential election being held in April^[19]
- General Ye Win Oo succeeds Senior-General Min Aung Hlaing as Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services.^[20]
- The Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, National Unity Government, the Kachin Independence Organisation, the Karen National Union, the Karenni State Interim Executive Council, and the Chin National Front form a Steering Council for the Emergence of a Federal Democratic Union (SCEF).^[21]^[22]

April

3 April – 2026 Myanmar presidential election: Min Aung Hlaing is elected as 11th President of Myanmar. Nyo Saw as First Vice-President and Nan Ni Ni Aye as Second Vice President are elected respectively.^[23]
10 April –
- Min Aung Hlaing is officially sworn in as president of Myanmar, along with his cabinet.^[24]
- The KNU ratifies the interim Kawtholei Charter and establishes Kawtholei Consultative Council and Kawtholei Governing Council.^[25]
17 April – Min Aung Hlaing issues an amnesty for 4,335 prisoners and commutes all active death sentences to life imprisonment. The amnesty also sees the release of former president Win Myint and a reduction in the prison sentence for opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.^[26]
20 April – A bus collides with a van in Thaton Township, Mon State, killing 13 people.^[27]
30 April – Aung San Suu Kyi has her prison sentence shortened by one-sixth and commuted to house arrest for her remaining sentence.^[28]

May

1 May – A truck overturns in Ottarathiri Township, Naypyidaw Union Territory, killing 16 people and injuring 21 others.^[29]
11 May – A US diplomat is found fatally stabbed at a hotel in Yangon.^[30]
19 May – The Myanmar-Thai border town of Mawdaung, Tanintharyi Region is captured by the Tatmadaw from the KNU/KNLA.^[31]
28 May – The Thai–Myanmar Friendship Bridge No.2 is opened for the first time in more than 10 months.^[32]
31 May –
- 2026 Namhkam Township explosion: More than 46 people are killed, including six children, and 74 others are injured in an explosion at a building storing explosives for mining in Namhkam Township, Shan State.^[33]
- Min Aung Hlaing arrives in India for a five-day state visit.^[34]

June

3-6 June – 2026 AYA Bank Tri-Nations Cup
11 June – A former president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar is arrested in Yangon as part of an investigation into alleged suspicious financial transactions by former members of the board.^[35]

Holidays

Source:^[36]^[37]

1 January – New Year's Day
4 January – Independence Day
12 February – Union Day
2 March –
- Peasants' Day
- Full Moon Day of Tabaung
27 March – Armed Forces Day
13–16 April – Thingyan Water Festival
17 April – Myanmar New Year
30 April – Full Moon Day of Kason
1 May – Labour Day
19 July – Martyrs' Day
29 July – Full Moon Day of Waso
25–27 October – Full Moon Day of Thadingyut
23–24 November – Full moon day of Tazaungmon
4 December – National Day
25 December – Christmas Day

Deaths

26 January – Myint Htwe, 78, minister of health and sport (2016–2021).^[38]
6 February – Sein Win, 81, prime minister of the NCGUB (1990–2012).^[39]
23 March – Tin Myint Aung, 58, football player (Finance and Revenue, national team) and manager (national team)^[40]
2 June – Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi, 64–65, film director, poet and political prisoner.^[41]

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"NLD လက်ထက် ကျန်းမာရေးဝန်ကြီးအဖြစ်ဆောင်ရွက်ခဲ့သူ ဒေါက်တာမြင့်ထွေး ကွယ်လွန်". NPM News. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
"ဒေါ်အောင်ဆန်းစုကြည်၏ အစ်ကို ဝမ်းကွဲတော်စပ်သူ NCGUB ဝန်ကြီးချုပ်ဟောင်း ဒေါက်တာ စိန်ဝင်း ကွယ်လွန်". Khit Thit Media. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
"ငွေခေတ်မြန်မာ့လက်ရွေးစင်နှင့် နည်းပြချုပ်ဟောင်း ဦးတင်မြင့်အောင် ကွယ်လွန်". DVB Burmese. Retrieved 2026-03-23.
"နိုင်ကျဉ်းဟောင်း ဒါရိုက်တာ မင်းထင်ကိုကိုကြီး ကွယ်လွန်". BBC News မြန်မာ (in Burmese). 2026-06-02. Retrieved 2026-06-03.

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