2026 in Myanmar
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Events
Ongoing
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's prison sentence was shortened by one-sixth, and moved from prison to house arrest at a designated residence to serve her remaining sentence.[28]
Holidays
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 4 January – Independence Day
- 12 February – Union Day
- 2 March –
- 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
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