2026 in Myanmar
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This is a list of important events that set to happen in Myanmar in 2026.
Events
[edit]Ongoing
[edit]January
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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 succeeded Senior-General Min Aung Hlaing as Commander-in-Chief of Defense Services.[20]
- Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, National Unity Government, Kachin Independence Organisation, Karen National Union, Karenni State Interim Executive Council, Chin National Front formed Steering Council for the Emergence of a Federal Democratic Union (SCEF). [21][22]
- 31 March
- 2026 Myanmar presidential election: Pyithu Hluttaw presidential selection committee elected Min Aung Hlaing as a presidential nominee, while Amyotha Hluttaw committee elected Nan Ni Ni Aye as their nominee.
- 2026 Myanmar presidential election: Pyithu Hluttaw presidential selection committee elected Min Aung Hlaing as a presidential nominee, while Amyotha Hluttaw committee elected Nan Ni Ni Aye as their nominee.
Holidays
[edit]- 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
Deaths
[edit]- 26 January – Myint Htwe, 78, minister of health and sport (2016–2021).[25]
- 6 February – Sein Win, 81, prime minister of the NCGUB (1990–2012).[26]
- 23 March - Tin Myint Aung, 58, Myanmar footballer and women's national football team manager[27]
References
[edit]- ^ "Myanmar's military government releases more than 6,100 prisoners on independence anniversary". AP News. Retrieved 2026-01-04.
- ^ "Myanmar holds second round of voting in first general election since military takeover". AP News. 2026-01-11. Retrieved 2026-01-25.
- ^ "A Myanmar military airstrike on a village sheltering displaced people killed 21, rebels say". AP News. 2026-01-25. Retrieved 2026-01-25.
- ^ "Myanmar holds its last election round with the army already certain to keep control over government". AP News. 2026-01-25. Retrieved 2026-01-25.
- ^ "China executes 11 members of Myanmar scam mafia". BBC. 2026-01-29. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
- ^ "China executes four more Myanmar mafia members". BBC. 2026-02-02. Retrieved 2026-02-02.
- ^ "Russia and Myanmar Sign Military Cooperation Agreement". The Moscow Times. 2026-02-03. Retrieved 2026-02-03.
- ^ "ရခိုင်တွင် ၆ ဒသမ ဝ အဆင့်ရှိ အင်အားပြင်းငလျင်လှုပ်ခတ်". Narinjara (in Burmese). Retrieved 2026-02-03.
- ^ "Strong tremors rock Kolkata, Dhaka after 6.0 earthquake in Myanmar".
- ^ "Myanmar expels East Timor's top diplomat over a criminal complaint alleging military abuses". AP News. 2026-02-16. Retrieved 2026-02-16.
- ^ "A resistance leader in Myanmar turns himself in to the army after clashing with rival force". AP News. 2026-02-16. Retrieved 2026-02-16.
- ^ "Military government air strikes kill 17 in western Myanmar state". Al Jazeera. 2026-02-25. Retrieved 2026-02-26.
- ^ "Myanmar military airstrikes on trading site kills more than two dozen". AP News. 1 March 2026. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ "Myanmar grants amnesty to over 7,000 convicted of 'terrorist group' support". France 24. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ^ "UK halts study visas from four countries to stop students claiming asylum". RFI. Retrieved 2026-03-07.
- ^ a b c "Myanmar's military boosts air power as it recaptures a key town". AP News. 14 March 2026. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ^ "Myanmar's junta-proxy parliament meets for first time since 2021 coup". South China Morning Post. 2026-03-16. Retrieved 2026-03-16.
- ^ "U Aung Lin Dwe elected new speaker of Myanmar's upper house". The Star. 2026-03-18. Retrieved 2026-03-18.
- ^ "Myanmar parliament starts president-selection process on March 30". Reuters. Bangkok Post. 20 March 2026. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
- ^ "Myanmar: Junta chief Min Aung Hlaing nominated as president". www.bbc.com. 2026-03-30. Retrieved 2026-03-30.
- ^ mmblogmaster (2026-03-30). "ဖက်ဒရယ်ဒီမိုကရေစီပြည်ထောင်စုပေါ်ထွန်းရေး ဦးဆောင်ကောင်စီအား KIO ၊KNU ၊KNPP ၊CNF ၊NUG တို့ ပူးပေါင်းဖွဲ့စည်း". Maun. Retrieved 2026-03-31.
- ^ "Announcement by the Steering Council for the Emergence of a Federal Democratic Union (SCEF)". KNU Official Portal. Retrieved 2026-03-31.
- ^ "Myanmar Public Holidays 2026". Public Holidays Global. Archived from the original on 17 July 2025. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
- ^ "Holidays and Observances in Myanmar in 2026". Time and Date. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
- ^ "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.
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