The Arakan Army allows residents of Maungdaw who fled the town due to conflict to return to their homes after securing recommendation letters provided by AA administrators.[2]
The junta passes a new cybersecurity law which criminalises unauthorised VPN usage and running of unsanctioned online gambling businesses.[3]
5 January – A new electricity distribution scheme is instituted. In Yangon, townships are divided into three groups with receiving eight hours of electricity daily through four two-hour period. In Mandalay, groups in every township receive six hours of electricity through two three-hour periods. In the rest of the country, each area receives six hours of electricity after six hours of outage.[5]
5 February – The Thai government stops the supply of electricity to several Burmese towns along the border with Thailand that are known to host scam operations.[11]
Father Donald Martin Ye Naing Win, a Catholic priest based in Shwebo Township, Sagaing Region, is fatally stabbed by rebels in a church compound in Kan Gyi Taw village, in what is believed to be the first targeted killing of Catholic clergy in the Myanmar civil war (2021–present).[13]
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