2026 in Myanmar

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This is a list of important events that set to happen in Myanmar in 2026.

Events

Ongoing

• 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]}

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Myanmar

Source: ^{[10] [11]}

• 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). ^[12]
• 6 February – Sein Win, 81, prime minister of the NCGUB (1990–2012). ^[13]

References

1. "Myanmar's military government releases more than 6,100 prisoners on independence anniversary". AP News. Retrieved 2026-01-04.
2. "Myanmar holds second round of voting in first general election since military takeover". AP News. 2026-01-11. Retrieved 2026-01-25.
3. "A Myanmar military airstrike on a village sheltering displaced people killed 21, rebels say". AP News. 2026-01-25. Retrieved 2026-01-25.
4. "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.
5. "China executes 11 members of Myanmar scam mafia". BBC. 2026-01-29. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
6. "China executes four more Myanmar mafia members". BBC. 2026-02-02. Retrieved 2026-02-02.
7. "Russia and Myanmar Sign Military Cooperation Agreement". The Moscow Times. 2026-02-03. Retrieved 2026-02-03.
8. "ရခိုင်တွင် ၆ ဒသမ ဝ အဆင့်ရှိ အင်အားပြင်းငလျင်လှုပ်ခတ်". Narinjara (in Burmese). Retrieved 2026-02-03.
9. "Strong tremors rock Kolkata, Dhaka after 6.0 earthquake in Myanmar".
10. "Myanmar Public Holidays 2026". Public Holidays Global. Archived from the original on 17 July 2025. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
11. "Holidays and Observances in Myanmar in 2026". Time and Date. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
12. "NLD လက်ထက် ကျန်းမာရေးဝန်ကြီးအဖြစ်ဆောင်ရွက်ခဲ့သူ ဒေါက်တာမြင့်ထွေး ကွယ်လွန်". NPM News. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
13. "ဒေါ်အောင်ဆန်းစုကြည်၏ အစ်ကို ဝမ်းကွဲတော်စပ်သူ NCGUB ဝန်ကြီးချုပ်ဟောင်း ဒေါက်တာ စိန်ဝင်း ကွယ်လွန်". Khit Thit Media. Retrieved 2026-02-09.

External links

• Online calendar