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][14]
March
4 March – A Buddhist monk accused of collaborating with the Tatmadaw is killed along with a disciple by resistance groups at a monastery in Pekon Township, Shan State.[15]
14 March –
At least 27 people are reported to have been killed in a Tatmadaw airstrike in Let Pan Hla village in Singu Township, Mandalay Division.[16]
The World Food Programme announces food aid cuts for over 1 million people in Myanmar due to funding shortages.[17]
17 April – The junta grants amnesty to 4,900 prisoners in commemoration of Thingyan.[20]
22 April – The Tatmadaw retakes Lashio following the MNDAA's withdrawal.[21] Covert pressure from the Chinese government is believed to have influenced the group's decision to withdraw.[22]
23 April – Five people are killed in a Tatmadaw airstrike near Tabayin.[23]
20 May – A military transport helicopter crashes in disputed circumstances in Kachin State.[28]
22 May – Cho Tun Aung, a retired military officer and former ambassador to Cambodia, is shot dead near his residence in Mayangon Township, Yangon. A group calling itself the Golden Valley Warriors claims responsibility.[29]
June
4 June – US President Donald Trump issues a proclamation barring Myanmar nationals from entering the United States.[30]
30 July – The junta passes a new electoral code that includes imposing the death penalty for grave violations.[40]
31 July –
The junta lifts the nationwide state of emergency that it had imposed since its 2021 coup. It also announces the dissolution of State Administration Council and the appointment of General Nyo Saw as prime minister, while junta leader Min Aung Hlaing is retained as acting president.[41]
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