9 February – At least 340 members of Myanmar's Border Guard Police flee into neighboring Bangladesh and are disarmed and detained by Border Guard Bangladesh in the past week amidst continued fighting against the Arakan Army.[9]
11 February – The junta announces that all men aged 18 to 35 and all women aged 18 to 27 will be required to complete two years of mandatory military service, amid territorial losses to anti-junta forces in the ongoing civil war.[10]
13 February – The Arakan Army claims to have sunk three junta ships travelling on the Kaladan River in Rakhine State, resulting in up to 900 deaths. The sinking is one of the largest losses in the navy's history.[11]
The Kachin Independence Army launches a major offensive against junta outposts near Laiza and on the highway between Bhamo and Myitkyina. Five outposts are seized, and fighting breaks out at five others.[14]
The Karen National Union, local PDF groups, and other Karenni organizations seize the town of Myawaddy on the Thai border from the Tatmadaw after three days of fighting.[19] Over 1,000 refugees flee into Thailand after junta planes bomb the town following its capture.[20]
16 April – The junta announces that deposed State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and president Win Myint have been transferred to house arrest due to a heat wave.[21]
22 April – Vice President Henry Van Thio resigns due to unspecified health reasons.[22]
19 June – The abbot of Win Neinmitayon Monastery is shot dead in Mandalay Region. A monk witnessing the event testifies that the act was committed by junta soldiers,[27] prompting a boycott by monks in 21 townships of donations from military personnel and families.[28][29]
28 June – Former President Thein Sein attends a ceremony celebrating the 70th Anniversary of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence and meets with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in a separate session.[31]
July
2 July – Thousands of residents are stranded in homes across northern Myanmar due to flooding.[32]
7 July – The Arakan Army seizes control of Thandwe Airport in Rakhine State from the Tatmadaw.[33]
25 July – The junta and the MNDAA both claim to have captured Lashio, which houses a major Tatmadaw garrison, and Mogok, the center of the country's gem-mining industry.[36]
August
2 August:
The MNDAA claims to have captured the headquarters of the Tatmadaw's Northeast Command in Lashio.[37]
5 August – At least 150 Rohingyas are killed while trying to flee to Bangladesh following an artillery and drone attack in Maungdaw that is blamed on the Arakan Army.[40]
21 August – Two freelance journalists are killed in a raid on one of the victims' residences by the Tatmadaw in Kyaikto, Mon State.[41]
A UN official says that the Arakan Army has begun indiscriminately attacking the MuslimRohingyas after capturing much of Rakhine State, forcing thousands of people to flee. The rebel group is reportedly "rounding up groups" of Rohingya men and shelling Rohingya villages.[43]
13 September – At least 300 people are reported killed and around 230,000 others are displaced following days of nationwide flooding caused by the remnants of Typhoon Yagi.[46]
17 September – Senior-General Min Aung Hlaing announces that the national census would be taken beginning from 1 October and urges flood victims to return to their homes as soon as possible.[47]
The Japanese government announces that it will not replace its ambassador Ichiro Maruyama, who was recalled on 27 September and that charge d'affaires ad interim Shogo Yoshitake would continue to manage the diplomatic relations with the junta.[54]
29 September – Khin Shwe, who was detained along with his son Zay Thiha in March 2022, is released due to health reasons.[55]
10 October – The Myanmar Navy opens fire at Bangladeshi fishing trawlers near St. Martin's Island, killing a fisherman. It subsequently detains six of the vessels along with their crew.[57]
18 October – The Chinese consulate in Mandalay is damaged in a bomb attack.[58]
20 October – A boat carrying refugees fleeing from Kyauk Kar to Myeik capsizes in the Andaman Sea, killing at least eight people and leaving 20-30 others missing.[59]
30 October – The European Union, the United Kingdom and Canada impose sanctions on six entities and three individuals, including Industry Minister Charlie Than, for their role in supplying aviation fuel and equipment to the Tatmadaw.[61]
18 November - A leak reveals that MNDAA leader Peng Daxun was placed under house arrest in Kunming after travelling there for health reasons in late October.[63]
30 November - Myanmar Navy patrol boats shoot at two Thai fishing vessels, killing one fisherman and arresting of 31 others including four Thai nationals and 27 Myanmar nationals.[67]
December
3 December – The MNDAA declares a unilateral ceasefire and calls for dialogue with the junta brokered by China.[68]
8 December – The Arakan Army seizes Maungdaw from the Tatmadaw.[69]
15 December - Representatives from MNDAA and junta meet in Kunming to discuss terms for ceasefire. The meeting lasts two days but is inconclusive due to the latter's demand that the MNDAA relinquish its hold over Lashio.[70]
20 December – The Arakan Army seizes the headquarters of the Tatmadaw's western regional military headquarters in Ann Township, Rakhine State.[71]
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