2024 in Myanmar
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This is the list of important events happened in Myanmar in 2024.
Incumbents[edit]
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Events[edit]
- 4 January – Myanmar announces the pardon of 9,652 prisoners, including 114 foreigners, to mark the country's independence day.[1]
- 5 January – Operation 1027:
- Battle of Laukkai: The MNDAA gained full control of Laukkai, capital of the Kokang Self-Administered Zone following the mass surrender of thousands of junta forces, official and their families within the city. Among those surrendered were 228 officers, including six brigadier generals.[2][3] UWSA forces took hold of Hopang, the capital of the Wa Self-Administered Division, on the same day.[4]
- 7 January –
- Operation 1027:
- The Three Brotherhood Alliance claimed that it captured the towns of Kutkai and Theinni on midnight after seizing junta military posts in the towns, including the headquarters of the 16th Military Operations Command in Theinni.[5]
- Tatmadaw airstrikes kill at least 17 people, including nine children, and injure 20 others in Kanan village, Sagaing.[6]
- 14 January – Arakan Army took hold of the whole township of Paletwa in Chin State in Western Myanmar which borders Bangladesh.[7]
- 15 January – Operation 1027:
- Arakan Army captured the town of Paletwa in Chin State following fighting since November 13, 2023.
Scheduled[edit]
- 25 October – Miss Grand International 2024 at Yangon[8]
Holidays[edit]
Source:[9]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 4 January – Independence Day
- 12 February - Union Day
- 2 March – Peasants' Day
- 24 March – Full Moon Day of Tabaung
- 27 March – Armed Forces Day
- 13 April – Myanmar New Year
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 22 May – Full Moon Day of Kason
- 16 June – Eid al-Adha
- 19 July – Martyrs' Day
- 20 July – Full Moon Day of Waso
- 16–18 October – Full Moon Day of Thadingyut
- 14–15 November – Full moon day of Tazaungmon
- 25 November – National Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
References[edit]
- ^ "Myanmar's military government pardons 10,000 prisoners to mark Independence Day". BostonGlobe.com. The Associated Press. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
- ^ Now, Myanmar (2024-01-05). "MNDAA captures military command centre outside Laukkai, taking full control of city". Myanmar Now. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
- ^ Maung, Thura (2023-01-06). "လောက်ကိုင်မြို့အား သိမ်းပိုက်လိုက်ပြီဟု MNDAAကြေငြာ". The Irrawaddy (in Burmese). Retrieved 2024-01-07.
- ^ "ဟိုပန်နဲ့ ပန်လုံမြို့တွေကို UWSA ဝင်ရောက်တပ်စွဲ". RFA (in Burmese). 2024-01-05. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
- ^ "Three Brotherhood Alliance Captures Junta's Hsenwi Base and Kutkai Operation Command". Burma News International. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
- ^ Peck, Grant. "Air attack in Myanmar kills 17, including children; military denies responsibility". ABC News. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
- ^ "Arakan Army Declares Victory in Paletwa, Myanmar's Chin State". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ "Ni Ni Lin Eain grabs 1st Runner-Up at Miss Grand International 2023". New Light of Myanmar. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ "Myanmar Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
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