July 2
The military council objected to a UN Secretary-General report highlighting increased recruitment of minors after the 2021 coup and the enforcement of conscription law, calling the allegations “exaggerated” while claiming children were returned to their parents.
Source: Myanmar Now
At a peace forum in Nay Pyi Taw, the junta’s election commission told political parties that the electoral system for upcoming elections will be determined by constituency size.
Source: DVB
Min Aung Hlaing dismissed the World Bank’s GDP forecast for Myanmar’s 2025–2026 fiscal year as inaccurate due to incomplete data.
Source: DVB
July 3
The military leader awarded medals to 151 women, including Daw Saw Mya Yar Zar Lin of the Arakan Liberation Party (ALP), for their continued support of the military.
Source: DVB
Defense Minister Gen. Maung Maung Aye stated that complaints of recruitment fraud or extortion within the military would be investigated, with action taken if proven.
Source: DVB
July 4
Timor-Leste President José Ramos-Horta rejected Myanmar junta objections to East Timor joining ASEAN. Reports said the junta had formally written to ASEAN chair Malaysia to block accession.
Sources: DVB, YKT News
141 organizations submitted a complaint to UNHCR headquarters, demanding accountability for UNHCR India’s alleged handover of Myanmar refugees’ confidential data to the Indian government.
Source: YKT News
July 7
U.S. President Donald Trump sent a letter to Min Aung Hlaing announcing a 40% tariff on Myanmar exports to the United States starting August 1.
Source: DVB
The junta reportedly banned families of military personnel from traveling abroad or holding passports since late June, restricting travel even for education and medical reasons without prior approval.
Source: Myanmar Now
July 8
Spring Revolution leader Dr. Tay Zar San called for reform of the National Unity Government (NUG), criticizing its leadership as inadequate to achieve revolutionary goals.
Source: DVB
The Karen Border Guard Force (BGF) said it would hand over 14 Chinese nationals accused of leading the “Tigers” online money laundering gang.
Source: Myanmar Now
The junta announced the creation of a “Management Committee for Employment of Military Servicemen,” tasked with issuing labor cards to discharged soldiers and facilitating overseas work opportunities.
Source: Myanmar Now
July 9
The Karenni Interim Executive Council (IEC) urged the military council and international actors to establish a demilitarized zone in Karenni State.
Source: Myanmar Now
At the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’s foreign minister urged stakeholders to create conditions for elections in Myanmar.
Source: DVB
Reuters reported that China threatened to halt purchases of minerals, including rare earths, from KIA-controlled areas unless fighting around Bhamo ceased.
Three Japanese companies announced withdrawal from Dream Vision Co., Ltd, a joint venture with military-linked tycoon U Kyaw Win’s Shwe Than Lwin Company.
Source: Myanmar Now
July 10
Shwe Nya Wah Sayadaw Ashin Pyinnya Thiha and writer Maung Tha Cho, both detained during the 2021 coup and released in 2022, died on the same day in Yangon.
Source: Myanmar Now
Min Aung Hlaing replied to Trump’s tariff letter, proposing Myanmar apply 0–10% tariffs on U.S. exports while citing disaster impacts; he claimed U.S. tariffs on Myanmar would range from 10–20%.
Source: DVB
Australia announced a $4 million UNFPA grant to support displaced women and girls in Myanmar.
Source: DVB
July 11
ASEAN agreed that elections in Myanmar are not a priority and urged the junta to honor peace commitments instead, according to ASEAN chair Malaysia.
Source: DVB
July 14
Education officials reported that the junta is training teachers in Yangon on the use of electronic voting machines (MEVMs) in preparation for upcoming elections.
Source: DVB
Local gold miners opposed plans to auction a gold block in Sint Ku Township, Mandalay Region—controlled by the NUG—to companies, and urged the government not to impose more than a 10% tax on mining rights.
Source: Myanmar Now
Over 100 days after a major earthquake, about 500,000 affected households in Myanmar still lack sufficient income to rebuild, according to the UN Office in Myanmar.
Source: DVB
July 15
The Karen Border Guard Force (BGF) appealed to the Thai government to restore electricity and fuel supplies to Myawaddy, which have been cut off for nearly six months.
Source: DVB
The National Unity Government (NUG) reported providing 343.35 million kyats in humanitarian aid in June to families of fallen revolutionaries, CDM staff, and those in need.
Source: DVB
July 16
The Blue Shirt Initiative reported widespread distrust of Min Aung Hlaing and the junta among Myanmar youth, based on a March survey covering 237 townships with 2,808 participants.
Source: DVB
The NUG Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed disappointment in ASEAN’s failure to directly condemn or address the junta’s war crimes.
Source: Myanmar Now
The Special Advisory Council on Myanmar (SAC-M) stated that Chinese companies are supplying the junta with expertise, technology, and components used to manufacture DI-21 aerial bombs.
Source: DVB
The U.S. announced that humanitarian aid to refugees on the Thai-Myanmar border—affecting over 80,000 people—will be cut off beginning in August.
Source: DVB
July 17
The junta said it discussed border security and military cooperation with Indian Director General of Military Intelligence Lt. Gen. Shrinjay Pratap Singh.
Source: Myanmar Now
Gen. Mya Htun Oo announced approval of 35 foreign investment projects by the Myanmar Investment Commission, expected to create around 10,000 jobs.
Source: DVB
The junta enacted a new Coast Guard Law to regulate Myanmar’s maritime businesses, prescribing penalties ranging from two years to life imprisonment and fines of 500,000–1,000,000 kyats.
Source: DVB
The Maraland Defense Force (MDF) confirmed that three members, including its vice chairman, were detained in Mizoram, India, along with military equipment.
Source: Myanmar Now
The Trump administration considered proposals to divert Myanmar’s rare earth mineral supplies away from China, according to sources cited by Reuters.
Source: DVB
July 18
Justice For Myanmar welcomed Vogue Italia’s removal of a webpage featuring Rachel Tay Za, daughter of military crony U Tay Za.
Source: DVB
July 19
At the 78th Martyrs’ Day ceremony, Min Aung Hlaing said General Aung San envisioned Myanmar as globally competitive, urging all citizens to work toward that goal.
Source: DVB
July 20
The Women’s Organization of Political Prisoners (WOPP) announced the death of Ma Wut Yi Aung, a Dagon University Student Union executive, who succumbed to injuries from torture during military interrogation.
Source: DVB
July 21
The National Unity Government (NUG) said nearly 70,000 young men have been recruited into the military since the junta implemented the Civil Service Law.
Source: DVB
The junta denied reports that it planned to send a delegation to negotiate with the U.S. over President Donald Trump’s proposed 40% tariff on Myanmar exports. It also denied assigning Central Bank Director Dr. Zaw Oo and Deputy Commerce Minister U Min Min To to lead such talks.
Source: Myanmar Now
July 22
Three Myanmar-related bills — the BRAVE Burma Act, Burma GAP Act, and No New Burma Funds Act — were approved by U.S. Congressional committees for submission to the House of Representatives.
Source: DVB
Revolutionary Army officials dismissed junta claims that 60 resistance fighters had surrendered within days, calling the announcement false.
Source: Myanmar Now
July 23
Human rights group Fortify Rights urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate alleged war crimes committed by the Arakan Army (AA) against Rohingya civilians in Maungdaw and Buthidaung, Rakhine State.
Source: Myanmar Now
The military retook control of half of Thabeikkyin from NUG forces using heavy ground and air assaults, according to local sources.
Source: Myanmar Now
July 24
Junta-controlled newspapers reported that the chargé d’affaires of the Timor-Leste Embassy in Yangon, which has ties to the NUG, met with a deputy foreign minister of the junta.
Source: Mizzima
The U.S. government lifted sanctions on several junta-linked businesses and individuals, including KT Services & Logistics, Myanmar Chemical and Machinery Co. Ltd (MCM Group), Suntac Technologies, and businessman Tin Lat Min.
Source: Myanmar Now
July 25
Justice for Myanmar (JFM) called on governments to sanction Chinese state-owned arms manufacturer NORINCO for supplying weapons and technology to the junta.
Source: Mizzima
The Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) urged ethnic armed groups and Spring Revolution forces to seize the opportunity of the junta’s weakening position and escalate the revolution.
Source: DVB
The military council troops arrested Daw Myo Myo Aye, the leader of the Solidarity Trade Union of Myanmar (STUM), at her home.
Source: Myanmar Now
July 28
Residents speculated that the MNDAA may hand back control of Theinni (Hseni) town and captured military bases to the junta after relocating assets to Chin Shwe Haw.
Source: Myanmar Now
On the night of July 28, military council troops raided the STUM office in Shwe Pyi Thar Township and arrested Daw Myo Myo Aye’s daughter and six office members.
Source: Myanmar Now
July 29
The junta enacted the “Law on the Protection of Elections from Disruption and Sabotage,” imposing penalties of three years’ imprisonment up to the death penalty for obstructing elections.
Source: Myanmar Now
Myanmar and India signed an MoU on a Digital ID pilot project, raising concerns it would be used by the junta to monitor and control the population.
Source: DVB
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) allowed Slovenia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Belgium, and Ireland to intervene in the genocide case against Myanmar.
Source: DVB
A military airstrike hit a hospital in eastern Kanbalu Township, Sagaing Region, injuring around 15 people. Locals said the airstrikes were carried out twice at around 10:30 p.m., directly hitting the hospital’s main ward, causing many of the casualties.
Source: Myanmar Now
A military airstrike on a hotel in Ward No. 2, Kutkai, northern Shan State, on the Myanmar-China trade route, killed six people, including a child, according to local residents.
Source: Myanmar Now
July 30
Junta spokesperson Maj. Gen. Zaw Min Tun said the transfer of state power to Min Aung Hlaing was completed when the state of emergency was declared, giving the National Defense and Security Council control of all three branches of government.
Source: DVB
Deputy junta leader Soe Win admitted the council had been tarnished by corruption and promised action against civil servants involved.
Source: DVB
July 31
Min Aung Hlaing ended the state of emergency. The National Security and Peace Commission and Union Government formed, with its members appointed by Min Aung Hlaing himself. Junta propaganda hailed this change as a step towards multi-party democracy.
Source: Irrawaddy
China said it is willing to contribute positively to Myanmar’s peace and stability following the lifting of the state of emergency.
Source: DVB
Min Aung Hlaing declared martial law in 63 townships across nine states and regions, pledging to end armed violence and restore order within 90 days.
Source: DVB
