Ordinance 1/2026: Declaring the State of Emergency

The President Office issued an Ordinance 1/2026, declaring the state of emergency in accordance with Section 412 (a) of the Constitution on April 23.

It has stated that in order to end armed conflicts and accelerate the measures for regional peace, stability and rule of law, the 90-day state of emergency was declared in 5 townships of Kachin State, 3 townships of Kayah State, 2 townships of Kayin State, 7 townships of Chin State, 8 townships of Sagaing Region, 5 townships of Magway Region, 1 townships of Mandalay Region, 14 townships of Rakhine State and 15 townships of Shan State. The order was signed by President U Min Aung Hlaing.