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May 01, 2026
Tatmadaw columns yesterday reoccupied Indaw, where terrorists had temporarily controlled. Tatmadaw columns reopened the route connecting Tagaung and Htigyaing on 25 March and marched to Katha from Htigyaing.
May 01, 2026
On the occasion of the Full Moon Day of Kason (Buddha Day), to promote peace of mind and compassion among the public, to encourage understanding of the State’s goodwill and benevolence, and to foster friendly relations between countries, prisoners serving sentences in various prisons, detention centres and labour camps were granted amnesty under Sub-section (1) of Section 401 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
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May 01, 2026
A total of 1,519 prisoners, including 1,508 citizen prisoners and 11 foreign prisoners serving sentences in various prisons, detention centres, and camps, were pardoned yesterday.
May 01, 2026
On the Kason Full Moon Day, also known as Buddha Day, devotees thronged the Shwedagon Pagoda and other pagodas across Yangon, performing meritorious deeds and pouring water on sacred Bodhi trees.
May 01, 2026
The second session of the ceremony to mark the 70th Anniversary of the Sixth Buddhist Council took place at the Maha Pasana Cave in Mayangon Township yesterday afternoon.
May 01, 2026
Families of the Office of the Commander-in-Chief (Army, Navy and Air) held the Kason Maha Bodhi tree water-pouring ceremony for 1388 ME for the 11th time at Maha Bodhi trees in Lawka Chantha Hsutaungpyae Association’s Pagoda in Zeyathiri Township yesterday afternoon.
May 01, 2026
An auspicious ceremony to administer Buddha’s teachings to mark the Buddha Day on Kason Full Moon Day 1388 ME was held at Agga Dhipati Sasana Beikman in the precinct of Maravijaya Buddha Park in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.
May 01, 2026
1. On 30 April 2026, on the auspicious occasion of the Full Moon Day of Kason (Buddha Day) 1388 ME, and with due regard to the peace of mind of the people, humanitarian consideration, and to foster understanding of the State’s kindness and goodwill, as well as to enable participation in the nation-building process, and in consideration of friendly relations between nations, the President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, by Order 50/2026 on Remission of Sentence, has remitted one-sixth of the remaining prison sentences of the prisoners, and by Order 51/2026 on Amnesty, has granted amnesty to 1,508 prisoners by reducing their remaining sentences under specified conditions, and furthermore, by Order 52/2026 on Amnesty, has granted amnesty to 11 foreign prisoners by reducing their remaining sentences under specified conditions and deporting them.
May 01, 2026
To mark the occasion of Buddha Day, which falls on the full moon of Kason, 1388 ME, and in consideration of humanitarian concerns as well as the State’s benevolence and goodwill, the President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar has, under Section 541 (1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, granted that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, who is currently serving her term in Nay Pyi Taw Prison, serve the remainder of her sentence at a designated residence.
