* The Tatmadaw targets Rohingya and Muslim civilians during a manhunt against unidentified attackers who killed nine police in Maungdaw , Arakan/Rakhine State . * The Tatmadaw clash es for over 2 days with the Shan State Army - South, a ceasefire agreement signat ory , displacing 2,000. * The Tatmadaw arrests 49 Kachin youth for attending an agricultural training. * The Tatmadaw is accused of involvement in drug trade, hosting drug labs. * B y - elections are set for April 2017. * The Parliament abolishes the Emergency Provisi ons Act but refuses to review detentions. * Four National Human Rights Commission ers resign over underage maid scandal . * A Dutch tourist is jailed for three months for disrupting a Buddhist sermon. * Three people are charged for insulting Aung San Suu Kyi. * Ch indwin River ferry sinking kills 72 . * President Obama officially lifts the economic sanctions against Burma