Myanmar's military government has ramped up killings and arrests in an apparent bid to silence opponents and recruit soldiers in an escalating conflict, with tens of thousands detained since the 2021 coup,

Three years after the military staged a coup, intensifying a civil war, civilians continue to pay the price, according to a coming United Nations report.

In the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi, the region's death toll has surged past 500 as floods and landslides hit Myanmar.

The death toll in Myanmar in the wake of Typhoon Yagi has reached 293, with 89 people missing, the junta said on Thursday, as state media reported the first arrival of foreign aid.The previous death toll reported by the junta was 268 people dead and 88 missing.

The death toll from ongoing severe flooding in Myanmar has risen to nearly 270, and 88 others are still missing, Myanmar’s authorities have reported.