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.

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, reported in the state-run Myanma Alinn, was almost seven times Friday’s initial total of 33, with strong prospects of it continuing to rise.

Yangon: The death toll from recent floods in Myanmar has reached 293, with 89 people still unaccounted for, according to state media reports. The floods have impacted numerous townships across the country,