U.N. special envoy to visit Myanmar amid 'deteriorating situation'

FILE PHOTO: Myanmar citizens protest against the military coup in front of the UN office in Bangkok, Thailand February 17, 2021. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/File Photo

(Reuters) -A senior U.N. official is visiting Myanmar this week, the United Nations said, on a rare visit that comes amid domestic political turmoil and fraying ties between Myanmar and its Southeast Asian neighbours.

Myanmar has been in chaos since the military overthrew an elected government led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi early last year and launched a bloody crackdown on protests that followed.