How does the Myanmar military keep functioning so boldly?: Daily Star contributor

Soldiers stand next to military vehicles as people gather to protest against the military coup, in Yangon, Myanmar, in this file photo from Feb 15, 2021. - Reuters

DHAKA (The Dailly Star/Asia News Network): Myanmar authorities appear to be getting away with their crimes as global attention is focused on the pandemic and, more recently, the Ukraine crisis.

Feb 1, 2022 marked the first anniversary of the brazen coup in which the ruthless military junta seized power and deposed the democratically-elected government headed by the National League for Democracy (NLD).