His name is not on the ballot, and his photographs don’t appear on campaign posters. But one man looms large over the general election under way in Myanmar: junta chief Min Aung Hlaing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/13/asia-pacific/politics/myanmar-junta-election-civil-war/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #aungsansuukyi #myanmar #southeastasia #minaunghlaing