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Chris Sidoti: Myanmar’s UN representation will not be determined by Russia, China alone—Video

September 16, 2026

SAC-M’s Chris Sidoti spoke to Leong Wai Kit from Channel News Asia about junta leader Min Aung Hlaing’s intensifying, recent efforts to unseat Myanmar’s Permanent Represent... Read more

Ben Lee: Countries welcoming Min Aung Hlaing are complicit in the junta’s atrocities

September 3, 2026

SAC-M Executive Director Ben Lee speaks to the Straits Times about junta leader Min Aung Hlaing’s recent travels.  By May Wong 3 September 2026   Myanmar junta chief-turned-pres... Read more

Chris Sidoti: Travel risks increasing for accused war criminal Min Aung Hlaing—Video

August 18, 2026

SAC-M member Chris Sidoti speaks to Channel News Asia about how ongoing criminal proceedings, including international arrest warrants, impact Min Aung Hlaing’s ability to travel inter... Read more

Myanmar’s coup leader seeks legitimacy as family wealth surfaces in Thailand

April 17, 2026

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) quotes SAC-M founding member Yanghee Lee in its 17 April article. By Libby Hogan 17 April 2026 When Sean Turnell, a former economic advisor to A... Read more

Connor Macdonald: Junta implementing campaign of collective punishment on the population—Video

April 6, 2026

SAC-M’s Advocacy and Communications Coordinator, Connor Macdonald, speaks to Le Monde for its investigation into the deliveries of four aircraft from a Czech company to the junta, desp... Read more

Yanghee Lee: Min Aung Hlaing swaps military uniform for longyi following sham elections—Video

March 30, 2026

SAC-M Member Yanghee Lee speaks to BBC news about Min Aung Hlaing’s imminent appointment as “president” of the junta’s new fake government. ... Read more

Yanghee Lee: The Myanmar junta’s fake elections will not return power to the people—Video

January 25, 2026

SAC-M Member Yanghee Lee speaks to DW News about the “third phase” of the Myanmar junta’s fake election process, the likely outcome, and what the international community mu... Read more

Ben Lee: ASEAN needs to reject the outcome of the Myanmar junta’s fake elections—Video

January 11, 2026

Ben Lee, executive director of SAC-M, speaks to CNA’s Asia Now about the widespread public boycotts and low voter turnout that have marked the first phase of the Myanmar junta’s sham... Read more

Ben Lee: Myanmar junta sham elections aim to gaslight the international community—Video

December 29, 2025

SAC-M Executive Director Ben Lee speaks to BBC Newsday about the Myanmar junta sham elections, which commenced on 28 December 2025.  ... Read more