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Saifuddin Abdullah: ASEAN Must Reject Junta’s Planned Sham Election—Video

October 15, 2025

Dato’ Sri Saifuddin Abdullah delivers a strong intervention in the Malaysian Parliament urging ASEAN to reject the junta’s planned sham election, quoting directly from the statement ... Read more

Ben Lee: Myanmar junta’s sham elections will be bloody & illegitimate—Video

August 1, 2025

Ben Lee, Executive Director of SAC-M, speaks to BBC Newsday about the junta announcing an end to its ‘state of emergency’ ahead of its planned sham elections, scheduled to take p... Read more

‘Factory of Death’: Report Links Chinese Firms to Myanmar Junta’s Bomb Production

July 18, 2025

The Irrawaddy’s coverage of SAC-M’s 16 July report Factory of Death. By Myo Pyae 18 July 2025 A Chinese state-owned company is helping the Myanmar military regime to manufacture ... Read more

Chinese firms supports production of some of junta’s deadliest weapons, SAC-M finds

July 17, 2025

Myanmar Now’s coverage of SAC-M’s 16 July report Factory of Death. In a new report, the Special Advisory Council for Myanmar (SAC-M) calls on the international community to act again... Read more

Chinese firm helps supply Myanmar junta with bombs — report

July 17, 2025

DW’s coverage of SAC-M’s 16 July 2025 report Factory of Death. With the Myanmar military rulers increasingly dependent on Beijing, a new report claims a state-owned Chinese company i... Read more

SAC-M: China has adopted a policy of open interference in Myanmar

May 7, 2025

SAC-M’s Connor Macdonald speaks to DVB Special Advisory Council for Myanmar on China’s ceasefire 7 May 2025 The Special Advisory Council for Myanmar (SAC-M) spoke to DVB about China�... Read more

Chris Sidoti: ‘Every catastrophe is an opportunity for the Myanmar military’—video

April 6, 2025

SAC-M’s Chris Sidoti speaks to ABC News Australia’s Weekend Breakfast program about the Myanmar military’s long history of exploiting natural disasters for its own strategi... Read more

Chris Sidoti: Myanmar military is obstructing earthquake relief effort – video

April 2, 2025

Chris Sidoti speaks to BBC World Service about the challenges of dealing with the Myanmar military in a disaster situation and lists the key priorities for the international community to ens... Read more

Yanghee Lee: ‘No more compromises with the military’ — video

April 1, 2025

Speaking to BBC World Service, Yanghee Lee urges all countries assisting with earthquake relief in Myanmar, as well as the UN Country Team, to work with all Myanmar stakeholders, including t... Read more