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Bangkok Post, Thailand, Insider Column.
Jan. 8--DIRTY-MONEY SLEUTHS AIM HIGHER: When it comes to cracking down on money laundering, international commentators have complained that Thailand's efforts to date have lacked a certain zeal. They might want to think again.
With a new law in place -- even if it took years to pass -- and the Anti-Money Laundering Office laying down the rules to banks and others about being more vigilant, the chances of caching scofflaws could be improving. As long as the scofflaws don't know somebody who knows somebody.
How serious are the dirty-money sleuths? Well, today and tomorrow 30 of them are taking a course on proper gun usage and safety today. Today is the ...
- Bangkok Post, Thailand, Insider Column.
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