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SEC joins forces with AMLO and CIB to closely monitor information and enhance measures to curb illicit funds and cross‑border financial crimes



Thursday 9 April 2026 | No. 75 / 2026


Bangkok, 9 April 2026 – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has strengthened integrated cooperation with the Anti‑Money Laundering Office (AMLO) and the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) to enhance the effectiveness of information monitoring, fact‑finding, and inter‑agency operational linkages in a comprehensive, timely, and coordinated manner, in response to increasingly complex risk patterns. The key objective is to prevent the capital market and the digital asset market from being used as channels for illicit funds, money laundering, or involvement in financial and technology‑related crimes.

On 9 April 2026, Mr. Anutin Charnvirakul, Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, presided over a press briefing on the outcomes of major cases concerning the suppression of technology‑related crimes. In this regard, the SEC, as the capital market regulator, stands ready to support and connect inter‑agency efforts to prevent and deter technology‑related crimes in Thailand.

Mrs. Pornanong Budsaratragoon, Secretary‑General of the SEC, stated: “The SEC places importance on integrated cooperation and on working closely with the AMLO, the CIB, and relevant government agencies, both domestically and internationally. This includes accelerating information exchange, monitoring suspicious transactions, expanding investigative actions, and linking in‑depth information on identity, behavior, and fund flows through close coordination and collaborative mechanisms. Such cooperation aims to enhance the effectiveness of tracking fund flows and examining complex behavioral patterns.

At the same time, the SEC has continued to advance other key measures to curb illicit funds in the capital market and the digital asset market across the entire value chain, from upstream to downstream. These measures include enhancing Know‑Your‑Customer (KYC) and Customer Due Diligence (CDD) standards; considering the reporting of suspicious transactions (Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs)) to the AMLO; establishing appropriate risk management measures for high‑risk customers; strengthening scrutiny of major shareholders and the ultimate controlling persons of business operators; upgrading supervisory and monitoring tools for tracking fund flows; and enhancing transparency and auditability through the disclosure of material information by listed companies.

Accordingly, the SEC will continue to closely monitor information and coordinate with the AMLO, the CIB, and relevant agencies to ensure unified and effective supervision and law enforcement. Where information or circumstances indicate potential violations under laws within the SEC’s jurisdiction, the SEC will take actions strictly in accordance with its authority,
in order to protect investors and maintain long‑term confidence in the Thai capital market.”

 



 






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