Conducting discussions and clarifications regarding the new Anti-Money Laundering Law, and organizing an awareness‑raising training course on Anti‑Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT)(Gold entrepreneurs)(22 February 2026)

An awareness‑raising training course on Anti‑Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) was held on 22 February 2026 from 09:00 to 15:00 hours at the Tuition Dhama Bimman Hall, Maha Myaing Monastery, in Mandalay.

The discussion and awareness training were delivered by Police Colonel Myint Soe, Deputy Head of the Myanmar Financial Intelligence Unit (MFIU). Approximately 120 members of gold entrepreneurs’ associations from Mandalay Region attended the event.

During the discussion and awareness training, the following topics were explained and discussed: the differences between the Anti‑Money Laundering Law of 2014 and the new Anti‑Money Laundering Law to be enacted; the necessity for enacting the new Anti‑Money Laundering Law; current efforts of Myanmar in combating money laundering and the financing of terrorism; and the interconnections between the gold and precious metals sectors and money laundering.