The Ministry of International Affairs stated on July 24 that the central financial institution and the anti-money laundering group will examine the difficulty of Thai Business Financial institution transfers for the Myanmar Navy Fee to buy weapons.
Firms registered in Thailand have shipped $130 million price of arms and navy materiel to the navy fee, in keeping with a report launched final month by Tom Andrews, the U.N. particular consultant for human rights in Myanmar.
He identified that 5 banks in Thailand have carried out remittances, doubling this 12 months in contrast with final 12 months.
A spokesman for Thailand’s Ministry of International Affairs stated that the Financial institution of Thailand and the Anti-Cash Laundering Group will type a joint job pressure to analyze the remittance case.
On July 19, Thai International Minister Marissinya Fong categorically denied the accusation within the United Nations Particular Consultant’s report that the Financial institution of Thailand was concerned in promoting weapons to the Myanmar navy.
