(29.1.2026) Thursday
The Coordination Meeting of the Supervisory Committee of the National Level Implementation of Strategic Area ( l ) on Anti-money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism was held at 10:00 a.m. this morning in the meeting hall (1) of the Ministry of Legal Affairs.
H.E. Dr. Htain Linn Oo, the Deputy Minister and Deputy Attorney General of the Ministry of Legal Affairs who is serving as the Chairperson of the Supervisory Committee for the National Level Implementation of Strategic Area ( l ) on Anti-money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism, the representatives from the Ministry of Legal Affairs, Forest Department of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation, Myanmar Gems Enterprise, Financial Regulatory Department, Central Bank of Myanmar, Myanmar Police Force, Transnational Crime Department, Anti-Narcotics Police Force, General Administration Department, Customs Department, Internal Revenue Department, Office of the Supreme Court of the Union, Anti-corruption Commission and Crime Prevention Police who are committee members attended this meeting.
Firstly, the Deputy Minister and Deputy Attorney General who is serving as the Chairperson of the Supervisory Committee for the National Level Implementation of Strategic Area ( l ) said that the committee will have to strengthen the development of the policies, directives and legal framework of anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism in accordance with the international standards; there are 7 strategic objectives and 29 action plans such as 2 action plans will be implemented in 2024, 10 action plans will be implemented in 2025, 2 action plans will be implemented in 2026, 6 action plans will be implemented in 2027, 5 action plans will be implemented in 2028 and 4 sustainable action plans in the National Level Implementation of 2024-2028 Strategic Plan on Anti-money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism; he was satisfied with the significant progress in the areas of Anti-money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism made by the committes; 26 out of 40 FATF’s recommendations were high recommendations in 2025 when the progress reports on anti-money laundering have been sending to Asia Pacific Joint Group (APJG) since 2018 for removing from the monitoring list; and he encouraged that the committee members attending the meeting have to implement the immediate outcomes prescribed in the National Level Strategic Plan.
Then, Daw Naw Say Wah Phaw, the Deputy Director General of the Legal Advice Department of the Ministry of Legal Affairs who is serving as the secretary of the Supervisory Committee of the National Level Implementation of Strategic Area ( l ) on Anti-money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism explained and discussed the successful implementation in 2025 and ongoing activities for 2026 regarding the National Level Implementation of Strategic Area ( l) on Anti-money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism.
After that, all participants discussed the implementation and ongoing activities as per departments in relation to the National Level Implementation of Strategic Area ( l ) on Anti-money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism.