The ASEAN Anti-Money Laundering (AML)/Counter Financing of Terrorism (CFT) Workshop, themed “The Twin Threats of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing” was held in Singapore from 12-13 January 2011. Organised by the Commercial Affairs Department of the Singapore Police Force, the workshop is fully funded by the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF) under the auspices of the ASEAN-Japan Counter Terrorism Dialogue. The workshop aims to increase awareness of future AML/CFT challenges in the ASEAN region and facilitate the exchange of valuable ideas to strengthen the region’s fight against money laundering and terrorism financing.
A strong turnout of 65 officers from the legal and law enforcement units of the ten ASEAN members states attended the 2 day workshop. Speakers from JAFIC (Japan FIU), AUSTRAC (Australia FIU), Australia Federal Police, Federal Bureau of Investigation and CAD shared about their country’s best practices in countering terrorist financing and money laundering. A delegate from each ASEAN member state also gave a presentation on their country’s current AML/CFT framework and
emerging ML/TF trends.
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Opening speech by Director CAD, Mr Ong Hian Sun
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The legal and law enforcement units of the ten ASEAN members states
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