Anti-Money Laundering Act amendments tabled for first reading


KUALA LUMPUR: Amendments to the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Act tabled in Parliament Wednesday include increased penalties and additional offences, including extending the Act's scope to proceeds from unlawful activities within or outside Malaysia.

The amendments also cover property (assets of every kind, and legal documents or instruments in any form) involved in or derived from money laundering and terrorism financing activities.

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