Responding to Myanmar’s Junta: An Alternative to Sanctions and Boycotts
Coup leader Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing participates in the Armed Forces Day parade in Naypyitaw in March. / Commander-in-Chief of Defense Services’ Office
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By Bertil Lintner 11 May 2021
It has long been argued that sanctions against rogue regimes such as Myanmar’s military dictatorships are ineffectual and may hurt ordinary people more than those responsible for the acts that made outside powers take action against them. That would also apply for so-called “smart sanctions”, which in the case of Myanmar would mean freezing the generals’ non-existent foreign bank accounts or barring entry to Western nations they have no intention of traveling to. And any attempt to bring the generals to face charges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) or the International Court of Justice (ICJ) are bound to fail because China and Russia would block necessary UN Security Council resolutions for the latter t
ACAMS’ ‘Virtual Europe’ Conference Offers Roadmap on Financial Crime Fight with Guidance from More than 80 Leading Compliance Experts
European regulators, senior industry executive and thought leaders to outline practical compliance steps for detecting and deterring financial crime, identifying the proceeds of corruption, fighting the illegal wildlife trade, tracing cryptocurrency transactions and deploying new technological tools
May 11, 2021 06:00 ET | Source: Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists London, UNITED KINGDOM
LONDON, May 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) As part of its ongoing effort to facilitate dialogue between private-sector compliance professionals and policy makers , ACAMS will host a three-day training and networking event for its
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European regulators, senior industry executive and thought leaders to outline practical compliance steps for detecting and deterring financial crime, identifying the proceeds of corruption, fighting the illegal wildlife trade, tracing cryptocurrency transactions and deploying new technological tools
LONDON, May 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) As part of its ongoing effort to facilitate dialogue between private-sector compliance professionals and policy makers , ACAMS will host a three-day training and networking event for its
Virtual Europe conference. Beginning May 18, attendees of this fully virtual gathering will learn about anti-financial crime (AFC) best practices and emerging financial-crime threats from senior supervisory officials and other subject-matter experts, including representatives from the European Commission, European Central Bank, MONEYVAL, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, World Bank, the central bank of the Netherlands, Latvia s Financial Intellig
Mexico expresses concern over escalation of violence in Middle East The government supports a two-state solution
Published on Tuesday, May 11, 2021
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The government has expressed “grave concern” over escalating violence in Israel and Palestine which has left at least two Israelis and 20 Palestinians dead, including nine children, and many more wounded.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) called on all sides to “reject violence and provocation,” reiterating its support to help resolve the crisis through dialogue with a two-state solution.
The ministry expressed its dismay at recent conflict in East Jerusalem and at possible evictions of Palestinian families in Sheikh Jarrah and Silwan.
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A listing on the dark web selling a Covid-19 vaccine for 0.0017 bitcoin or about $130 a dose. PHOTO: CYBER INTELLIGENCE HOUSE
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On the back of alarming reports that fake Covid-19 vaccines made with chalk, wallboard and even pesticides are being peddled online, the Consumers Association of Singapore (Case) said a rising number of shoppers here have fallen prey to counterfeit goods being passed off as the real deal on e-commerce platforms.
Case received 33 complaints last year, up from 12 the year before and seven in 2018.
The pandemic has seen a rise in online shopping and more people working from home or staying in amid lockdowns.