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The 36th Asia Region Law Enforcement Management Program (ARLEMP) was held in November 2014 in Ho Chi Minh City & jointly organized by the Australian Federal Police, Vietnam Police & RMIT University (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology) Vietnam.

The 2014 APG Typologies Workshop was held jointly with the FATF in Bangkok, hosted by the Government of Thailand Anti Money Laundering Office (AMLO).

The onsite visit component of Malaysia’s joint FATF/APG/GIFCS mutual evaluation was held from 13 to 25 November 2014 in Kuala Lumpur and Labuan.

Under the Russian Presidency, the 1st FATF Plenary meeting of FATF-XXVI was held on 22-24 October 2014.

A ceremony was held in Dili, Timor-Leste on 26 September 2014 to mark the official opening of Timor-Leste’s Financial Intelligence Unit by Banco Central Timor-Leste.

APG members have issued a public statement calling upon Vanuatu to promptly address its AML/CFT deficiencies.

A “Regional Workshop on Implementing Targeted Financial Sanctions against Terrorism” was held from 25-26 September 2014 in Jakarta, Indonesia hosted by the government of Indonesia.

The APG Annual Report 2013-2014, with independently audited financial statements and incorporating the outcomes of the 17th Annual Meeting and Technical Assistance and Training Forum in Macao, China in July 2014 is now available for download.

The FATF Asia/Pacific Regional Review Group (A/P RRG) conducted an onsite visit to Cambodia from 1 – 2 September 2014.