Anutin ordered a strict crackdown on gray capital issues, announcing three measures to seal loopholes in 'gold-crypto' trades and urging the ONCB to lower the transaction reporting threshold for gold shops.
On 9 Jan 2026 GMT+7, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul advanced efforts to strengthen the crackdown on financial crimes and gray capital networks by chairing the Data Bureau meeting. He decisively ordered three measures to close money laundering loopholes via high-value assets by tightening controls on gold shops and lowering the ONCB reporting threshold.
The Prime Minister stated he instructed the ONCB to consider lowering the transaction reporting threshold for gold shop purchases from the current 2 million baht to a lower, appropriate figure under review. This will be implemented progressively to allow more detailed scrutiny of suspicious financial flows. He also ordered revisions to the Ministry of Finance announcement to regulate online gold trading platforms, especially cases without actual gold delivery. The Revenue Department will establish a special account for online gold trading service providers. He assigned the Bank of Thailand to study imposing a specific business tax on this sector to ensure fairness and traceability.
The Prime Minister added that the Securities and Exchange Commission is tasked with strictly enforcing the Travel Rule, requiring all digital asset service providers to collect clear transaction data between wallets. This will enable timely verification of sender and receiver identities to prevent asset transfers to evade prosecution. He noted that the effort covers not only digital systems but also traditional analog systems. These measures aim to protect public interests and build international confidence in Thailand's economic system.