Thai banks admit lack of capacity to investigate Myanmar weapon payments

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YANGON/BANGKOK (Reuters): Major Thai banks have defended themselves against criticism that they facilitated weapons purchases by the Myanmar junta, saying they lacked the capacity to investigate all transactions that may be used for such purchases.

Representatives of the lenders told a parliamentary committee, however, that they strictly followed existing regulations.