On 25-26 March 2025, the Royal Thai Embassy, in collaboration with the Institute for Legal Support and Technical Assistance (ILSTA), supported the Office of the Supreme People’s Prosecutor, Bank of the Lao PDR, and the Anti- Money Laundering Intelligence Office in organising a conference on “Enhancing Anti-Money Laundering (AML)/Countering the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) Frameworks: Lao PDR’s Path to Implement the FATF AML/CFT Global Standards for Supervision, Law Enforcement, Judiciary and MLA” at the National Convention Center, Vientiane Capital. The conference, attended by 200 Lao officers, aimed to promote the implementation of FATF AML/CFT standards. During the opening ceremony, H.E. Mr. Saleumxay Kommasith, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the National Coordination Committee on AML/CFT delivered a keynote address emphasizing political commitment to improving AML/CFT standards in the Lao PDR. Twelve speakers from four Thailand’s agencies concerned shared their experiences in the conference. These included: (1) Experts from the Office of Attorney General, who shared their practices in asset forfeiture and legal international cooperation in money laundering cases (2) Experts from the Anti-Money Laundering Office, who presented Thailand’s practices to be delisted from FATF’s grey list (3) Experts from the Thai Bankers’ Association (Siam Commercial Bank, PLC.), and (4) Experts from Kasikorn Bank, PLC., who shared best practices of Thai commercial banks in enhancing AML/CFT standards.