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The Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO), is Thailand's "...key agency responsible for enforcement of the anti-money laundering and the counter-terrorism financing law." It was founded in 1999 upon the adoption of the Anti-Money Laundering Act, B.E. 2542 (1999) (AMLA). AMLO is an independent governmental agency. It has the status of a department functioning independently and neutrally under the supervision of the minister of justice, but is not part of the justice ministry.
As of 30 September 2014, AMLO employed 355 persons, with an additional 44 vacant positions. Its budget for FY2014 was 270,693,400 baht.
The office has headquarters in north-central Bangkok and regional offices.
Panama Papers
In April 2016, AMLO became engaged in investigating Thai nationals whose names surfaced in the Panama Papers.