The measures were discussed at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, which also weighed tightening reporting requirements for physical gold trading. Authorities are also working to improve and co-ordinate financial data gathering as part of the campaign to curb grey capital and money laundering, Mr Anutin said. Total gold trading was estimated at around 10 trillion baht ($318 billion) last year, doubling from 2024, according to Kritcharat Hirunyasiri, chairman of MTS Gold Group. For online gold trading platforms — where no physical delivery of gold takes place — the Ministry of Finance has been asked to revise regulations governing foreign-exchange controls. Money laundering through gold transactions and digital assets in Thailand has intensified since 2024–25, with particular concern raised over an abnormally sharp rise in gold exports to Cambodia.
