"Burma?s economic miseries are compounded by its collapsing banking sector and the military government?s lack of transparency, as well as its half-hearted efforts to eliminate illegal financial transactions in Burma. International governments and independent financial task forces have condemned Burma for failing to meet international standards in combating money laundering. Drug money is widely suspected of keeping Burma?s struggling economy afloat. Below is a chronology of events concerning money laundering in Burma and the full text of the laws enacted by Burma?s military junta, which first appeared in the state-run daily, the New Light of Myanmar, in December 05, 2003 and June 17, 2002..."