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Hard for volunteer-run charities to identify money laundering donors

Empower charities with tools instead of demanding compliance with rules.

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More can be done to level up the giving sector instead of demanding compliance so that resource-lean charities can avoid being a conduit for laundered funds, say the writers.

More can be done to level up the giving sector instead of demanding compliance so that resource-lean charities can avoid being a conduit for laundered funds, say the writers.

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Marian Ho and Loh Kia Meng

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grew from 700 in 2021 to 1,100 at the end of 2022. 

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