SCHOOL OF CRIME

Thailand and the United States signed a long-awaited agreement to set up an
International Law Enforcement Academy. The school will promote cooperation
among law enforcement agencies.

Foreign Minister Surin Pitsuwan and US Ambassador William Itoh said it was
another step in the worldwide fight against crime.

The US will finance the academy, to be built in an outer suburb of Bangkok.
It will provide training in mutual legal assistance and work for cooperation
between the law enforcement agencies of the United States and Asia. The main
curricula will be the fight against drugs, smuggling of women and children,
terrorism and economic crimes.

Checked-by: Don Beck