It may be time for the SEC to reconsider amending its law to allow more severecriminal punishment and monetary penalties, and making its enforcement decisions more transparent to dissuade future violations.The SEC should act now before the practice becomes more widespread to the point that it destabilises the Thai stock market, destroys foreign investors' confidence and ruins small investorsinvestorsMeaning: a person or organization that invests money, i.e., uses money with the aim of making a profit from it, for example by buying property or buying shares in a companyThai Translation: นักลงทุนLearn more. Tippatrai Saelawong is a researcher at Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI). Policy analyses from the TDRI appears in the 'Bangkok Post' on alternate Wednesdays.