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The Agencies' Gazette
Journalist's 'prison lottery', new ODNI appointment, from Tracfin to the AFD, cybersecurity in Manila

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community.

FranceAhead of his trial, journalist Alex Jordanov launches ‘prison lottery'

United StatesODNI shuffles strategic comms department

FranceFinancial intel analyst joins national development agency

PhilippinesNational cybersecurity council on Senate's agenda

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Panterra busy in Asia, C5 Capital heads to court, Naval Group

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: every Wednesday, we report on events both big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community.

PhilippinesPanterra expands government workload in Asia

LondonAndré Pienaar's C5 Capital facing insolvency proceedings

ParisNaval Group's head of security seeks deputy

Sulu heirs double down on threat to invite other countries to occupy Sabah state

The heirs to the Sultanate of Sulu are firmly on the back foot in their $15bn legal fight against Kuala Lumpur. But their representatives say even negative court decisions in the dispute have confirmed their lessor rights over Sabah in northeastern Malaysia.

Czech arms firms on sales offensive in Philippines, promoting howitzers to training aircraft

Since Czech defence minister Jana Cernochova's visit to Manila in February, the country's arms manufacturers have stepped up their efforts to sell their defence wares to the Philippines, following in their Israeli counterparts' footsteps.

US weighs in on anti-espionage law ahead of elections

The 12 May midterm elections in the Philippines will see the seats of those MPs advocating for a review of the country's anti-espionage law up for re-election. US senators visited local security officials ahead of the vote.

Manila air surveillance contract sparks heated competition

US, French, Israeli and Japanese groups are vying for a contract to provide the Philippines with an air surveillance system. To help the chances of French group Thales, the French embassy and ministry of armed forces have stepped in.

The Philippine Coast Guard more cautious than ever over Chinese infiltration

Manila now believes the admiral at the centre of the Second Thomas Shoal "secret deal" scandal in May is a victim of a slander from China. The Philippine Coast Guard, however, has reportedly had doubts about his ties with China for some time.

European networks actively lobbying for the Philippine rebellion in Brussels

To organise their people's court in Brussels, aimed at denouncing Manila's crackdown on the rebellion, Filipino communists tapped into the European ‘anti-imperialist' movement. They hope to secure a better position in the forthcoming peace negotiations with the government.