Spymaster | Thailand
Thailand's Thanakorn Buaras, a master spy in the hot seat

Thailand
Thai intelligence seeks to strengthen cyber capacities to counter China

Courted by both sides in China-US regional influence battles, Thailand's national intelligence agency is trying to beef up its capacities, with little success so far despite growing threats.

Israel, Thailand
Top Thai intelligence veteran's anti-Semitic remarks neglect Israeli role in cyber intel

In calling for stronger controls on foreigners, including "Jews", entering Thailand, former Thai intelligence heavyweight Nantiwat Samart is quick to forget the weight of Israeli cyber solutions in his country's intelligence toolbox.

Thailand
Spy agency keeps move quiet amid revamp

Intelligence Online has learned that the Thai National Intelligence Agency will be relocating amid broader changes to revamp the service.

Thailand
Thailand's RV Connex, local partner of foreign defence companies, under political pressure

The electoral victory of Thailand's opposition Move Forward party is causing nervousness at Thai defence company RV Connex, where bosses fear that old investigations may be revived at a time when it has forged a number of partnerships with foreign companies.

The Agencies' Gazette
Popular Mobilization Forces in Iraq, NUG in Bangkok, secret classification in Kyiv

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

IraqHashd Al Shabi denied anniversary parade

Thailand/MyanmarNUG ramps up diplomatic presence in post-election Bangkok

UkraineShake-up of classification deciders

China, Thailand
Military pushes pro-Chinese approach on eve of election

The Thai prime minister has renewed his trust in Sansern Kaewkamnerd, the general running the Public Relations Department. The latter has been promoting a Chinese-style control of information, while the military has been advocating for a strategic alliance with Beijing.

Thailand
China casts shadow over Bangkok telecoms market

The merger of Thailand's second and third largest mobile telephone operators, True Corp and DTAC, will create a national behemoth, benefitting True's Chinese-Thai owner CP Group, that will control the new entity's data centres.

United States
CIA's Directorate of Operations feels left out

Reform at the CIA is not going all that well, particularly at the Directorate of Operations, feeling left out as the White House seems more interested in analytical intelligence.