China, Laos, United States
New airport in Southeast Asia's Golden Triangle sparks Western intelligence concerns

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.

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Amarante in the south of France, Kroll waiting on money, McRoberts back to Veracity, 5 Stones expands to SIGINT

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: each week, we report on events both big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community. This week, we go to New York, London, Miami and Marseille.

New York Kroll waiting for Smerling fraud money

London Carla McRoberts returns

Miami 5 Stones Intelligence expands into technical intelligence

Marseille Muselier brings in Amarante

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
CR Investigations, Elliott, Raiole, ESL & Network

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: each week, we report on events both big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community. This week we go to London, Washinton and Paris.

London CR Investigations primed for 2022 with new Russia-facing recruits.

London Elliott counts on Boris Johnson's ex-PR whiz.

Washington Ex-CIA agent Raiole moves into fair trade.

Paris No longer advising Huawei, Alexandre Medvedowsky pushes for sovereign consulting.

Washington Nardello hires ex-DEA agent for DC office.

Spotlight | United Kingdom, United States
W1, new Washington outfit of David Tinsley, American 'fixer' of the SFO

Described by a British court as the "fixer" between the Serious Fraud Office and UnaOil in one of the most sensitive corruption cases that the British anti-corruption authority has faced, the US private investigator David Tinsley has welcomed the attention to open a new firm close to the US anti-corruption authorities.

United States
Razor's Edge brings niche startups closer to the intelligence community

Chaired by Joseph Cofer Black, the former head of the CIA's Counterterrorism Center, the venture capital firm Razor's Edge Ventures has invested in a number of SIGINT and cyber defence startups.