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Thailand
Bangkok blows the starting whistle for its future frigate

Bangkok is advancing on the tender process for its future frigate by distributing specifications to interested manufacturers. Competition for this contract is expected to be intense and attract international interest.

The Agencies' Gazette
'Advanced deterrence', Beijing in Myanmar, DGSE departure, ex-AIVD head, death of NSC figure

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

France‘Advanced deterrence' under discussion since 2023

ChinaCCP sends agents to contain Myanmar rebels

FranceSenior DGSE India expert leaves for private sector

Netherlands/ItalyFormer AIVD head joins Dataflow Security board

RussiaPutin loses intelligence coordination architect

United States
Ex-Blackwater contractor seeks to raise security standards amid financial struggles

US industry standards firm Board of Executive Protection Professionals, owned by a private security veteran who worked for Blackwater and Dubai's royal family, is being sued over allegations that it owes more than $200,000 to a lending firm.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Departures at JS Held, Air Liquide to Endeavour Mining move, co-founder leaves The Risk Advisory Group

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

Atlanta/New YorkJob cuts at JS Held's investigations department

Paris/AbidjanAir Liquide's security director moves to Endeavour Mining

LondonPrior bows out at The Risk Advisory Group

Cambodia, United States
Cambodia enlists Washington lobbyists to attract US investors

Phnom Penh is happy to get the cheque book out to hire lobbyists to help it make progress in the US capital. Deputy Prime Minister Sun Chanthol's recent declarations in US media are the fruit of this strategy.