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| สํานักข่าวกรองเเห่งชาติ | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1 January 1954; 71 years ago (1954-01-01) |
| Type | Intelligence agency andSecurity agency |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Thailand |
| Headquarters | Paruskavan Palace Bangkok, Thailand |
| Motto | Determination, devotion, discipline, sacrifice and dedicated to the nation and its people |
| Annual budget | 717.8 million baht (FY2019) |
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| Parent agency | Office of the Prime Minister |
| Website | Official website |
TheNational Intelligence Agency (NIA) (Thai:สํานักข่าวกรองเเห่งชาติ) is a civilian intelligence and security agency ofThailand tasked with advancing national security through collecting and analyzing intelligence from around the world and conducting clandestine and covert operations. It serves as part of theOffice of the Prime Minister (OPM).[1][2] Its headquarters is inParuskavan Palace,Bangkok.
It is one of three main entities in the Thailand Intelligence Community, along withArmed Forces Security Center (AFSC) andSpecial Branch Bureau (SBB), all three of which are responsible for clandestine and covert operations, countering hybrid threats, counterintelligence, counterterrorism, executive protection, intelligence gathering and assessment, internal and external security, protects classified information, and threat assessment to national security.
National Intelligence Agency is responsible for analysis and development intelligence gathering and counterintelligence systems to create national security, clandestine and covert operations, countering hybrid threats, counterintelligence, counterterrorism, creation a civilian security network intelligence, cybersecurity to prevent civilian intelligence leaks when systems are hacked, executive protection (especially the Thailand prime minister), intelligence gathering and assessment, political warfare against target countries, protects classified civilian intelligence information, support hybrid warfare operations, threat assessment to national security, and is the national's central intelligence affair for coordinating intelligence activities. Its director answers directly to thePrime Minister of Thailand andNational Security Council (NSC).
On 1 January 1954, the Thai government established theDepartment of State Intelligence under theCouncil of Ministers of Thailand.Phao Sriyanond, then Director-General of theRoyal Police Department (Thai: กรมตำรวจ) was appointed as the first Director-General of the new department.[3]
Later, during the tenure ofSarit Thanarat, the Department of Administrative Intelligence was renamed theDepartment of Central Intelligence (กรมประมวลข่าวกลาง) on December 2, 1959. It was renamed again under the premiership ofPrem Tinsulanonda as theNational Intelligence Agency on August 30, 1985. Since then, it has served as the national intelligence agency directly under the Office of the Prime Minister.[4]
In 1985, the "National Intelligence Act, B.E. 2528 (1985)" made the NIA the lead Thai intelligence agency.[5] The reality as of 2016 was that seven Thai intelligence agencies—the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Armed Forces Security Center (AFSC), Army Military Intelligence Command (AMIC), Naval Intelligence Department (NID), Directorate of Intelligence, RTAF (INTELLRTAF),Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC), and Special Branch Bureau (SBB)—mostly function independently of one another.[6] In 2017, a plan was hatched to consolidate the efforts of 27 separate Thai intelligence agencies.[1]
In 2019, the government implemented the "National Intelligence Act, B.E. 2562 (2019)," which marked a significant milestone. This act established the National Intelligence Coordination Center (NICC) as an agency within the National Intelligence Agency. The NICC's primary responsibility is to serve as a central hub for coordinating intelligence gathering and counterintelligence efforts with other domestic intelligence agencies and also public authorities.[7]
The National Intelligence Agency has mission, authority and responsibility in 4 areas including:
TheFY2019 budget of the NIA is 717.8 millionbaht.[2]
