AI-ready Education: Sultan Nazrin Shah says heritage boarding schools like MCKK must re-emerge with a revitalised role by adapting to AI and rapid tech change, calling for education re-imagined and re-equipped for the next generation. Digital Skills Push (Brunei): DFCE 2026 wrapped with a focus on building future-ready digital capability for Wawasan Brunei 2035, citing rising digital literacy and broader access to digital government services. AI Governance in Practice (Brunei): EVYD Technology backed DFCE 2026 discussions on “getting AI governance right,” urging risk-based AI rules, clearer shared responsibility, and balancing local data sovereignty with wider integration. Maritime Innovation (Brunei): Brunei Darussalam Maritime Week 2026 opened under “Safe Seas, Thriving Economy, Future-Ready People,” linking maritime safety, investment confidence, and workforce development. ASEAN Tech & Connectivity: India’s Jaishankar marked 59th ASEAN Day by reaffirming deeper ties via connectivity, trade, digital linkages, resilient supply chains, defence, education and cultural exchanges. Regional Policy Benchmarking: Indonesia’s Prabowo orders textbook overhauls from elementary to high school, with comparisons using books from Thailand, Malaysia, Brunei, Timor-Leste, Cambodia and Vietnam, and stronger science, tech, maths and language content. AI for Food (Brunei): Antrique launched an Nvidia-powered AI food initiative in Brunei, starting with a 14-hectare coffee plantation in Tungku and planning sensor-driven monitoring to boost productivity. Climate Research: A study warns tropical forests could face unprecedented heat by 2050, with canopy loss raising thermal stress for species.