Food Security & Logistics: Singapore rice importer Tong Seng Produce is upgrading warehousing and management systems to keep up with stricter Rice Stockpile Scheme duties, including better inventory visibility, efficiency and traceability for its SongHe brand. Climate & Biodiversity: A study links Cyclone Senyar’s extreme rainfall and landslides in Sumatra to the deaths of at least 58 Tapanuli orangutans—about 7% of the species—warning climate change is raising the stakes for already threatened habitats. GIS & Geospatial Tech: Boustead Singapore’s Esri Australia renewed a ~S$60m ArcGIS enterprise contract with Australia’s federal government, with the GIS platform used by thousands of organisations across Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei and beyond. Cybersecurity: Fortinet launched a Singapore cloud PoP for FortiNDR to improve network detection and response across ASEAN as attacks spread across hybrid and cloud environments. Regional Energy Planning: Sarawak is pushing for a unified ASEAN Power Grid framework to speed cross-border green energy integration, positioning the state as a hydropower “battery” for the region. Policy Watch: AMRO says ASEAN+3 fiscal pressures from higher energy costs and subsidies are expected to show more clearly in Q2 data, with Brunei the only one not seeing positive year-to-date revenue growth.