AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoExtreme Heat Roadmap: ASEAN’s energy body just released a new plan pushing passive cooling as extreme heat starts hitting health, productivity, power demand, and city livability—especially for women, children, older persons, low-income households, and informal workers. Creative Economy Launch: Sarawak kicked off the first TEE.F.DEE 2026 in Kuching, aiming to link creators, brands, communities, and youth across Indonesia, Malaysia, Sabah, Brunei, Singapore and neighbours—using tech and better regional connectivity to scale collaboration. Halal Hub Push: Sarawak also unveiled Bihas 2026 (July 21–23), positioning the state as a global halal hub with a showcase spanning food, pharma, cosmetics, logistics, tourism, Islamic finance, ESG tech, and digital solutions. Regional Tech & Connectivity: China Telecom completed the Hong Kong landing of the Asia Link Cable (ALC), a major new undersea route connecting China, Singapore, Vietnam, the Philippines, Brunei and Malaysia—built for growing cloud and AI demand.
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