Brunei–Singapore Tech & Green Ties: Brunei Crown Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah will visit Singapore (Sep 28–Oct 2) to co-chair the Young Leaders’ Programme, with stops including Punggol Digital District, SAFTI City, the SingHealth Duke-NUS Institute of Biodiversity Medicine, and the Singapore Oceanarium—plus talks on digital and green economies, defence, and food security. EV Launch in Brunei: MG HS Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) goes on sale in Brunei at the Borneo Kustom Show, pairing a 1.5L turbo petrol engine with a 24.7kWh battery for up to 120km electric range (WLTP) and low fuel use when the battery runs down. Maritime Security Tech: ReCAAP ISC and the Royal Brunei Police Force held a four-day cluster meeting in Bandar Seri Begawan, focusing on port and maritime security, early detection, digital-age port security, and using AI for counter-piracy and cross-border operations. Transboundary Haze Policy: Malaysia is studying a specific law to tackle haze, looking at Singapore’s Transboundary Haze Pollution Act model, with an ASEAN science-diplomacy and haze-fund push involving Brunei, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, and Timor-Leste. AI in Cybersecurity: Reports say Chinese cyber-espionage groups reused the same advanced hacking tool across campaigns targeting US aerospace firms and NGOs, highlighting shared capabilities across threat actors. Regional Tech Talent: ASEAN GeoAI Fusion 2026 in Malaysia crowned Brunei’s Kandila among top teams, underscoring growing AI + geospatial skills across the region. Space & Environment Watch: ESA and ISRO extended cooperation to 2032, adding human and robotic exploration and space weather, while UN-backed reporting flags a major tropical-forest funding gap that leaves Southeast Asia exposed to worsening wildfire seasons.