Indo-Pacific Security: India and Australia agreed to deepen defence cooperation, including sea monitoring and a Joint Maritime Security Collaboration Roadmap, as concerns grow over China’s South and East China Sea activities. Cybersecurity in ASEAN: Fortinet launched a Singapore cloud PoP to bring network detection and response closer to customers, aiming to improve visibility and faster threat response across hybrid and cloud environments. Conservation & Climate Impacts: A study says Cyclone Senyar’s floods and landslides in Sumatra killed at least 58 critically endangered Tapanuli orangutans (about 7% of the population), with human-driven climate change linked to more intense extreme rainfall. Green Energy Tech (Singapore): Rectitude secured additional orders for its SuperSun AIMS micro-grid systems for public housing, residential and healthcare projects, aligning with growing construction adoption of temporary battery energy storage. Brunei-linked Education Focus: Brunei’s Education Minister said education systems must evolve to be resilient and future-ready, stressing cooperation and knowledge-sharing as digital divides and curriculum reform pressures rise. Regional Heritage & Research: Sarawak plans to gazette and seek UNESCO “Memory of the World” recognition for a rare 16th-century Arabic manuscript tied to Sultan Tengah, after transliteration and translation work by local research teams.