Retail Banking Shift: Standard Chartered Vietnam and Brunei says Vietnam’s retail banking is moving from “product-led” sales to long-term customer value, with cross-border support and personalised advisory as digitalisation reshapes client needs. Cybersecurity in ASEAN: Fortinet launched a Singapore cloud PoP for FortiNDR, aiming to improve threat detection and faster response across hybrid and cloud environments in the region. Wildlife & Climate Impact: A study on Indonesia’s Sumatra floods says at least 7% of the critically endangered Tapanuli orangutan population was wiped out, with satellite-based damage analysis linking habitat risk to extreme rainfall intensified by climate change. Healthcare Research: A multi-centre study examines gender differences in satisfaction with nursing home services among disabled elderly inpatients across different disease categories. Education & Innovation: Universiti Brunei Darussalam relaunched its Start-Up Center and Entrepreneurship Village to help students and young entrepreneurs test and scale ideas. Conservation Tech: A Soundscape Baselines Project is building acoustic reference points for intact forests, including pilot sites in Brunei, to detect biodiversity change beyond what satellites can show. Regional Tech & Policy: Brunei’s education minister urged education systems to become more resilient and future-ready, stressing collaboration on curriculum transformation and teacher education.