Digital Tourism Push: Brunei has launched “Nakhoda,” a digital tourism platform to help travellers discover, plan and book experiences ahead of Visit Brunei Year 2027, featuring an AI trip planner and a marketplace for local operators to list services and take cashless payments. Education & Skills: ACER and Brunei delivered new Brunei Darussalam Digital Literacy Standards (BDDLS), setting a single national digital capability benchmark for Years 1–11, with AI literacy built in from early years and updated ICT and related curriculum materials for teachers. Property Market: Brunei’s Residential Property Price Index rose 13.0% year-on-year in Q1 2026, reaching 99.2, with most purchases recorded in Brunei-Muara. Oil & Gas Data: Norwegian firm TGS won an exclusive contract for a new multi-client 3D seismic survey offshore Brunei to support future licensing and investment decisions. Regional Security: Sarawak and Brunei police strengthened cross-border crime cooperation, including intelligence sharing and coordinated land and maritime operations. Flood & Ecotourism (Limbang): A 250-metre Kampung Poyan river embankment project will boost flood mitigation and ecotourism, with funding split across 2026 and 2027.