Cabinet reshuffle: Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah has named Prince Abdul Mateen as foreign minister and appointed Prince Abdul Malik as a minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, in a major Cabinet shake-up seen as succession planning; the Sultan will keep his key roles as prime minister, defence minister and finance minister, while Crown Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah remains Senior Minister at the PMO. Digital push: Brunei convened a “Digital Brunei 2030” dialogue to turn its digital roadmap into practical, measurable outcomes, building on connectivity, digital payments and national digital identity. Consumer & trade: Brunei’s CFTE33 will run June 24–28 at the ICC, with business matchmaking and major local and international pavilions. Regional ties: A 17-nation GUIDE framework was launched to protect critical underwater cables, with Brunei among participating countries. Sports & community: Sabah Karate Association placed third at a Shotokan Open Championship in Brunei, while Labuan staged its first-ever 42km full marathon drawing runners from 16 countries.