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• [New] The current APAEC 2016-2025, saw energy security, accessibility, affordability and sustainability, as well as energy integration, as its main priority. / Brunei ASEAN Centre for Energy
• [New] Brunei Darussalam is poised for economic growth, with the latest quarterly outlook from the ASEAN + 3 Macroeconomic Research Office projecting a 1.1% growth for 2023 and an expected 2.0% growth in 2024. Brunei poised for economic growth: AMRO
• At the country level, the highest ASDRs of deaths attributable to dietary risk factors were observed in Greenland (9.78 per 100,000), Brunei Darussalam (9.54 per 100,000), and Hungary (9.35 per 100,000), which is consistent with the ASDRs of CRC as described earlier. MDPI
• Attention is focused on the ability to monitor and detect underwater threats to ensure an effective response in maintaining the territorial integrity of Brunei. Defense News
• Brunei: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemned the United States and Israeli attacks on Iran, calling them a serious violation of sovereignty and a threat to regional stability. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
• Indonesia and the Philippines have implemented advanced strategies, including catastrophe bonds and national risk pools, while other countries like Brunei and Cambodia are still developing foundational disaster management capabilities. Insurance Business
• Lower Asian LNG prices this week prompted opportunistic buying by some East Asian importers, while supply disruptions at export projects in Australia and Brunei provided support to otherwise falling regional fundamentals. MarineLink
• Indonesia and the Philippines have introduced tools such as catastrophe bonds and national risk pools, while markets including Brunei and Cambodia are still developing core disaster risk management and financing arrangements. Insurance Business
• In Brunei, MOLIT, with support from local authorities in the oil-rich country, will leverage AI in developing a smart city integrated platform to help with water management and disaster response. Coingeek
• As part of India's efforts to boost regional connectivity, new direct flights have been launched between Phnom Penh and New Delhi, with more expected soon between India and Brunei. FinancialExpress
• Hanoi realises that Brunei is at the most vulnerable point in the arms race dilemma and security vulnerability, as it faces the might and continuous intimidation and grey zone activities of Beijing. Eurasia Review
• It plans to set EVs at 65% of vehicle sales by the year 2035. / Brunei ReGlobal
• In a few years, seafood lovers could be digging into chilli crab and fried soft-shell crabs that come from a mangrove in Brunei. The Straits Times
• Price hikes for urea, a nitrogen fertilizer, should begin to lessen in 2023 because new production in Brunei, Nigeria, and India is expected to come online. Insider

Last updated: 23 June 2026