Brunei Economy & Governance: Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah announced a major cabinet reshuffle on June 4, appointing Prince Abdul Malik as Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office and Prince Abdul Mateen as foreign minister, while creating new coordinating minister roles and restructuring the Primary Resources and Tourism portfolio into a new Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Digital Transformation: The Digital Brunei Council released Digital Brunei 2030, a five-year masterplan to move from building digital foundations to delivering measurable outcomes across government, society, business, and a cross-cutting data and AI strategy. Trade & Consumer Sector: Brunei’s 33rd Consumer Fair & Trade Expo (CFTE33) runs June 24–28 at the International Convention Centre, with business matchmaking and MSME, Thailand, and India pavilions. Industry & Services: Progresif’s shared-network model is pushing competition toward customer experience and digital services, with 5G use cases tied to enterprise value. Blue Economy: Ocean Week Brunei 2026 launched as a month-long push for marine conservation, sustainable fisheries, aquaculture, and eco-tourism partnerships. Regional Undersea Security: Brunei is among 17 countries launching GUIDE to share best practices on protecting subsea telecom and energy cables.