AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoMalaysia–Brunei Diplomacy: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will visit Brunei on Aug 21–22 for the 27th Annual Leaders’ Consultation (ALC-27), with talks expected to review bilateral progress and include a disaster management MoU signing; Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan is also in Brunei for the Aug 21 EOL-27 Implementation Meeting, where land and maritime boundary issues and economic cooperation will be discussed. Upstream Energy in Brunei: SLB won a contract from Brunei Shell Petroleum to reactivate shut-in wells across multiple offshore fields, covering subsurface evaluation through offshore execution, aiming to restore production and boost recovery from mature assets. Climate Tech Funding (Brunei link): Neocrete raised US$3.5m to scale concrete decarbonisation, backed by Temasek Trust’s C3H, after commercial results in Brunei’s Muara Port redevelopment where its additives cut both carbon and cost at scale. Regional Trade & Business Climate: A report warns Southeast Asia’s digital economy is expanding faster than it is integrating, leaving firms to navigate fragmented data rules and infrastructure across borders. Tourism & Connectivity: Sarawak’s AirBorneo plans to grow its Asian network, including Kuching–Singapore and new links such as Kuching–Jeju, as the state pushes to position itself as a Borneo tourism gateway.
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