Airport Security Upgrade: Malaysia’s home minister says Indonesia-linked airport scrutiny is pushing plans to upgrade baggage scanners nationwide, aiming for smarter, more advanced screening at key entry points. Maritime Security: Indonesia’s Navy and partners stepped up border enforcement after intercepting a foreign vessel carrying nearly 1.3 tons of ketamine, using integrated surveillance to spot “dark ships.” Waste-to-Energy Tech: Indonesia is promoting pyrolysis to complement waste-to-energy plants, since WtE capacity is expected to cover only about 22% of waste—pyrolysis is pitched to turn landfill waste into diesel-equivalent fuel. Defense Industry: PT PAL has begun steel-cutting for Indonesia’s first Scorpène Evolved submarine, with construction expected to take about eight years and local work covering hull fabrication and integration. Solar Push Reality Check: A solar industry leader warns Indonesia’s 100 GW target in three years is not feasible without bottlenecks in engineering capacity, supply chains, and workforce readiness. Digital Policy for Games: Indonesia’s communications ministry says the Indonesia Game Rating System reactivation is targeted for completion in 2026 after a broad stakeholder evaluation. AI Adoption in SEA: Microsoft reports Southeast Asia AI users are more likely than global peers to produce work they couldn’t do a year ago, with a higher share of “frontier professionals.” BRICS Culture Roadmap: BRICS culture ministers adopted the Bhopal Declaration, including cooperation on cultural property provenance research and exploring AI-based tracing tools. Biodiversity Discovery: Researchers named a new shrimpgoby species “Sunrise of Java,” highlighting how careful handling can preserve specimens for science.