1. His Majesty Attends Sultan’s Scholar Scholarship Award Ceremony

On September 3, the Award Ceremony for Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Sultan’s Scholar 2026/2027 was held at Istana Nurul Iman. His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar 'Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam awarded the scholarship to five recipients. Also in attendance were His Royal Highness Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office; His Royal Highness Prince 'Abdul Malik, Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office and Chairman of the Committee of Governors of the Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Foundation; and His Royal Highness Prince 'Abdul Mateen.

First introduced in 2006, the Sultan’s Scholar Scholarship is the nation's premier academic award, aimed at nurturing high-caliber talent to support the realization of Brunei Vision 2035.

2. UNN and Vobile Sign Data Centre Agreement

On September 3, Unified National Networks (UNN) signed a commercial agreement with Vobile Group Limited. Under the agreement, Vobile will become an anchor customer for UNN’s planned 25-megawatt AI data centre, utilizing the computing power to enhance its capabilities in AI content creation and copyright protection. The UNN data centre is scheduled to commence operations in 2028.

3. Brunei Continues to Suffer from Transboundary Haze

Recent widespread forest fires in Indonesia, particularly in the southern parts of Kalimantan Island, exacerbated by severe drought conditions driven by the El Niño phenomenon, and prevailing southwesterly winds, which made the fire even more difficult to be extinguished. Brunei continues to be impacted by transboundary haze, resulting in a marked deterioration of air quality across all four districts, with some areas reaching the "Very Unhealthy" level.

To mitigate health risks, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Religious Affairs issued an emergency announcement on September 2, suspending physical classes nationwide in favor of online teaching and halting all outdoor activities in the schools.