El Niño Watch for Cambodia: NOAA’s warning that 2026 could intensify into a “Super El Niño” is now echoed by Cambodia’s Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology, which says El Niño conditions will strengthen through July (100% probability) and peak in November—raising alarms for heat, drought, rainfall disruption, and knock-on risks to food and water security. ASEAN-Russia Summit: In Kazan, Russia’s Putin hosted ASEAN leaders to expand a “strategic partnership,” with cooperation flagged across trade, energy, agriculture, digitalization, science and technology, and tourism; Marcos met Putin on energy and food security and invited a Manila visit. UNESCO Intangible Heritage: The Philippines won a seat on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage safeguarding committee for 2026–2030, alongside Japan, Indonesia, and Cambodia—highlighting regional momentum for protecting living traditions. Climate Action in Waste: Editorial focus turns to waste as a major climate driver via methane from landfills and emissions from open burning, pushing for prevention and smarter waste-sector solutions. Cambodia’s Heritage & Resilience: Ta Prohm’s south gate restoration is about 75% complete with a Cambodian-Indian team aiming for year-end completion, while UN-Habitat training in Boeng Kachhang teaches climate-resilient home building for flood and storm survival. Cybercrime Alarm: Interpol reports cybercrime is now about a third of recorded crime in parts of Asia-Pacific, with scams and phishing dominating and increasingly using AI and large-scale social engineering. Cambodia Tech & Connectivity: Nokia will upgrade the Malaysia-Cambodia-Thailand subsea cable with coherent optical tech to boost capacity and low-latency links—aimed at supporting AI and mission-critical services.