Wildfire & haze health risk: Indonesia’s wildfires are worsening into a public health emergency, with smoke pushing Malaysia’s Sarawak above unhealthy air thresholds and Singapore on haze alert; officials say 43 helicopters and thousands of firefighters are tackling blazes across multiple provinces, while cloud seeding is paused due to lack of rain-bearing clouds. Nutrition policy & free meals: Indonesia’s education system revision is drawing concern that free nutritious meals could be re-routed back into the education budget, after a court ruling questioned that funding path; a separate academic integrity scandal has also hit a Nobel Peace Prize nomination paper tied to the program. Women’s health research: A cross-sectional study links PGP9.5 and TGF-β1 levels in menstrual blood with dysmenorrhea severity in adenomyosis patients, adding to the growing focus on better pain understanding and care. Fertility tech expansion: Fertility Pro launched its cloud-based fertility clinic software in Indonesia, marking its fourth country deployment and aiming to streamline patient care, lab operations, billing, and cryostorage. Public health & youth vaping: Malaysia’s World Youth Foundation urges a ban on vape sales, citing misuse with prohibited substances and warning of risks to school students—also noting Indonesia among countries that have banned vape sales. Biosecurity: Authorities in Bali stopped a bid to smuggle hundreds of birds out of the island without proper quarantine documents, underscoring ongoing biodiversity protection efforts.