Gay sex is now punishable by death in Brunei after the introduction of strict New Islamic criminal laws. The penalties were provided for under new sections of Brunei’s Shariah Penal Code, which was ...

Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah announced Tuesday the phased introduction of tough Islamic punishments, including death by stoning, for crimes such as adultery in the monarchy’s latest step towards ...

Shahiransheriffuddin bin Shahrani Muhammad, a gay asylum seeker from Brunei now living in Vancouver, has been talking to friends in Brunei about the law to stone gays to death, which comes into effect ...

New Islamic criminal laws that took effect Wednesday in Brunei that punish gay sex and adultery by stoning offenders to death have triggered an outcry from countries, rights groups and celebrities far ...

The Daily Brunei Resources blogger finds a list of things that an expatriate likes about Brunei. Global Voices stands out as one of the earliest and strongest examples of how media committed to ...

SINGAPORE -- New Islamic criminal laws that took effect Wednesday in Brunei that punish gay sex and adultery by stoning offenders to death have triggered an outcry from countries, rights groups and ...

Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, recuperating in a Kuala Lumpur hospital after being treated for "fatigue", is the world's longest-reigning living monarch -- and one of its richest people. He ...

SINGAPORE — New Islamic criminal laws that took effect in Brunei on Wednesday, punishing gay sex and adultery by stoning offenders to death, have triggered an outcry from countries, rights groups and ...

Brunei topped the list of Asia's richest economies by per capita income and Hong Kong emerged as the biggest spender, according to a study released Monday. Nepal, meanwhile, was the region's poorest ...

Singapore — New Islamic criminal laws took effect in Brunei on Wednesday that make gay sex and adultery punishable by stoning offenders to death. The laws have triggered an outcry from countries, ...

LONDON, (IANS) – The Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah became the world’s longest-serving monarch with the passing of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II. Bolkiah, who took the throne in 1967, has reigned ...