The tiny state of Brunei has one of the world's highest standards of living thanks to its bountiful oil and gas reserves. Members of the royal family, led by the head of state Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, ...

Brunei has become the first Asian country to implement Sharia law, the controversial Islamic legal system that includes criminal punishments like amputations and whipping, on a national scale.

The Sultanate of Brunei's influence peaked between the 15th and 17th centuries when its control extended over coastal areas of northwest Borneo and the southern Philippines. Brunei subsequently ...

The national carrier has set a target of doubling visitor arrivals to Brunei by 2021. But news of the country getting closer to the full implementation of Sharia law could be unsettling for many ...

Brunei’s sultan called for Islamic teachings in the country to be strengthened as strict new sharia punishments, including death by stoning for gay sex and adultery, were due to come into force on ...

One of two national mosques in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei, which is one of 40 countries where homosexuality is punishable by imprisonment or death.Shutterstock Here's the brutal truth ...

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