Brunei

July 09, 2025

World

Trump targets Brunei, Libya and Moldova with latest threat of US tariffs

Latest threats heighten fears that the president’s erratic trade strategy risks exacerbating inflation across the US

May 05, 2019

Asia

Brunei says it won't enforce death penalty for gay sex

Brunei has backtracked on enforcing laws introduced last month that would have made sex between men and adultery punishable by stoning to death.

REUTERS / The speech is the first time Brunei's ruler has responded to global pressure over the new laws

April 09, 2019

Asia

Ripple effect from Brunei’s crackdown

There are fears Brunei’s shocking crackdown on gay people could have consequences beyond its borders.

Brunei’s new laws targeting gay people have shocked the world, with everyone from international governments to Hollywood celebrities publicly condemning them.Source:AP

April 07, 2019

Asia

Brunei sultan’s salacious family secret

The Sultan of Brunei has a family secret: His brother Prince Jefri has spent billions and had a luxury yacht with a salacious name.

The Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah offers a prayer in 2000 with two of his wives at a royal birthday investiture in Nurul Iman Palace.Source:AP

April 06, 2019

Asia

Inside the insanely decadent life of the Sultan of Brunei

The Sultan of Brunei is living a fantastically extravagant life, with a fortune that’s said to grow by $147 every second.

Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah has become one of the world’s most controversial men — and he’s also one of its wealthiest. Picture: AFPSource:AFP

April 03, 2019

Asia

Brunei urges tourism after introducing death penalty for homosexuality

Facing a worldwide backlash to new laws that mean gay people can be stoned to death, Brunei has launched a bold campaign.

Brunei’s tourism arm is trying to draw tourists to the tiny, oil-rich monarchy. Picture: AP/Vincent ThianSource:AP

April 03, 2019

Asia

Brunei implements stoning to death under anti-LGBT laws

Brunei is introducing strict new Islamic laws that make anal sex and adultery offences punishable by stoning to death.

GETTY IMAGES / Homosexuality was already illegal in Brunei

September 12, 2016

Asia

China launches joint military exercises with Russia and a long-range bomber mission

A FLURRY of fresh military exercises is highlighting rising tensions in the Asia Pacific, with China and Russia today joining forces to practice seizing islands and hunting submarines.

A nuclear-capable H-6K bomber as shown in Chinese media. Beijing yesterday sent a flight of bombers and fighters deep into the Pacific as a demonstration of its growing military reach.