George Clooney was one of the first to speak out on the Sultan of Brunei's controversial laws to punish sodomy, adultery and rape with death. The actor on Monday addressed the Sultan's recent ...

Modi is making the first bilateral visit by an Indian prime minister to the tiny, oil-rich nation in Southeast Asia this week, and his talks with the sultan underscore the growing importance of Brunei ...

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Reuters) - Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah on Sunday extended a moratorium on the death penalty to incoming legislation prohibiting gay sex, seeking to temper a global backlash ...

Brunei has recently grabbed global attention because of its decision to implement the Sharia Law at the national level. The law features harsh penalties like stoning to death for adultery, cutting of ...

Brunei’s sultan has said a moratorium on capital punishment is in effect for new sharia criminal laws including stoning people for gay sex and adultery that sparked an international outcry. The United ...

This month, the Sultanate of Brunei confirmed plans to impose a new penal code with brutal punishments. These include whipping or death by stoning for extramarital sex and anal sex, among other things ...