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Brunei

News 5 years ago

Singapore to allow visitors from Brunei, New Zealand

Singapore will allow travelers from Brunei and New Zealand to visit starting in September, in a "small, cautious step" by the virus-hit aviation hub to restart air travel.

News 6 years ago

Brunei attracts Indonesian tourists in large numbers

Indonesia is the third largest source of tourist arrivals to Brunei last year with 27,463 visitors, behind China (with 65,563 visitors) and Malaysia (59,528 visitors).

Lifestyle 6 years ago

'Top Gear' uses rainbow-painted cars to protest Brunei gay sex laws

The presenters of the British TV show “Top Gear” have painted two cars used in an episode shot in Brunei in the colors of the rainbow flag in a show of solidarity with LGBT+ people over a plan to impose the death penalty for gay sex.

SE Asia 6 years ago

UK's Hunt scrapped Brunei-owned hotel event over anti-gay laws

Hunt called off the fundraiser for the governing Conservative Party after the southeast Asian country introduced the measure among several harsh new sharia laws, a government source said.

SE Asia 6 years ago

Rising number of businesses cut ties with Brunei over gay sex death penalty

Deutsche Bank banned its staff from staying in the nine luxury hotels of the Dorchester Collection, which is owned by Brunei's state-owned Brunei Investment Agency (BIA).

World 6 years ago

LA officials call for boycott of Brunei-owned hotels

The call to boycott the fabled Beverly Hills Hotel, once the playground of Hollywood celebrities, and Hotel Bel-Air came after the sultanate announced plans to implement the death penalty for gay sex and adultery.

SE Asia 7 years ago

New Year drowning cases in Brunei spark safety concerns

The public have called for Brunei administration to providemore lifeguards at beaches to prevent future tragic deaths by drowning.

Opinion 7 years ago

PREMIUM
Why transboundary conservation matters

Declared in 2007, the Heart of Borneo (HoB) initiative is a transboundary collaboration among Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia.

Business 7 years ago

Brunei agrees to Pindad weapons, APC purchase: Jokowi

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said that Brunei Darussalam agreed to purchasing Anoa armored personnel carrier (APC) and other military equipment from state-owned weapons manufacturer PT Pindad.

World 7 years ago

Jokowi welcomes Brunei sultan to Bogor Palace

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and First Lady Iriana welcomed Brunei Darussalam’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and his wife, HM Duli Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha, to the Bogor Palace in West Java on Thursday.