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From the 14th to the 16th centuries Brunei Darussalam was the seat of a powerful sultanate extending over Sabah, Sarawak and the lower Philippines. km. In recent years Brunei has received international attention due to attempts to tighten and expand Syariah criminal law. The eastern part of the state consists predominantly of rugged mountain terrain, rising 1,850 metres above sea level at Bukit Pagon. Guide to Traveling to Malaysian Borneo's Labuan Island The Syariah Penal Code Order 2013 (SPCO 2013) mostly consolidated already existing Islamic criminal offences Although all the category of these attraction differs from one another, but it all come down to just one thing, that is 'The Beauty of Brunei Darussalam'. Brunei is typically a short stopover for travelers crossing by bus between the In 20s of the last century, sovereign Brunei has accidentally discovered massive deposits of gas and oil, the black gold, in its lands. Jillian Dara is a freelance travel writer and fact checker. Brunei, officieel de Staat Brunei Darussalam (Maleis: Negara Brunei Darussalam), is een land in Zuidoost-Azië.Het ligt op het eiland Borneo en bestaat uit twee delen die elk aan de Zuid-Chinese Zee liggen en verder geheel worden omringd door Maleisië.Brunei is met 5.765 km² iets groter dan Gelderland in Nederland of de provincies Antwerpen en Limburg samen in België According to 2010 data, GDP per capita was US$51,600 and Bruneians enjoy the total absence of sales taxes or personal income tax.The youngest son of the Sultan of Brunei, a tiny oil-rich nation in Southeast Asia celebrated his wedding in a grand gold-plated ceremony on Sunday in the capital Bandar Seri BegawanBrunei recently banned Christmas decorations in public areas in the oil-rich kingdom as part of the Islamic legal and moral code implemented in May last year, according to the country’s religious affairs officialsOfficials from Brunei and Singapore recently convened for the annual Defence Policy Dialogue with the aim of fostering defence cooperation between the countriesStars boycott Polo Lounge in protest at Sultan of Brunei’s plans to introduce Sharia law at home – but waiters say it’s only them who will sufferCelebrities including Virgin group founder Richard Branson have vowed to boycott a hotel chain linked to Brunei’s sultan after he introduced a controversial Islamic penal code in his countrySultan launches new penal code that will eventually include stoning, amputation and flogging as punishmentsBrunei has postponed its implementation of harsh Islamic punishments, due to begin Tuesday, that have earned condemnation from the United Nations and sparked rare criticism at homeThe Royal Brunei Navy’s (RBN) first participation at the Multilateral Maritime Exercise (MMEx) in Qingdao, China marks a historic moment for both countries, said the acting Chinese ambassador to Brunei yesterdayBrunei’s ruling sultan on Thursday hit back at foreign criticism of the looming implementation of a form of Islamic Shariah law that includes harsh penalties, saying the new penal code was a “great achievement” for the countryBrunei’s all-powerful sultan, stung by rare criticism, has ordered social media users to stop attacking his plans to introduce harsh Islamic criminal punishments in the placid oil-rich kingdomThe Sultan of Brunei is to introduce a new code of sharia law which could see stonings introduced for adultery, amputations for thefts and public flogging for drinking alcohol.The number of students from Brunei ranked among the top ten highest in the world according to their individual subjects have increased this year, said Isabel Nisbet, Cambridge regional director of Education for the Asia PacificBrunei and China recently reaffirmed their military ties, pledging to further strengthen the cooperation between both armed forces.“Brunei’s ASEAN chairmanship in 2013 will be very important in ensuring the ASEAN Community meets its 2015 deadline, and I am confident that Brunei is capable of taking the role as chair”, said executive director of the Centre for Strategic and Policy Studies Dato Paduka Dr Hj Ismail Hj Duraman.