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Famed Power Lunch Spot At The Beverly Hills Hotel Deserted Amid Brunei Backlash
On any ordinary weekday, every table at the Beverly Hills Hotel’s iconic Polo Lounge is filled to capacity with industry movers and shakers like Steven Spielberg, Ari Emanuel and Jeffrey Katzenberg,...
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Another Look At The Military Base China Is Building On A Disputed Reef
A tropical coral reef has been transformed by the Chinese military into a base that could host a 3,000-meter long airstrip and naval port, ready to push Beijing's territorial claim over the South China...
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Asia's 4th largest oil producer is diversifying away from oil
Brunei is notorious for its oil riches, which are disproportionately huge for its tiny size of 2,200 square miles (and a population of less than half a million), and for the fact that its sultans are...
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12 elite British soldiers are hiding in this photo — can you spot them?
The British Army posted this remarkable photo of 12 soldiers hiding in vegetation in a Brunei jungle on Facebook.Hidden among the foliage are members of the Household Cavalry, one of the British Army's...
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RANKED: The 30 richest countries in the world
Some of the smallest countries in the world continue to dominate the list of the world's richest countries, an analysis by Global Finance Magazine shows.The ranking was published in February 2017 and...
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The South China Sea requires 'peaceful cooperation' says Southeast Asian nations
Almost all of the South China Sea is claimed by China. Taiwan and four ASEAN nations - Malaysia, Vietnam, the Philippines and Brunei - have competing claims.There is a current thaw in relations over...
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The incredible life of Brunei's super-rich Prince, who flies choppers, chills...
There are many things we don't know about the Asian country of Brunei, a tiny nation on the island of Borneo — but one thing we do know is it has a Prince not shy of flashing his wealth.At the age of...
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RANKED: The 29 richest countries in the world
Size doesn't always mean wealth when it comes to the world's richest countries, according to data published in April by the International Monetary Fund.Twice a year the IMF releases a huge dump of data...
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Inside the surreal capital city of Brunei, a tiny nation of unimaginable...
Brunei is tiny, but it's one of the richest countries in the world.Its wealth is on full display in its capital city, Bandar Seri Begawan, where oil money pays for glittering mosques and extravagant...
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In Brunei, a tiny nation built on oil money, half the capital city's...
Brunei is a tiny country in Southeast Asia that's home to one of the most interesting communities in the world — Kampung Ayer, or "Water Village."Nearly half of the capital city's population lives in...
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The southeast Asian nation of Brunei introduced a new law punishing...
The southeast Asian kingdom of Brunei has introduced a law making homosexuality punishable with death by stoning.Being gay has been illegal in the small oil-rich state since 1984, but it adopted...
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Elton John has backed George Clooney’s call to boycott some of the world’s...
Elton John has backed George Clooney's call for people to boycott a string of the world's most luxurious hotels following Brunei's new laws over gay sex.Brunei is bringing in new laws that will make...
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5-star hotels owned by the sultan of Brunei deleted their social media after...
Five-star hotels owned by the sultan of Brunei have quit social media after the country was slammed for making death by stoning the punishment for being gay.The Dorchester in London and The Beverly...
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Here's a list of everyone who is boycotting or cutting ties with Brunei after...
Companies, universities, and celebrities are making moves on a boycott of Brunei-owned services after the country introduced a law making homosexuality punishable by death.Eight five-star hotels owned...
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Hundreds protest in London over Brunei's anti-gay sharia laws
A crowd protested outside of the Dorchester luxury hotel in London on Saturday.Brunei's state-owned investment agency owns the hotel, which has been the subject of boycotts.The majority-Muslim country...
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British military called on to strip the sultan of Brunei of honorary...
The British military is under pressure to strike out honors given to the sultan of Brunei, after the Asian country made death by stoning a punishment for homosexuality.Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Brunei's...
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The sultan of Brunei enacted new laws punishing homosexuality with death by...
Brunei last week introduced new laws that would see gay people stoned to death.Critics say the new move toward conservative Islam contrasts with the reputation of the country's ruler, Sultan Hassanal...
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Brunei said people shouldn't criticize its new law punishing being gay with...
Brunei has hit back at criticism of its new anti-LGBT laws, calling for "respect" from the international community.The laws make homosexuality and sodomy, as well as adultery and rape offenses...
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Brunei says it 'will not enforce gay death penalty after global backlash'
Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah is backing off of punishing gay sex with execution after facing global backlash.The small Southeast Asian country sparked an outcry when it rolled out its...
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500 Rolls-Royces, $20,000 haircuts, and a 1,788-room palace: Everything we...
The Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah is currently the subject of widespread condemnation for making homosexuality punishable with the death penalty.The torrent of criticism got so loud Bolkiah...
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