The oil-rich sultanate imposes harsh Shariah law on its subjects, while members of the royal family enjoy lives of conspicuous luxury. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/09/opinion/brunei-sultan-shariah-law.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
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The Sultan of Brunei: Opulence, Power and Hard-Line Islam
When Brunei made gay sex and adultery punishable by stoning, it cast a light on Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, the country’s monarch and main enforcer of religion. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/04/world/asia/who-is-sultan-brunei.html?partner=rss&emc=rss