Brunei Current Affairs, GK & News
2019 edition of Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) attended by senior officials of India, US, Japan and Australia
In Bangkok , the 2019 edition of Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) was attended by senior officials of India, US, Japan and Australia to hold consultations on their collective efforts for a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific region and to reaffirm their shared commitment to preserving and promoting the rules-based order in the region. The four ..
Topics: Brunei • Countries • Global politics • Indian Ocean • Indo-Pacific • Marine realms • Oceans • Pacific Ocean • Quad • Quadrilateral Security Dialogue
Brunei accused rude by EU
The EU officials accused Brunei as rude and abusive for imposing death penalty for gay sex. Brunei was condemned globally including the United Nations for its new law that punishes rape and gay sex with death and theft with amputation. EU is to vote on the resolution to condemn Brunei’s strong penalties on Thursday.
Topics: Brunei • Capital punishment • Countries • Geography of Asia • Maritime Southeast Asia • Southeast Asia • Sultanates
Brunei introduces harsh new sharia laws that make adultery and homsexuality punishable by stoning to death
Brunei has recently introduced harsh new Islamic laws that make adultery and homsexuality punishable by stoning to death. The new measures also cover a range of other crimes, including punishment for theft by amputation. The move makes Brunei the first place in Southeast Asia to have a sharia penal code at the national level. The ..
Topics: Adultery • Application of Islamic law by country • Brunei • Capital punishment • Capital punishment in Brunei • Countries • Human behavior • Law • Sharia • Stoning • Torture
Brunei enacts Sharia Law, Strong Islam
Brunei has enacted a new penal code which falls under Sharia law and imposes death by stoning for adultery and even gay sex, amputations for theft and widespread criticism. There has been widespread criticism over the move. Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, has been an absolute monarch since 51 years of the oil-rich nation, had initially announced ..
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Topics: Adultery • Anti-Christian sentiment in Asia • Application of Islamic law by country • Brunei • Countries • Hassanal Bolkiah • Human behavior • Law • LGBT rights in Brunei • Sharia • Stoning
Brunei punishes Gay sex
Brunei is to introduce new Islamic law that would make Gay sex an offence, punishable stoning to death. The law comes to force from April 3 2019. It has received international condemnation. Under the law, the individuals can be convicted if they confess or witnessed of committing the act by 4 witnesses. Such persons are ..
Topics: Brunei • Capital punishment • Hudud • Islam • Islam and capital punishment • Islamic criminal jurisprudence • Punishments • Religious law • Sharia • Stoning • Tazir • Torture
China hikes defence budget by 7.5%
China has increased its defence budget by 7.5 per to $177.61 billion up from last year’s $165 billion. The 2019 Defence Budget of China stood at 1.19 trillion yuan (about $177.61 billion) which is three times the Indian Defence Budget. China’s Defence Budget China’s Defence Budget growth rate stood at 7.6 per cent in 2016, ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019
Topics: Brunei • China • Defence Budget • East China Sea • India • India China • Japan • Malaysia • Philippines • South China Sea • Taipei • Taiwan • Vietnam