Having been greeted warmly by my royal host, I was halfway along the rest of the receiving line when it dawned on me that I had just wished the Sultan of Brunei a 'prosperous' New Year.

A sliver of land on the northern edge of Borneo island in South-east Asia, Brunei was influenced by Buddhism and Hinduism before its rulers converted to Islam in the 14th century. It fell under ...

Brunei is introducing strict new Islamic laws that make anal sex and adultery offences punishable by stoning to death. The new measures, that come into force on Wednesday, also cover a range of ...