The country’s transportation minister said that, as of Tuesday, two-way travel for fully vaccinated people could also occur without quarantine for those from Canada, Denmark, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Britain.
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The Flight Goes Nowhere. And It’s Sold Out.
People who miss flying are rushing to buy tickets for flights that land in the same place they depart from.
‘None of Us Have a Fear of Corona’: The Faithful at an Outbreak’s Center
A gathering of 16,000 at a Malaysian mosque became the pandemic’s largest known vector in Southeast Asia, spreading the coronavirus to half a dozen countries.
Brunei Says It Won’t Execute Gays After Protests of Stoning Law
Opponents say the shift leaves in place many other harsh provisions, meaning pressure continues to revoke the new penal code.
Facing Uproar, Brunei Says Stoning Law Is Meant to ‘Educate’ and ‘Nurture’
Its foreign minister says the country’s new criminal code — which makes adultery and gay sex punishable by stoning — is intended to deter.
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.
Brunei Hotel Boycott Gathers Steam as Anti-Gay Law Goes Into Effect
George Clooney and Ellen DeGeneres are among those who have called for the boycott over a new law that will punish gay people in Brunei with death by stoning.
Brunei Introduces Death by Stoning for Gay Sex and Adultery, Despite International Outcry
Harsh punishments based on a version of Shariah, or Islamic law, which also include amputations and whippings, have prompted an international outcry.
Brunei to Punish Adultery and Gay Sex With Death by Stoning
Statutes allowing stoning and amputation will go into effect in the sultanate beginning on April 3. That has set off an outcry from human rights groups.
Brunei to Punish Adultery and Gay Sex With Death by Stoning
Statutes allowing stoning and amputation will go into effect in the sultanate beginning on April 3. That has set off an outcry from human rights groups.