Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah announced the laws will be enforced for Muslims in Brunei in six months Penalties could include amputation for theft and stoning for adultery Two-thirds of Brunei%27s ...

Under his stewardship, Brunei became one of the world's richest countries and gained independence from Britain in 1984 after almost a century of colonial rule. While the sultan has long lost ...

Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, recuperating in a Kuala Lumpur hospital after being treated for "fatigue", is the world's longest-reigning living monarch -- and one of its richest people.