Shariah law
Indonesian Muslim clerics classify cryptocurrencies as ‘un-Islamic’
The booming market for cryptocurrencies and digital assets in Indonesia was met with a backlash from local religious authorities who are deeming them “haram,”...
Indonesian banks shun Aceh as province tightens Islamic finance regulations
A number of large Indonesian banks are closing their conventional banking operations in the country’s strictly Muslim...
Indonesia’s Aceh province continues public floggings despite social distancing rules
Indonesia’s ultra-conservative westernmost province of Aceh continues
to punish perpetrators who committed what Aceh’s Shariah law deems a...
Brunei faced with widespread boycott, unflattering Twitter hashtag over stoning law
Brunei caused a global outcry over its archaic Shariah laws © Arno Maierbrugger
A growing number...
Sabah, Sarawak suggest spin-off if Malaysia gov’t passes Shariah penalty bill
The Malaysian government's surprising endorsement of the Shariah penalty code and the support of the introduction of harsh punishments like amputations and stoning to...
Brunei and the Christmas ban: Theocracy on tranquilisers
Brunei is in the international headlines again for its extravaganza of banning Christmas festivities because the Sultan and his Imams fear it would erode...
Brunei Tourism – A sad ‘state’ of affairs
I'm not in a state of grace.
It's something far far loonier.
I'm a terrible case; see the lines on my face? In in...
US Congress members want Brunei TPP deal called off
Over a hundred members of the US House of Representatives have signed a letter urging the government to call off a trade deal with Brunei over...
Brunei hotel boycott spreads to London
The boycott of Brunei-owned hotels has spread to London, just weeks after properties in the US were the subject of a backlash by celebrities...
Brunei-owned Beverly Hills hotel loses $1.5m
The losses faced by the Beverly Hills Hotel due tot a boycott over Brunei’s anti-gay laws have reached an estimated $1.5 million, local media...
Virgin CEO Richard Branson announces boycott of Brunei-owned hotels
Sir Richard Branson, founder and CEO of the Virgin Group, a $25 billion multinational conglomerate, announced on May 3 that he, his company and...
Shariah law in Brunei starts May 1 despite criticism
The Sultan of Brunei announced on April 30 that a controversial new penal code featuring tough Islamic criminal punishments that has been criticised by...
US fashion industry boycotts Brunei-owned hotels over Shariah law
US fashion designers as well as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) activists are taking a stand against the leader of Brunei who plans...
Cross-dressers face jail in Malaysian state
Pahang, an Islamic state in Peninsular Malaysia and the third-largest in the country after Sarawak and Sabah, has decreed cross-dressing a criminal offense punishable...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...