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SLIDESHOW: The opening of the 30th SEA Games

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 01 05:39 AM

The 30th Southeast Asian Games opened with the pomp and pageantry highlighting the Filipino culture for the spectators who flocked to the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan. Read more »

Brunei’s Sultan Bolkiah joins Duterte at SEA Games opening

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 30 09:08 PM

Brunei’s Sultan and Prime Minister Hassanal Bolkiah arrived in Manila, Saturday morning for a 2-day official visit, which coincides with the opening of the 30th Southeast Asian Games where some of his scions will be attending as part of the sultanate's national sports delegation. Read more »

SEA Games: Pamangkin ng Sultan ng Brunei, nakapaglaro na matapos magka-allergy sa nakain

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 29 01:07 AM

Nakapaglaro na kanina ang football player at pamangkin ng Sultan ng Brunei matapos ma-allergy dahil sa kanyang nakain sa hotel noong weekend.  Read more »

Sultan of Brunei nephew competing in SEA Games rushed to hospital Sunday

Gigi Grande, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 27 08:25 PM

Brunei football team captain Faiq Jefri Bolkiah was rushed to hospital Sunday night after suffering an allergic reaction to peanuts, the team's medical staff told ABS-CBN.  Read more »

After Brunei royal's food allergy: SEA Games food chief to 'triple check' athletes' dietary needs

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 28 06:47 AM

SEA Games organizers will start "triple-checking" the dietary requirements of visiting athletes in the Philippines, an official said Wednesday, days after Brunei's national football team captain and nephew of the sultan was hospitalized due to peanut allergies. Read more »

Bangkang sinasakyan ng 7 Pinoy tumaob sa Brunei

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 12 04:56 PM

Isang bangkang pangisdang may sakay ng 7 Pinoy ang tumaob sa katubigang sakop ng Brunei, ayon sa DFA. Read more »

Vessel carrying 7 Filipinos capsizes off Brunei

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 12 11:15 AM

A fishing vessel carrying 7 Filipinos capsized off the coast of Brunei, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Monday. Read more »

US to continue presence in S.China Sea, affirms cooperation with PH

Michael Joe Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 23 04:07 PM

MANILA – The United States envoy in the Philippines affirmed Thursday the strong military cooperation between Washington and Manila, saying American presence would continue in the contested South China Sea.    Read more »

Brunei says it won't enforce gay death penalty after backlash

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 06 01:20 AM

The small Southeast Asian country sparked an outcry when it rolled out its interpretation of Islamic laws, or sharia, on April 3, punishing sodomy, adultery and rape with death, including by stoning.   Read more »

Billionaire Branson urges business to back LGBT+ rights

Hugo Greenhalgh, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at May 03 05:47 AM

LONDON - British billionaire Richard Branson urged fellow business leaders on Thursday to use their clout and put pressure on countries such as Brunei that persecute citizens for their sexuality. Read more »

Canada-led rights coalition slams Brunei death penalty for gay sex

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 16 06:16 AM

OTTAWA, Canada - More than 30 countries led by Canada have called on Brunei to repeal its newly-adopted death penalty for gay sex and other harsh punishments for robbery, rape and adultery. Read more »

Brunei defends gay sex death penalty as more for ‘prevention than to punish’

Hugo Greenhalgh, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Apr 12 06:56 PM

Celebrities, from actor George Clooney and singer Elton John, have galvanized support against the new laws. Read more »

Rising number of businesses cut ties with Brunei over gay sex death penalty

Rachel Savage, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Apr 06 05:28 AM

LONDON - Travel agents, London's transport network, and finance houses were among a rising number of companies on Friday to cut ties with businesses owned by Brunei to protest over the Sultanate's introduction of the death penalty for gay sex and adultery. Read more »

Brunei sultan calls for 'stronger' Islamic teachings, as sharia laws due to enter force

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 03 04:10 PM

"I want to see Islamic teachings in this country grow stronger," all-powerful Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah said in a public address near the capital Bandar Seri Begawan.  Read more »

Brunei introduces death by stoning for adultery, gay sex

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 03 06:47 AM

Brunei on Wednesday is to introduce harsh new sharia laws, including death by stoning for adultery and gay sex, despite a storm of global criticism from politicians, celebrities and rights groups.   Read more »

Elton John joins call for boycott of Brunei-owned hotels

James Pheby, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 01 06:54 AM

British pop legend Elton John has joined actor George Clooney in calling for a boycott of nine Brunei-owned hotels over the sultanate's new death-penalty laws for gay sex and adultery.   Read more »

Actor George Clooney calls for boycott of Brunei-owned hotels

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 30 10:35 AM

WASHINGTON, United States - American actor George Clooney has called for a boycott of nine Brunei-owned hotels over the sultanate's imposition of the death penalty for gay sex and adultery.   Read more »

George Clooney urges boycott of Brunei-owned hotels over nation's gay sex penalties

Reuters
Updated as of Mar 30 10:49 AM

LOS ANGELES - Oscar-winning actor George Clooney has called for a boycott of luxury hotels, including the Beverly Hills Hotel, owned by Brunei because of the Southeast Asian nation's plans to impose the death penalty for people having gay sex or committing adultery. Read more »

Brunei to impose death by stoning for gay sex and adultery

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 27 11:47 PM

Adultery and gay sex in Brunei will be subject to death by stoning from next week, authorities said, under a strict Sharia law that has been on hold for four years amid heavy criticism. Read more »

Philippines not giving up SEA Games hosting, POC chief says

Michael Joe Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 23 01:13 AM

The Philippines will push through its hosting of the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, contrary to a report that it might lose the opportunity due to budget constraint and unrest among sports officials, a Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) official said Thursday. Read more »