SINGAPORE, April 3: New Islamic criminal laws that took effect in Brunei on Wednesday, punishing gay sex and adultery by stoning offenders to death, have triggered an outcry from countries, rights groups and celebrities far beyond the tiny Southeast Asian nation’s shores.

The United Nations has condemned “cruel and inhuman” laws set to take effect in Brunei this week that impose death by stoning for gay sex and adultery, and amputations for theft.

KATHMANDU, March 16: A three-member Nepali athletics team including two players left for Brunei on Wednesday to compete in Brunei Open International Athletics Championship.

KATHMANDU, March 7: Nepali athletes Som Bahadur Kumal and Yam Sajan Sunar are set to participate in the Brunei Open Athletics Championship scheduled for March 18 to 19 in Darussalam, Brunei.

KATHMANDU, Nov 9: Nepal has advanced to the semifinals of the AFC Solidarity Cup on Tuesday after a convincing 3-0 victory over Brunei Darussalam in its final group stage match held at Sarawak Stadium in Kuching, Malaysia.

KATHMANDU, Nov 8: Nepal is facing Brunei in the decisive Group A match of the AFC Solidarity Cup in Kuching, Malaysia on Tuesday, which shall determine the second team to qualify for the semifinals.

KATHMANDU, Nov 8: Nepal is facing Brunei in the decisive Group A match of the AFC Solidarity Cup in Kuching, Malaysia on Tuesday, which shall determine the second team to qualify for the semifinals.

KATHMANDU, Nov 2: Brunei has made winning start in the AFC Solidarity Cup registering an easy 4-0 victory over Timor Leste in Group A match on Wednesday.

KATHMANDU, Sept 8: Nepal has been drawn in Group A in the AFC Solidarity Cup, a newly-launched tournament by Asian Football Confederation (AFC), to be held in Malaysia from November 2 to 15. The venue is yet to be confirmed.