WASHINGTON: The United States has raised concern with Brunei about a new penal code introduced by the sultan which would include Islamic syariah law penalties such as stoning to death, US officials said.
But the State Department is not following a growing boycott of a luxury hotel chain linked to all-powerful Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah.
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