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![Brunei’s Sultan Made His First Visit to Bangladesh Brunei’s Sultan Made His First Visit to Bangladesh](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-10-19-144541.jpg)
Brunei’s Sultan Made His First Visit to Bangladesh
By Kamal Uddin Ahmed
Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah’s visit to Bangladesh this week was part of a broader attempt to boost cooperation between the two nations.
![US Adds Vietnam, Cambodia, Brunei to Human Trafficking Blacklist US Adds Vietnam, Cambodia, Brunei to Human Trafficking Blacklist](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-07-21-052008.jpg)
US Adds Vietnam, Cambodia, Brunei to Human Trafficking Blacklist
By Sebastian Strangio
The State Department's 2022 Trafficking in Persons report gave five out of 11 Southeast Asian nations its lowest Tier 3 rating.
![China’s Vaccine Diplomacy in Brunei: Boon or Bane? China’s Vaccine Diplomacy in Brunei: Boon or Bane?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-01-27-221420.jpg)
China’s Vaccine Diplomacy in Brunei: Boon or Bane?
By Riyani Sidek and Nafisa Halim
If vaccine diplomacy is to pay off, it needs to be based on firm bilateral foundations.
![ASEAN Summit Should Draw Attention to Brunei’s Appalling Human Rights Record ASEAN Summit Should Draw Attention to Brunei’s Appalling Human Rights Record](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-10-28-9.jpg)
ASEAN Summit Should Draw Attention to Brunei’s Appalling Human Rights Record
By Kasthuri Patto
Two years after Hollywood’s boycott campaign, Brunei continues to restrict the freedom of religion or belief.
![COVID-19 Breaches Last Southeast Asian Bastions COVID-19 Breaches Last Southeast Asian Bastions](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-08-10-7.jpg)
COVID-19 Breaches Last Southeast Asian Bastions
By Sebastian Strangio
Brunei breaks its 15-month coronavirus-free streak, while Timor-Leste reports the arrival of the contagious Delta variant.
![ASEAN Ministers Pick Brunei Diplomat as Envoy to Myanmar ASEAN Ministers Pick Brunei Diplomat as Envoy to Myanmar](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-08-04-6.jpg)
ASEAN Ministers Pick Brunei Diplomat as Envoy to Myanmar
By Jim Gomez and Eileen Ng
After three months of deadlock, the Southeast Asian bloc finally settled on a candidate.
![Brunei’s Hidden Economic Crisis Brunei’s Hidden Economic Crisis](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-06-28-9.jpg)
Brunei’s Hidden Economic Crisis
By Asif Ullah Khan
Economic pressures and household debt are taking a toll on the Sultanate's population.
![What Does Brunei’s New Defense White Paper Reveal About Its Future Security Outlook? What Does Brunei’s New Defense White Paper Reveal About Its Future Security Outlook?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-06-28.jpg)
What Does Brunei’s New Defense White Paper Reveal About Its Future Security Outlook?
By Prashanth Parameswaran
The document offers a sense of the country’s ongoing thinking in the defense space and how it fits in with broader domestic and foreign policy priorities.
![How Brunei Beat COVID-19 How Brunei Beat COVID-19](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-06-22.jpg)
How Brunei Beat COVID-19
By Austin Bodetti
The small Southeast Asian sultanate is one of the few countries to avoid a massive surge in cases and deaths.
![First Submarine Visit Highlights Australia-Brunei Defense Ties First Submarine Visit Highlights Australia-Brunei Defense Ties](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-brunei-australia-exercise.jpg)
First Submarine Visit Highlights Australia-Brunei Defense Ties
By Prashanth Parameswaran
The interaction highlighted ongoing efforts by both sides to develop the defense aspect of their relationship.
![Brunei: Spoiled Subjects of the Sultan Brunei: Spoiled Subjects of the Sultan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-02-10-8.jpg)
Brunei: Spoiled Subjects of the Sultan
By Robert Bociaga
Life in one of the world's last absolute monarchies.
![Brunei: When Sharia Meets Social Media Brunei: When Sharia Meets Social Media](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_06071501330.jpg)
Brunei: When Sharia Meets Social Media
By Asif Ullah Khan
The Sultanate’s Sharia law sparked criticism abroad – and at home, where dissent is not often tolerated.
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