Editing Brunei (section)

=== 21st century ===
In October 2013, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah announced his intention to impose [[Penal Code]] from [[Sharia]] on the country's Muslims, which make up roughly two thirds of the country's population.<ref>{{cite web|title = Brunei's sultan to implement Sharia penal code|url = https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/10/22/brunei-sharia-law/3162127/|website = USA Today|access-date = 6 December 2015|archive-date = 31 December 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151231202853/http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/10/22/brunei-sharia-law/3162127/|url-status = live}}</ref> This would be implemented in three phases, culminating in 2016, and making Brunei the first and only country in East Asia to introduce Sharia into its penal code, excluding the subnational Indonesian special territory of [[Aceh]].<ref>{{cite web|title = The Implications of Brunei's Sharia Law|url = https://thediplomat.com/2015/05/the-implications-of-bruneis-sharia-law/|website = The Diplomat|access-date = 6 December 2015|archive-date = 2 June 2020|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200602143117/https://thediplomat.com/2015/05/the-implications-of-bruneis-sharia-law//|url-status = live}}</ref> The move attracted international criticism,<ref name="MSNBC_2014-05-07">{{Cite news | title = Brunei's Sharia law creates backlash in Beverly Hills | last = McNew | first = David | website = [[MSNBC]] | date = 7 May 2014 | access-date = 12 June 2016 | url = http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/la-protests-bruneis-death-stoning-law | archive-date = 30 December 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151230233707/http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/la-protests-bruneis-death-stoning-law | url-status = live }}</ref> the United Nations expressing "deep concern".<ref name="BBC-27216798">{{Cite news | title = Brunei introduces tough Islamic penal code | website = [[BBC News]] | date = 30 April 2014 | access-date = 12 June 2016 | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-27216798 | archive-date = 26 May 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170526200751/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-27216798 | url-status = live }}</ref>