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Brunei punishes gay sex with stoning to death

Brunei punishes gay sex with stoning to death

UN labels punishments 'cruel and inhumane,' celebrities call for Brunei-owned hotels to be boycotted

04 April,2019 08:22 AM IST | Bandar Seri Begawan | Agencies
Seven unbelievable and weird wedding traditions

Seven unbelievable and weird wedding traditions

'Marriages are made in heaven' but its rules are made on earth. We bring you some of the most unbelievable and bizarre wedding traditions being practised across the globe

18 June,2015 11:02 AM IST | Jagran Post
Strong 6.0-magnitude quake strikes Malaysia's Borneo

Strong 6.0-magnitude quake strikes Malaysia's Borneo

A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake rocked the district of Sabah on Malaysia's Borneo island early today, US geologists said, but there were no initial reports of damage and no tsunami warning was issued

05 June,2015 09:14 AM IST | PTI
Fire-stricken ship heads back to port

Fire-stricken ship heads back to port

A cruise ship left adrift at sea for 24 hours by a fire arrived in Malaysia following repairs. The Azamara Quest docked in the port of Sandakan, on the island of Borneo.

02 April,2012 12:03 PM IST | Agencies
In nature's lap at Malaysia's Borneo rainforest

In nature's lap at Malaysia's Borneo rainforest

Play hide and seek with orangutans, catch a glimpse of the world's largest flower and be humbled by the towering presence of 200-feet-tall trees. At the Borneo rainforest in Malaysia, nature is in its full splendour

20 October,2013 08:00 AM IST | C Gangadharan Menon
Two dead after plane crashes in Malaysian Borneo

Two dead after plane crashes in Malaysian Borneo

Two people died and four others were injured when a passenger plane crashed into a house in eastern Malaysia's Sabah state today, Malaysia Airlines said.

11 October,2013 07:25 AM IST | Kuala Lumpur
Is there a 100-ft snake in Borneo?

Is there a 100-ft snake in Borneo?

Villagers living along the Baleh river in Borneo fear a 100-foot snake could be lurking in the murky waters.

21 February,2009 08:02 AM IST | Agencies
Myth or fact? Male orangutans believed to be sexually attracted to human females

Myth or fact? Male orangutans believed to be sexually attracted to human females

Although there is no conclusive evidence, it has been a persistent folktale that a male orangutans, a species of great apes native to Indonesia seem to display sexual attraction to human females

19 April,2016 07:40 PM IST | A Correspondent
Day 3: Missing AirAsia Flight QZ8501: Remains found in Java Sea

Day 3: Missing AirAsia Flight QZ8501: Remains found in Java Sea

AirAsia said the remains were found in the Karimata Strait, south west of Pangkalan Bun in the Borneo province of Central Kalimantan

31 December,2014 06:38 AM IST | Agencies
Indonesian man jailed over marijuana farm he grew for wife

Indonesian man jailed over marijuana farm he grew for wife

An Indonesian court on Borneo island jailed a man on Wednesday for eight months after he grew medicinal marijuana to help ease the suffering of his cancer-stricken wife, who died shortly after his arrest

03 August,2017 10:54 AM IST | Jakarta | Agencies

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