and on social media there is outrage along with the new hash tag boycott brunei. now gay times mag columnist tom knight tweeted people all over the world have condemned these barbaric laws but most world leaders appear to value gas oil luxury hotels and investment portfolios more than they value l.g.b. t.q. lives and writes there's this from a local labor party councillor in the u.k. who organized a protest last weekend it's twenty nineteen and we're still having to protest against homophobic laws that belong in the dark ages and an amnesty campaign crisis manager whose work in syria is calling the new law medieval but also part of the growing authoritarianism that we see globally. all right let's take this story one step further to talk about it i'm joined now by graham reed from human rights watch in new york he is director of the organization's l.g.b. t. program it's good to have you on the show these new laws in brunei you know they did not come about overnight we've known about the changes coming for months do do you have any reason to believe that public pre

brunei joins a list of countries saudi arabia iran martain sudan and yemen. now we've got brunei on the list how do you explain the countries move into you know the only place we could we can describe it as is a very dark place for people. the rats of the countries are less dole countries that make provision for it if they don't see it as they and states relations alone deny that is extremely broad including stoning for adultery and a very. really archaic and extreme panish once that you have already outlined. it also goes against the trained internationally which is new even towards decriminalisation i think that council that extraordinary international reaction to this to this development it's totally out of tune with the times and it's inexplicable as to why it would be implemented at this point in time and what about the people in brunei i mean if i look at this law i think it makes it easy for people to be entrapped revenge crimes can be committed because you know you really don't have to prove that people have been have been gauging gay sex how do you p

well we have people who are defending brunei per say you know that brunei has the right to do what it wants that it's a sovereign country but we also have people who are from bernard that we know who are were fleeing the country or of already fled to seek asylum in the west because they're because they're gay or because they're perhaps gauge in a. relationship that where someone who they're not married to you know there is also implications for people who are not muslim be there and or involved with a muslim and doing activities that are against this code they can also be. analyzed show or you know i mean it's hard to say because it is again a dictatorship people are afraid to speak up they've for that face retaliation if they did i think will have to let it play out for a while and see if their actions serious about implementing this this this horrific penal code and these medieval punishments still robertson thank you thank you. turning now to malaysia where former prime minister najibullah zazi is on trial for his alleged role in a giant one n.d.p. corruption scandal one m.t.b. is

because of the sultan of brunei, a tiny kingdom and asia.lamic laws that got a lot of people angry, and anyone who got caught stealing something could have a hand orfoot cut off. the most high—profile lot of all has to be one concerning gay people, those caught having gay sex could be flogged or stoned to death. george clooney has called for a boycott of the dorchester collection, a group of swanky hotels, on by the brunei's investment agency. 0ther hollywood through comic celebrities are joining. but will this play can't make brunei change its mind? i am not sure. following the backlash, this is what the sultan said. translation: will best boycott her at the hotels? iam not will best boycott her at the hotels? i am not sure about that either, when brunei started phasing in the loss, celebrities also protested. my jay leno. but the hotel seem to be doing just fine, according to reports, and since 2014, the annual revenue has gone up reports, and since 2014, the annual revenue has gone up by almost 30%. but what may work as economic pressure.

it affects countries other than brunei.l to be gay. we do send customers to countries where it is illegal to be gay like the maldives, it's a very interesting example. it's illegal to be gay, however the resource that we work with often have gay managers or lgbt staff and often honeymoon benefits to same—sex couples, it's an interesting example because there's places with possible to travel safely as an lgbt customerjust by the laws i think there's a nuance they are. it will not be for eve ryo ne they are. it will not be for everyone and some people will not wa nt to everyone and some people will not want to go to those places. i personally believe it's important to some people to change laws and mindsets and open that dialogue as you say. darren from out of office dot com. thank you very much. the england and tottenham footballer danny rose says the way the authorities are dealing with racism in the game is a ‘farce' and he can't wait to see the back of football after recent incidents of racism. he and other england player

one of a number of uk interests owned by the sultan of brunei.o the extreme sharia laws imposed by isis when it rule in syria and iraq. we are hoping to hit the sultan financially in the pocket. quite clearly he has not listen to reason or compassion so therefore when money talks, we want to make sure that money talks to him. earlier this week, the sultan of brunei introduced further ultraconservative islamic laws that will make gay sex and adultery punishable by stoning to death. it led to a public outcry. eltonjohn tweeting he would refuse to say at the dorchester in future. the process began here, the crowd have since pushed through barriers and they have gathered outside the doors which have been a lot by the management. the dorchester group is trying to distance itself from the issue, saying it should not be played out in their hotels but the boycott is already one backing from some senior politicians. actions have to have consequences and i think not only should they be demonstrations and boycotts but we should also be considering taking th

investment group and controlled by the sultan of brunei.tes on this particular april 3rd the nation of brunei will begin stoning and whipping to death anyone of its citizens proved to be gay. we see the world backsliding into authoritarianism. this stands alone. he's getting support from elton join saying discrimination on the basis of sexuality is plain wrong and has no place in any society. i commend my friend george clooney for taking a stand and calling out the anti-gay bigotry enshrined in the nation of brunei, a nation where gay people are brutalized or worse. rosemary, we've been speaking with people inside the lgbtq community both inside brunei and have left. they very much feel that the implementation will happen. the question that their lives depend on, really, is whether these laws will be enforced. >> indeed. what can and possibly will the international community do about these controversial laws? >> well, look, the boycott of these hotels does seem to have generated headlines internationally. they are raising a lot of awareness

royal brunei airlines provide flights from the uk to southeast asia and australia.he uk book their flights through sta travel, where i am now. about 1000 people every year. but sta have officially cut ties with royal brunei airlines, the first travel agency in the uk to do that. they say it's to add their voice for calls to brunei to change their laws against home sexuality and adultery. the ceo of sta travel has told us more about why they've done it. we believe that gender diversity and sexuality is a natural part of life. and introducing laws that actually enforce even harsher penalties is something that we would not expect. whilst we know that we cannot change laws, we, of course, know that we can add a voice to a campaign we believe in. so, they're not the only ones. virgin australia this morning calling off their staff discount deal with royal brunei airlines. the tv choice awards announced they will no longer be hosting their ceremony at the dorchester hotel this september, which is obviously one of the hotels which is owned by brunei, one of the luxury prope

they will now live infearofa people in brunei. of a policeman‘s knock on the door in the middle of the night, to be dragged off to a police cell, taken to court and convicted and be at risk of stoning to death, so these assurances are not worth the paper they are written on. thanks, peter. as the crowd continues to try to push inside the hotel, i will give you a separate development, which is 0xford give you a separate development, which is oxford university has joined aberdeen and king's college university in saying they are now considering revoking the honorary degree awarded to the sultan some yea rs degree awarded to the sultan some years ago. thank you. the headlines on bbc news... the chancellor insists the government has no red lines in talks over brexit, but labour said it is disappointed that no compromise had been offered. the developer persimmon announced an independent review into housing quality after increasing concerns about the standard of its new builds. millions of workers will see more of their wages automatical

in brunei, they have just made adultery and gay sex in the country illegal and gay sex in the countryuld face whipping or stoning. in 2014, brunei became the first country in the region to adopt sharia law, despite widespread condemnation. the united nations has called the punishments cruel and inhumane and celebrities like george clooney and eltonjohn are calling for a boycott of hotels owned by the country. a statement from the office of brunei's prime minister justifies the new laws, saying: chiara sangiorgio from amnesty international is a critic of the new law — she joined me a short time ago. we at amnesty international are gravely concerned about the coming into force of this new penal code in brunei. just to give you two examples, on one hand we see the cruel punishments that you mentioned, amputation, flogging and stoning to death being illegal punishment in brunei, and on the other hand we also see behaviours that should not be considered crimes at all, for example, consensual sexual relations between people of the same or of the opposite sex, being criminalised in brunei. w

trip to brunei at the end of last year.trade talks with this government. can we not bring those to an end as a clear signal that we will put our support for human rightand that we will put our support for human right and our opposition to human right and our opposition to human rights abuses above trade links, brexit or no brexit? we should never forget that it was not international outcry which defeated apartheid, it was action. and maybe action is what we need here. i accept that there needs to be action on this matter. i am not trying to belittle the seriousness of the situation, the likelihood of any of these punishments being carried out, the code that's been put into play. she makes a perfectly strong point and we will try to work closely with the commonwealth. you may have noticed that as the brexit saga continues, patients tend to rise on both side of the divide. cooper's bill went through the commons after one day on wednesday. one conservative mp said that was a constitutional outrage. it went through in the end b

hundreds of people are protesting in london against brunei's strict new laws on homosexuality.tatchell, have been gathering outside the dorchester hotel in central london, which is owned by the brunei investment agency. brunei has increased the punishment for sex between gay men to stoning to death, while lesbian sex will be punished by a0 lashes or ten years in jail. our reporter, jon ironmonger, asked mr tatchell to explain why the campaigners chose to protest outside the dorchester hotel. our beef is not with the dorchester and its staff, our beef is with the sultan, and we urge the british government to suspend diplomatic economic and military ties with that regime, and we also appeal to the queen to stop her close contact with the sultan. she and the sultan have been very, very closely allied for many years, even though he was a dictator way back, i think that's quite wrong, the estate should reflect human rights values of our country, and not collude with dictators like the sultan. country, and not collude with dictators like the sultanlj country, and not collude with dic

widespread condemnation as brunei makes gay sex in the country punishable by death.s is bbc world news. it's newsday. thanks forjoining us. it's 7am in singapore and midnight here in london, where the british prime minister theresa may has announced she will ask the eu for another extension to the brexit deadline, in the hope of breaking the deadlock. after eight hours of cabinet discussions, mrs may also said she wanted to explore a way forward with the opposition labour leader, jeremy corbyn, to try find a solution both parties can support. to say that won't be easy is an understatement. john pienaar begins our coverage. after two failed attempts at brexit, and a big split in cabinet, the prime minister finally felt forced to consider compromise, her announcement in downing street a dramatic change of direction. i know there are some who are so fed up with delay and endless arguments that they would like to leave with no deal next week. i've always been clear that we could make a success of no—deal in the long—term, but leaving with a deal is the best solution. so

one of a number of uk interests owned by the sultan of brunei.parable to the extreme shira laws that were imposed by isis, when it ruled in its so—called colour phase in the syria and iran. we are hoping to hit the sultan financially in the pockets. he has not listen to reason oi’ pockets. he has not listen to reason or compassion, pockets. he has not listen to reason oi’ compassion, so pockets. he has not listen to reason or compassion, so therefore when money talks, we want to make sure that money talks to him. earlier this week, the sultan of brunei introduced to further ultra conservative islamic laws that will make gay sex and adultery punishable death. it. to a by stoning to death. it led to a public withoutjohn by stoning to death. it led to a public - withoutjohn tweeting

it's one of a number of uk interests owned by the sultan of brunei.ria laws that were imposed by isis, when it ruled in its so—called caliphate in syria and iran. we are hoping to hit the sultan financially in the pocket. he has not listened to reason or compassion, so therefore when money talks, we want to make sure that money talks to him. earlier this week, the sultan of brunei introduced further ultra—conservative islamic laws that will make gay sex and adultery punishable by stoning to death. it led to a public outcry, with eltonjohn tweeting that he will refuse to stay at the dorchester in the future. this protest began outside of barriers here at the dorchester hotel, but the crowd have since pushed through those barriers, and they have gathered outside the doors, which have been locked by the management. what we want? human rights! when do we want it? now! the dorchester group tried to distance themselves from the issue saying it shouldn't be played out in their hotels. the boycott has already won backing from some senior politicians. actions

the tiny nation of brunei has big ties with britain and picking them all will not be easy.ews. erroneous coping with some of the worst flooding in decade. a number of towns and villages are urgently being evacuated and disaster agencies are to cope. at least 70 people have died. —— iran. one of the worst affected areas is khuzestan province, in the south west. and now neighbouring iraq has closed one of its border crossings with iran due to the flooding. adam hancock reports. after three weeks of unprecedented rainfall and, with more bad weather forecast, six more towns and cities are being evacuated in the south—west of iran. people living alongside the swollen karkheh river are currently most at risk. and those forced from their homes willjoin the tens of thousands already displaced. the extreme rains began in mid—march, affecting nearly 2000 villages, towns and cities. here in this north—eastern city of mashhad rats have been seen avoiding floodwaters on the streets and the city's religious sites have been battered by the relentless downpours. some have resorted to diggi

he wants brunei to become more aligned with the islamic faith and sharia law.rium on the death penalty since 1957, so they have not executed anyone since 1957. because of its oil wealth brunei has an investment agency, which owns some of the world‘s top hotels, including this one, the dorchester in london. it‘s these properties that some campaigners are calling for people to boycott. campaigners with huge public platforms, eltonjohn tweeting that he‘s already refusing to stay at these hotels, as well as other big celebrities asking their followers to rise up and do something now. george clooney has said we are putting money in the pockets of those who choose to stone their citizens. brunei‘s lgbt community has expressed shock, whilst there is a small hope that the new laws may not actually be widely enforced, people still say they are powerless. before, lg bt people were living in secret. now, they are living in fear. ben hunte, bbc news. our top story this lunchtime... theresa may is preparing to meetjeremy corbyn, to try to forge an agreement over brexit whic

there's been international outrage at strict islamic rules introduced in brunei.etween men is punishable by stoning to death in the south—east asian country.a number of celebrities — including george clooney and sir eltonjohn have called for a boycott of hotels connected to the sultan of brunei, the country's leader. the united nations has called the new measures a ‘violation of human rights'. caroline hawley reports. he is one of the richest people on the planet, the longest serving monarch after the queen. now, the sultan of brunei is in the spotlight with an international outcry over harsh new sharia laws. they came into effect today, despite appeals from the un, human rights groups and governments, including the uk. this is shocking news. these are extremely cruel and inhumane punishments that have been brought in. bringing in something like death by stoning for things that shouldn't even be crimes, such as gay sex, such as adultery, amputation for robbery. these are really horrendous. and it's going completely in the wrong direction. it's on the wrong side of

one of a number of uk interests owned by the sultan of brunei.ockets. he has not listened to reason or compassion, so therefore when money talks, we want to make sure that money talks to him. earlier this week, the sultan of brunei introduced further ultra conservative islamic laws that will make gay sex and adultery punishable by stoning to death. it led to a public outcry, with eltonjohn tweeting that he will refuse to stay at the dorchester in the future. this protest began outside of barriers here at the dorchester hotel, but the crowd have since pushed through those barriers, and they have gathered outside the doors, which have been locked by the management. what we want? human rights! when do we want it? now! they tried to distance themselves from the issue saying it shouldn‘t be played out in their hotels. the boycott has already won backing from some senior politicians. actions have to have consequences, and i think that not only should there be a demonstration and boycotts on the premises, we should also be considering taking the action

brunei is quite a small population. the population is about 500,000.lan, thejoint is about 500,000. the joint plan, the joint allegiance between shell and the brunei government produces a huge amount of energy and the economy is very reliant on energy. so shell, arguably, is really quite powerful. this is where the shareholders, think, coming in. they say shell is a company recognised for its lg bt say shell is a company recognised for its lgbt rights as an employer, how can you invest in a company and produce so much wealth for a country that has introduced stoning as adultery in addition to gay sex and abortion. so clearly there is a real difference between what shell does at home with its own employees, and at home with its own employees, and a country it invested in. so it is going to be fascinating to see whether or not any headway is managed. how far do you think corporate social responsibility should really go. to go to the point where it is changing countries' laws 7 where it is changing countries' laws? it does seem a little bit odd in that re

brunei sparks global boycott.ity but also says it is punishable by stoning. it introduces mediaeval punishments for all kinds of things, having your hands dropped off and such. they have introduced this because they have decided it is the new funky thing for the 21st century, and although people have mocked george clooney for saying, don't stay at the dorchester, you have someone with a massive platform who has raised awareness, and as a result you have businesses withdrawing support, and other businesses are pulling out of brunei based investments. if it changes anything i will be surprised, but you have to be careful upsetting george clooney. he paid for a satellite to follow around the leader of the south sudanese rebels in order to catch him doing war crimes. to many, he is a bleedingheart liberal, but in this case there are nine hotels who are getting hit by this, and an airline, all of his celebrity mates won't be turning up, and people like the sultan of brunei love handing around with celebrities. it won't

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the sultan of brunei that's hassan. well kiya he has commented on the international criticism against his country and this is what he had to say writhing in the gust and behold i got up tonight as a small nation we always prioritize our prayers to a lot. less driven by our national philosophy of a model a islamic monarchy that has existed for many hundreds of years. now earlier we spoke with phil robertson he is the deputy director of human rights watch is asia division and he said that international pressure could have an effect on bone i. brunei is susceptible to international pressure i think that the boycott brunei effort will have some advocacy i do believe also that you know more hue and cry from the united nations and from other governments are going to certainly impact brunei's thinking about how to go forward with actually implementing this horrific law but if they decide to do it tomorrow if they line someone up they could certainly follow through and we would then face headlines across the world about someone

he wants brunei to become more aligned with the islamic faith and sharia law.n rights of the people of brunei. and we are talking about a country which has maintained a moratorium on the death penalty since 1957, so they have not executed anyone since 1957. because of its oil wealth brunei has an investment agency, which owns some of the world's top hotels, including this one, the dorchester in london. it's these properties that some campaigners are calling for people to boycott. campaigners with huge public platforms, eltonjohn tweeting that he's already refusing to stay at these hotels, as well as other big celebrities asking their followers to rise up and do something now. george clooney has said we are putting money in the pockets of those who choose to stone their citizens. brunei's lgbt community has expressed shock, whilst there is a small hope that the new laws may not actually be widely enforced, people still say they are powerless. before, lg bt people were living in secret. now, they are living in fear. ben hunte, bbc news. here with me is stephen co

attention to this. >> reporter: brunei now the target of international outrage.plement their plan for sharia law, punishing adultery and homosexuality with death. >> it's hard to think that just being who you are you could get stoned to death. >> reporter: george clooney leads a pack of global superstars speaking out. he says, brunei will begin stoning and whipping to death any of its citizens that are proved to be gay. let that sink in. in the onslaught of news where we see the world backsliding into authoritarianism, this stands alone. and from elton john, discrimination on the basis of sexuality is plain wrong and has no place in any society. both now urging people to boycott hotels around the world owned by the sultan. like all other independent countries, enforces its own rule of law. a transgender woman whose identity we are protecting fled the country to be able to live freely in canada. >> i just want my friends to be safe and if possible flee brunei. it's not a good place to have your freedoms taken away from you. your human rights not there. >> shaw lef

the military decides not to back them but it's hard to say that they will have sudan and yemen no brunei population four hundred thirty thousand has joined them as a country where homosexuality is considered a crime punishable by death the common bond sharia law implementation of the islamic legal system in brunei has prompted this change to its penal code adultery is no likewise a capital offense and for robbery one possible penalty is amputation sultan has a noble kiya who was ruled for over fifty years defended the new laws without referencing homosexuality. referring to the rest as a small nation we always prioritize our prayers to. them and this is driven by our national philosophy of mali. and monarchy. that has held sway here for many hundreds of years. but the united nations cold on the sultan to repeal the new laws seeing that human rights and faith are not opposing forces. and the high commissioner for human rights said today urged today the government of brunei to stop entry into force of a new penal code which would then try a new legislation a cruel and inhumane punishment i

the sultanate of brunei imposes the death penalty for gay sex and adultery rights groups including countries around the world like germany of all condemning the new ball. i'm brian thomas thanks so much for being with us the west's largest and oldest military alliance nato is marking a milestone today its seventieth birthday nato was created to protect europe of course from the soviet union and the warsaw pact following their collapse nato has been redefining itself in its twenty nine member states especially germany have been under mounting pressure from washington to spend more on their militaries at a press conference with nato secretary general berg our washington bureau chief asked president trump if he plans to keep lobbying the german chancellor on berlin's military spending. i'll be talking about you have been out of cuba germany i mean germany honestly is not paying their fair share i have great respect for uncle and i have great respect for that country my father's german right was german and born in a a very wonderful place in germany and so i have a great feeling for germany but

for the very latest i'm joined now by matthew wolf he's the founder of the brunei project a human rights based unites project based in australia thanks so much for joining us this law targets quote homosexual acts and adultery will brunei actually seek to enforce these laws and put people to death by stoning. whoa laws to actually specified death by stoning as the punishment is actually very unlikely that the punishments will ever actually take effect the punishments quite actually are actually quite hard to enforce they do require one of two conditions to be met in order to be enforced so firstly the the alleged offenders must. confess to their crimes or attentively the action needs to be witnessed by four witnesses so basically it's a quite unlike the two to actually take place. so it is actually quite how to actually enforce the law ok the law is on the books although it does have some tough legal requirements there now the new laws also set to impose harsh punishments for for other crimes as well what can you tell us about that. yes assenting so there's quite a few crimes that that w

and the high commissioner for human rights said today urged today the government of brunei to stop entry into force of a new penal code which would enshrined in legislation a cruel and inhumane punishment in breach of international human rights law including death by stoning the severity of punishment introduced by the new penal code also has rights groups concerned. we are alarmed that the ten house astonishment to include for example competition. or death by saudi which are extremely cruel punishment we are also alarmed that the court criminalizes behaviors that should not be can see their crimes for example. between those of the same or the opposite sex. the new laws of cost a cry from celebrities like american actor george clooney he's called for a boycott on luxury hotels owned by the sultan of brunei in paris los angeles and elsewhere. u.n. experts do not expect the new harsher sentences to be handed down but that is unlikely to quell protest in the international community as these campaigners though say the sultan's london home made clear. british prime minister theresa may is due

. >>> growing outrage and calls for a boycott after the kingdom of of brunei says it will stone came into death. the tiny nation of brunei says it will stone to death, not only game in, but also people who commit adultery. cay death sentence. bery, , and these can a kind of law that does not belong in the 21st century. we are astonished that brunei is going forward with it. >> the brutal punishment has sparked an international outcry. celebrities like elton john and ellen stood degenerates are calling on fans to boycott hotels owned by the sultan of brunei. >>> still ahead, rescuing leftovers from school cafeterias. the innovative way when district is making sure that food does not go to waste. >>> plus a article at a southern california harbor, what is bringing on this jellyfish invasion. >>> it is a cloudy day, but mainly dry, tracking a few showers on high def doppler. here is a live look from the treasure island camera of the ercast skies. we are tracking a big storm system, a powerful one, that will bring widespread rain. i'll show you that on future cast, and when you will >>>

now, the sultan of brunei is in the spotlight with an international outcry over harsh new sharia laws despite appeals from the un, human rights groups and governments, including the uk. this is shocking news. these are extremely cruel and inhumane punishments that have been brought in. bringing in something like death by stoning for things that shouldn't even be crimes, such as gay sex, such as adultery, amputation for robbery. these are really horrendous. and it's going completely in the wrong direction. it's on the wrong side of history. brunei's oil wealth has brought it investments around the world, including a string of luxury hotels — like here in london, the dorchester. some celebrities are now calling for a boycott. among them are ellen degeneres, eltonjohn and george clooney. soon as i reach the country, as soon as i step foot in the country, i am liable be killed by stoning. shahiran shahrani, currently seeking asylum in canada, is worried about friends back home. i hope they are making plans to get out. because i don't think it's a safe country, and i hope they can do what

white instructs terror in the hearts of lgbt people in brunei.n snack on their door in the middle of the night, to be dragged off, to a police style, taken to court, convicted, and be at risk of stoning to death. so these assurances are not worth the payment. that was peter speaking there to our reporterjohn i'm unger. gkn aerospace has announced it will close it's kings norton factory in 2021, which means around 170 people will lose theirjobs. gkn was bought by the melrose group in a hostile takeover last year. a statement from gkn says it has"regrettably" concluded its site in kings norton did not have a sustainable future — but unite union said the closure decision flew in the face of assurances given at the time of the takeover. our business correspondent rob young has been following the story. the history is that, a year ago, melrose industry, which specialises in buying poor performing companies and turning them around bought gkn, an old british engineering company, for £8 billion against huge opposition. to try to make this deal go ahead,

we have been speaking to people inside brunei.embers of the lgbtq community who are living there in fear and in hiding, not certain of what the coming base or weeks will bring. they're not certainly a hotel boycott would move the government in any direction but they believe the boycott is drawing a lot of international attention that could be helpful to them. as for its part, the government of brunei posted a statement on their web site on saturday. they plan to go forward with imposing these laws. they say they are a sovereign countr un high commissioner for human rights calling on brunei to put a stop to this bem. in h kong. alexander field live for us. thank you. >>> 58 minutes past the hour, april fool's day, and no joke, markets are higher this morning. global markets up after what was a very good week last week on wall street. we'll see if it continues this morning. stocks enjoyed a huge rally in the first quarter, folks, the s&p 500 finished up more than 13%. that is the best quarter since 2009, and the best first quarter s

the ruler of brunei. his oppressive governmentcalliny to be cstoned.by the u.s. state department and u.li for a boycott. he writes, we're putting money directly into the pockets of men who choose to stone and whip to death their own citizens for being guy. ellen and elton john headline the list of those boycotting the hotels, but they've been down that road before. when brunei first declared shari'a law in 2014 there were protests and boycotts. jim key was an organizer. >> most people supported it five years ago and they still went back. i hope people will have greater principles when it comes to the boycott this time. >> reporter: even celebrities are split about the impact of such an elitist protest. >> this idea that the sultan of brunei is going over the receipts from the polo lounge, oh, no, we only sold two soups today. >> reporter: still key says anti-gay sentiment has gone unchecked for years. >> doesn't it seem shocking in 2019 we're talking about something like this? but what's more disheartening to me is if it weren't for celebrities like ge

he's the sultan of brunei.st rolled out now religious rules that include jailing unmarried women who get pregnant and jailing people who do not pray. he owns hotels in the united states and wells where and celebrities are like don't give him your money. jonathan hunt is reporting live. jonathan? >> shep, the new laws are part of brunei's sharia code. they include the following punishment for what the sultan of brunei considers among the worst crimes. death by stoning for rape, adultery, sex between men, robbery and insulting the prophet mohammed. 40 strokes by cane or ten years in jail for women who have sex with each other. amputation for theft. first a hand, then a foot. the sultan brunei said the system is known as mib is fair and just. >> system mib is prosecutor to be very friendly to the world. anyone that visits this country will have a sweet experience, immersed in a safe atmosphere and enjoy good services. this is the reality in a mib nation. without this ideology, it's not brunei. >> the sultan is wor

we are astonished that brunei is going forward with it. >> the sultan of brunei, one of the richest men on earth owns several posh hotels in the u.s. and europe. including the beverly hills hotel and hotel bellaire in los angeles. elton john, george clooney and ellen degeneres have called to boycott them. >>> attorneys of robert kraft are claiming extreme spike tactics. the lawyers are trying to prevent footage from going public. attorney say attorneys faked a bomb threat to evacuate the building and install hidden cameras. authorities say a search warrant permitted videotaping the massage session. the new england patriots owner has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor counts of soliciting prostitution. >>> a southern california woman has reached a settlement with make up giant sophora after she claims she contracted herpes for my makeup sample. the woman said she visited a store in hollywood in 2015. she claims there is where she contracted the oral virus after testing out a lipstick sample. the lawsuit alleges that the company should have known the health risk of offering samples used by

luxury hotels owned by the government of brunei, led by george clooney. been talking to members of the lgbt community from brunei, some of who fled the country, others inside talking about a climate of fear, the idea they could be stoned to death, literally for their sexuality. the sultan insists this system of government will protect the rights of all citizens, regardless of their race or faith. dave? >> horrible. ivan watson live in hong kong, thank you. >>> president trump taking the bizarre factor to the next level yesterday. really, you have to wonder why sometimes. why would he lie about this? he was discussing nato and germany paying more as part of the alliance. the president taking issue with germany's contribution to nato and brought up his own family history. >> my father is german, right? was german. born in a very wonderful place in germany. >> problem there, the president's father, fred trump was born and raised in new york. his grandparents were born in europe and later immigrated to the u.s. this is at least the fourth time president trump

they waved rainbow flags and banners calling for homophobia to be stamped out the sultan of brunei has adopted harsh new sharia laws including death by stoning for homosexuals. in venezuela a rival political factions are taking to the streets as the power struggle intensifies between anti-government and loyalist factions opposition leader urged his supporters to maintain pressure on president nicolas maduro and anger is mounting over the collapse of public services in repeated power outages across the country. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has vowed to annex jewish settlements in the occupied west bank if reelected next week the statement he made in an interview with an israeli television channel marks a policy turnaround that yahoo has promoted jewish settlement expansion in his four terms as prime minister but until now he's refrained from presenting plans for the future of the west bank settlements which are widely considered illegal under international law. palestinian officials denounce netanyahu is campaign pledge saying he would face a real problem if he followed thr

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. >>> coming up next, why george clooney wants hollywood to boycott hotels owned by the sultan of brunei. women are standing up for what they deserve in the office in the world and finally, in the bedroom our natural lubrication varies every day it's normal so it's normal to do something about it ky natural feeling the lubrication you want nothing you don't get what you want >>> harsh islamic law took effect today in the nation of brunei. that includes death by stoning for homosexuality. that has prompted george clooney and others to call for action. here is jamie yuccas. >> reporter: they're some of the world's most exclusive hotels, nine of them owned by one of the richest a men in world, the sultan of brunei. effective today, his repressive government is calling for gay sex and adultery to be punishable by death. the move has been condemned by the u.s. state department and the u.n. secretary general. but actor george clooney is taking aim at the sultan's $20 billion fortune, calling for a boycott. he write, we're putting money directly into the pockets of men who choose to stone and w