Celebrities boycott Brunei-owned hotels over sharia law

[boomerangutang]

He's only doing this to stop his family robbing him blind, I can't see what all the fuss is about.

They've been nicking off him for years.

If the sultan is angry about his brother stealing money from him and buying the most expensive yachts and filling them with whiskey and loose women, then do what any self-respecting Muslim would do: Declare a Fatwa on his brother. Why force the entire country to suffer, if his main beef is with his decadent brother?

Oh, I know. The Sultan wants to gain favor with right winger Muslims. I like how the Sultan says things like, "It's not my decision (to enforce Sharia), but rather it is the will of Allah." That's what Iran's Kohmeini used to say when justifying having sex with very young girls, saying' 'it isn't rape unless the crown of the penis goes all the way in.'

[marcusd]

Screw them all

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[tinhead]

Interesting how Branson isn't boycotting oil from Brunei. Anyways, Big Tits and Bigger Tits are great names for Jefri's yachts...

[Wombat6]

I support the move of all these people in boycotting the sultan's business interests, Sharia is draconian and evil.

I wonder if the Sultan ordered a referendum to determine what the citizens of his country wanted .....or is he just being a little dictator

[Maggusoil]

hey;

its his country, he can do whatever he wants,

Personally feel sorry for the non moslems living there

What about the citizens, do they support this barbaric law? Or are there lese majeste laws which prevent them from speaking their minds?

yes that's the one where they cut out your tongue. . . lovely neighbours we've got

[Stan7444]

Sharia is only used on Muslims and citizens of Brunei and does not cover the foreign workers that work in Brunei.

Do I agree? Absolute not.

Branson forgot to mention that the Royal Plaza on Scott's in Singapore and the Empire Hotel is also on the list of hotels plus a 5star resort in Bali but I forgot the name. In regards of the Beverly Hills Hotel most activists would any way not stay at that property as you need norally advance bookings of at least 3-4 weeks in advance and the prices are sky high.

The Beverly Hills Hotel use to be one of my favorite places, especially the Polo Lounge the best watering hole in town, until I moved to Thailand. Pricy but well worth it. Recall when the BH Hotel was acquired several years ago by the Sultan's wayward brother who stole a lot from him. Would be interesting to see how many people actually avoid going to the BH Hotel due to this new law, which not many people know or care about. This hotel is an institution in LA and very popular.

[ggt]

"sharia law" is in and of itself a crime against humanity...with inhumane punishment...against a population ruled by a handful of self-appointed judges and jury with god-like power...when they are truly just insecure little men dictators...

[HeavyDrinker]

I'm sure the Sultan will not sleep tonight worrying about the loss of revenue.

I think he might if international sanctions are put on his oil....

Which country is talking sanctions?

I'll say a few will when the horror stories start to flood in....

[Gandtee]

I wonder if Sharia Law will apply to the Sultans family?

[healthbkkbkk]

Reading the comments here I see many of the members don't really know what Sharia law is.

AND, if it is real Sharia it is only applied to Muslims who, by the fact of calling themselves Muslim, accept it.

That said there is a lot of practice going around certain parts of the world that is being called Sharia which isn't even close to real Sharia law.

It will be interesting to see if real Sharia will be implemented or something of a more political and extremist nature.

I can see a certain number of "celebrities" calling for a boycott are lesbian/homosexual. Although these acts can be punished with death in real Sharia it is only if the act is displayed in public can anyone even be accused of a crime. In real Sharia no one has the right to invade a private dwelling so there is no way to check if anyone is homosexual or lesbian and the same applies about extra-marital sex. In other words it is only a crime if it is done in public.

I hope they don't do a perverted form as is the case in parts of Iran or the Sudan.

[blazes]

I wonder what will happen if the Sultan gets it into his head that he would like to own a football club in the EPL. Would the league management consider him "a fit and proper person" to own a club in England?

One or two clubs might soon be looking for new owners (Man U, Fulham, Aston Villa, Newcastle Utd, maybe a few others. Well, lots of others. )

[HerbalEd]

It is their country. They are free to exercise whatever religion they want. However backwards it may seem to normal people. Well done to the Sultan and his subjects. Enjoy !

Coma.

Who do you mean by "they" when you wrote "They are free to exercise whatever religion ...?" There was no "they" ... the sultan decreed it and so thus it will be.

Do you think the Taliban are "free to exercise whatever religion they want?" They have made education of girls illegal. And outlawed music in any form, including punishing mothers who sing a lullaby to comfort a sick child. This is not hyperbole ... it's fact and it's going on right now in the Taliban controlled areas of Pakistan & Afghanistan. "Well done" to them also?

[healthbkkbkk]

It is their country. They are free to exercise whatever religion they want. However backwards it may seem to normal people. Well done to the Sultan and his subjects. Enjoy !

Coma.

Who do you mean by "they" when you wrote "They are free to exercise whatever religion ...?" There was no "they" ... the sultan decreed it and so thus it will be.

Do you think the Taliban are "free to exercise whatever religion they want?" They have made education of girls illegal. And outlawed music in any form, including punishing mothers who sing a lullaby to comfort a sick child? This is not hyperbole ... it's fact and it's going on right now in the Taliban controlled areas of Pakistan & Afghanistan. "Well done" to them also?

Firstly, how do you know anything about the Taliban?

I remember when they were fighting the Soviets and the Americans (and all her lackeys) called them great freedom fighters and broadcast reports of how human, loving and just they were. I saw a report of how they were always laughing and making jokes.

Once they became the enemy the same media who betrayed them as great fellows began betraying them as horrid creatures who do the things you wrote in your post.

Which version is true? Have you been there to see yourself?

As for any of the acts you claim in your post none of them are Sharia.

[HerbalEd]

If there really is a god and one who loves us, he would see all the suffering caused in his name, and send down a new messiah to ban the practise of religion. Now wouldn't that be nice?

Supposedly the last messiah he sent down was executed.

[HerbalEd]

He's only doing this to stop his family robbing him blind, I can't see what all the fuss is about.

They've been nicking off him for years.

Here we have a troll generalizing to the point of absurdity. Probably a passive/aggressive kinda thing.

[HerbalEd]

It is their country. They are free to exercise whatever religion they want. However backwards it may seem to normal people. Well done to the Sultan and his subjects. Enjoy !

Coma.

Who do you mean by "they" when you wrote "They are free to exercise whatever religion ...?" There was no "they" ... the sultan decreed it and so thus it will be.

Do you think the Taliban are "free to exercise whatever religion they want?" They have made education of girls illegal. And outlawed music in any form, including punishing mothers who sing a lullaby to comfort a sick child? This is not hyperbole ... it's fact and it's going on right now in the Taliban controlled areas of Pakistan & Afghanistan. "Well done" to them also?

Firstly, how do you know anything about the Taliban?

I remember when they were fighting the Soviets and the Americans (and all her lackeys) called them great freedom fighters and broadcast reports of how human, loving and just they were. I saw a report of how they were always laughing and making jokes.

Once they became the enemy the same media who betrayed them as great fellows began betraying them as horrid creatures who do the things you wrote in your post.

Which version is true? Have you been there to see yourself?

As for any of the acts you claim in your post none of them are Sharia.

Oh ... I see ... you're the only one with credible information here. The Taliban consider it Sharia law under their particular brand of Muslim religion. And you did say "They are free to exercise whatever religion they want." So I ask again, do you also think the Taliban are also "free to exercise whatever religion they want." Or will your "answer" again be that I don't know what I'm talking about, but you do?

[Jeffreyake]

oh yeah, if such beackons of wisdom as Ellen DeGeneres, Sharon Osbourne, Jay and Mavis Leno said something - everybody should obey!

who these people think they are?! Mother Teresa? Nelson Mandela? Pope?

no, just a bunch of American TV entertainers!

global left-wing fundamentalist chain increases pressure! What about boycotting Brunei's oil? no?

Sultan of Brunei's will piss himself laughing...

why don't you, tolerasts, keep your destructive ideas to yourself and stop teaching other countries how they should live? Brunei looks quite happy without you.

who told you that your socialist ideas are universal?

[Jeffreyake]

1) stone is not worse than any other way of execution- electric chair, gas chamber etc

2) why you (or all Western World) should decide what is acceptable and what is not for an INDEPENDENT NATION? Why do you think you know better for them? they didn't ask your advice. I don't understand why US and it's satellites consider themselves responsible for all other world. Nobody gave them any authority. This is a real chauvinism.

how overconfident you must be to really believe in such a mission! oh, my god! or as tolerasts teach us to say: oh my goodness!

[Torrens54]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but as I recall, this Sultan Chap was "educated" at Guildford Grammar College in Perth, Western Australia.

One would have thought that as such, he would be a little more up to date, with what is acceptable in the civilized world.

[SKguy]

Absolutely unbelievable in the 21st century. Well done, Sir Richard!

[SKguy]

1) stone is not worse than any other way of execution- electric chair, gas chamber etc

2) why you (or all Western World) should decide what is acceptable and what is not for an INDEPENDENT NATION? Why do you think you know better for them? they didn't ask your advice. I don't understand why US and it's satellites consider themselves responsible for all other world. Nobody gave them any authority. This is a real chauvinism.

how overconfident you must be to really believe in such a mission! oh, my god! or as tolerasts teach us to say: oh my goodness!

Give us all a break.........go and live there yourself!

[Jingthing]

1) stone is not worse than any other way of execution- electric chair, gas chamber etc

...

Yes, actually it is:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7708169.stm

These more extreme manifestations of "Islamic" Sharia law are OBJECTIVELY barbaric and have no place in this modern age.

[Jeffreyake]

Give us all a break.........go and live there yourself!

you speak like somebody invites you to Brunei but you refuse lol

as for me, I would be happy to live in the country where thief gets punishment he deserves - chopping of his hand. May be that's why in Saudi Arabia for example is one of lowest crime level.

rights of decent citizen worth much more than rights of a culprit - this is what leftism-contaminated Western World will never understand. that's why murderers, rapists, drug pushers keep coming out of jail to commit more crimes.

1) stone is not worse than any other way of execution- electric chair, gas chamber etc

...

Yes, actually it is:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7708169.stm

These more extreme manifestations of "Islamic" Sharia law are OBJECTIVELY barbaric and have no place in this modern age.

objectively?!

do you really believe in objective truth? black and white?

how old are you, idealist?

[Jingthing]

So you think gays and "adulterers" should be stoned to death as well, mate?

[Jeffreyake]

So you think gays and "adulterers" should be stoned to death as well, mate?

no, I don't think so. But I don't consider my opinion the ultimate truth. if people of Brunei or there ruler think differently - its up to them to enforce the law they believe.

who is me to think for other people what they should no. neither me nor anybody else have a right to dictate his moral values to other people.

[Jingthing]

So you think gays and "adulterers" should be stoned to death as well, mate?

no, I don't think so. But I don't consider my opinion the ultimate truth. if people of Brunei or there ruler think differently - its up to them to enforce the law they believe.

who is me to think for other people what they should no. neither me nor anybody else have a right to dictate his moral values to other people.

This isn't about dictating. It's about protesting extremely barbaric policies and not economically supporting the man behind them.

[Basil B]

I will be boycotting his hotels too,

mainly because I can not afford them,

but then I would if I had the money,

or maybe not if I won mega bucks on the Lottery.

[Jeffreyake]

This isn't about dictating. It's about protesting extremely barbaric policies and not economically supporting the man behind them.

ahah you read what I say but discard it, because of your stereotypes.

why American actors protest against something happening on the other side of the globe? why don't they mind their own business?

because since their childhood they were indoctrinated that they, as Americans, are in charge of all other world

here lies an idea of America's claim to world domination. the idea of so called "pax americana"

thats why all progressive humanity should unite to resist this new evil empire.

[caughtintheact]

"But the sultan has defended the implementation of the law, meant to shore up Islam and guard the Southeast Asian country against outside influences."

Really? Is this a signal that Brunei is going to quit the AEC?

"We have never thought ill of others. We have never relied on them to accept us or agree with is but it is enough if they respect us the way we respect them," he said last week when announcing the law's implementation."

Oh really, then why did Brunei join the AEC, ASEAN, etc?

[Jingthing]

This isn't about dictating. It's about protesting extremely barbaric policies and not economically supporting the man behind them.

ahah you read what I say but discard it, because of your stereotypes.

why American actors protest against something happening on the other side of the globe? why don't they mind their own business?

because since their childhood they were indoctrinated that they, as Americans, are in charge of all other world

here lies an idea of America's claim to world domination. the idea of so called "pax americana"

thats why all progressive humanity should unite to resist this new evil empire.

What's your nationality? You seem fixated on Americans. Do you think it's only Americans who are interested in taking action against this stoning leader?