Wearing a Santa hat can land you 5 years in jail in Brunei!

December 23, 2015 10:38

As much of the world gears up for Christmas, there's one country where citizens could risk time in prison if they are caught celebrating: the tiny, oil-rich sultanate of Brunei.

The country, an enclave on the southeast Asian island of Borneo surrounded by Malaysia, is estimated to have a population of just under 430,000, and about 78 percent of it is Muslim.

Late last year, Brunei's Ministry of Religious Affairs announced that Muslims are prohibited from joining the traditional Christian celebration and that wearing "hats or clothes that resemble Santa Claus" would be considered a criminal offense.

« Back to LIVE

TOP STORIES

Green Recaps Dharamsala Drama

'Another classic, vintage Virat innings and Rajat got his fourth 50. The game had everything... Another good day for RCB.'

Right training key to run-machine Kohli: Moody

With Kohli in stunning form, RCB have brought a late momentum to their campaign securing four successive wins after enduring six losses on the trot.

SIP inflows peak at Rs 20K crore as MFs conquer 6.4 million accounts

The mutual fund (MF) gross inflows through the systematic investment plan (SIP) route topped the Rs 20,000 crore mark for the first time in a calendar month as investors opened a record 6.4 million SIP accounts despite a spike in market...

Less Than 5% Of Candidates From Congress

The Congress is contesting 328 seats in the ongoing elections -- the lowest since Independence.

Woman staffer who accused Bengal Guv of molestation to write to Prez

'How did the governor screen my footage without my permission? He committed a new crime today'