Overview

• Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, 78, was admitted on May 27 after experiencing fatigue between ASEAN-GCC and ASEAN-GCC-China meetings.
• Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim confirmed the monarch is recuperating at the VIP-designated cardiac facility.
• ASEAN leaders are continuing summit talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Gulf Cooperation Council dignitaries.
• Hassanal has ruled Brunei since 1967, overseeing independence from Britain and building one of the world’s highest per-capita incomes.
• His 2019 sharia code, which includes punishments such as limb amputation and death by stoning, has drawn international criticism.