Hassanal Bolkiah

Future peace, prosperity and confidence depend not just on ourselves but on the success of all nations. Hence, we are all partners, no matter what our backgrounds, cultures, faiths and histories.

With faith and gratitude to Allah the almighty, I declare that tomorrow, Thursday May 1, 2014, will see the enforcement of sharia law phase one, to be followed by the other phases.

Theory states that Allah's law is cruel and unfair, but Allah himself has said that his law is indeed fair.

I've always been very determined, ever since I was a little girl, to make my way.

It is against this concept of the sovereign state, a state isolated by protectionism and militarism, that internationalism must now engage in decisive battle.

Most people don't know what they spend in every single area, but they know they have a problem in particular areas.