India’s Election Commission rejected opposition fears of possible tampering of electronic voting machines ahead of the counting of votes Thursday.
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Clashes in Jakarta in Wake of President Joko’s Reelection
Indonesian President Joko says he will not tolerate anyone disturbing the country’s democratic process, after deadly clashes .
Bangladesh Government Blocks News Website in Fresh Blow to Media
Authorities have blocked access to popular news portal in what critics condemned as the latest blow to freedom of expression in the South Asian nation.
South Korea To Launch Blockchain-Based Citizen Card
The mayor of Seoul, Park Won-soon, has announced the city will launch blockchain and AI initiatives as part of its smart city implementation plan.
China’s New ‘Social Credit System’ Is A Dystopian Nightmare
Imagine calling a friend.Instead of hearing a ring tone you hear a police siren, and then a voice intoning, “Be careful in your dealings with this person.”
India Election Counting To Begin With Modi Poised For Victory
More than 600 million Indians will learn the outcome of the country’s six-week elections, as results are released progressively throughout the day.
North Korea Sells Tens Of Thousands Of Its Women Into China Sex Trade
Tens of thousands of North Korean women and girls are trafficked and sold into the sex trade in China where they are forced to endure systemic rape.
Latest Deportation, Disappearances Rattle Thai Dissident Diaspora
Yammy and her friends venture out of the house they share only every few days to stock up on food, have stopped live webcasts for them not to be located.
Sanctions Threaten North Korea’s Old and New Elites
North Korea’s cash-strapped economy is under crippling international sanctions, it means traditional elite, rising merchant class may be feeling pinched
Rohingya in Bangladesh Receive Identity Documents for First Time
Bangladeshi authorities and U.N. refugee agency have registered more than a quarter million Rohingya refugees and presented them with identity documents.