Nicaragua’s long-serving President Daniel Ortega said the Central American country will no longer hold elections, eliminating the possibility of an electoral challenge when his term ends next year and further entrenching the rule he shares with his wife.
Ortega, who has continuously held power since 2007 following an earlier presidential term in the 1980s, said the move will close off any path to the opposition, although he did not provide details about carrying out the ban.
“There won’t be
Beijing summons the Philippine ambassador to complain about what it describes as a ‘malicious’ attack on its coastguards
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Monday’s clash near the disputed Second Thomas Shoal involved a Chinese coastguard vessel and two Philippine Navy rubber dinghies.
It accused the Philippine servicemen of “using tools
Police set up roadblocks in Klang after a man threatens security guards transferring cash into a van with what appears to be a gun
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Selangor police chief Commissioner Shazeli Kahar said the incident occurred
The milestone vehicle was a BYD
From Bali’s bid to become a financial hub to Japan’s bind over US’ ICC campaign, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting
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Researchers linked to law enforcement collected data and devised tools to help classify sensitive and illegal material
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Chinese police scientists have offered a rare insight into how they were able to break into the dark web using artificial intelligence to decode underground content.
A Chinese ride-sharing driver has dedicated himself to his city’s emergency medical services, offering first aid to nearly 400 cases in the past year.
Liu Xianfu, 54, is a driver and first aid volunteer in Foshan city, in southern China’s Guangdong province.
The migrant from Hunan province in the south-central region first worked as a truck driver, then a taxi driver. He saw many accidents on the road and remembered the frustration of not being able to help.
He joined
The death of veteran actor Patrick Tse Yin at 89 marks the loss of one of the last icons from Hong Kong’s cinematic golden era, a time when the city’s movie industry held sway across Southeast Asia.
Charles Cheung Chi-wai, an associate professor at Hong Kong Baptist University’s humanities and creative writing department, said the glittering cohort of stars in the 1960s helped cement the city’s reputation as the “Hollywood of the East”.
Tse’s son,
It said improvement works were already under way for about 50km (31 miles) of water mains, while new works covering about 40km were scheduled to start by the end of the year
