dominated by the pro—india democratic party. some saw saturday's test as a test of the plan for closer economic co—operation with china. since the september election, mr muizzu has been trying to send home a smaller garrison of 89 indians stationed in the archipelago. to ecuador: the national prison agency says they are trying to establish who's behind the death of a prison director who died on sunday. his death comes as ecuadorians have been voting in a referendum to bolster security in response to a surge in violence by drug gangs. measures include an expansion of military and police powers that will allow the military to patrol the streets alongside the police. they'll also significantly boost gun controls and impose harsher prison sentences for terrorism and drug trafficking.