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Caste and Tamil nationalism in the Indian election

Karim Raslan
Updated as of Feb 16 05:55 PM

With Indian elections approaching, a Tamil man in India is concerned about attempts to polarise the population along caste lines. Read more »

ABL: Ramos powers Alab past Wolf Warriors

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 15 11:15 PM

San Miguel Alab Pilipinas shrugged off a sluggish start before crippling the Zhuhai Wolf Warriors, 105-79, in the ASEAN Basketball League at the Doumen Gymnasium, in Zhuhai, China on Friday. Read more »

ABL: Shorthanded Alab suffers defeat against HK Eastern

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 14 12:45 AM

San Miguel Alab Pilipinas succumbed to an 88-83 defeat to Hong Kong Eastern Basketball team in the ASEAN Basketball League on Wednesday. Read more »

ABL: Alab's Balkman torches Hong Kong Eastern with 32 points

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 09 12:22 AM

(UPDATED) San Miguel Alab Pilipinas continued its mastery of Hong Kong Eastern Basketball with a 96-85 win in the ASEAN Basketball League Friday night at the Southorn Stadium, Wan Chai, Hong Kong. Read more »

FACT CHECK: No, India did not declare a holiday in honor of Duterte's visit

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 31 07:12 PM

A post which has been shared tens of thousands of times on Facebook claims that India declared a holiday in honor of a visit from Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

ABL: Alab’s PJ Ramos, Balkman just too strong for Wolf Warriors

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 30 04:51 PM

Renaldo Balkman scored 34 points and PJ Ramos added 25 to lead San Miguel Alab Pilipinas to a 100-81 win over Wolf Warriors on Tuesday. Read more »

ABL: Revenge win, as Alab Pilipinas slays lackluster Dragons

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 25 11:55 PM

PJ Ramos scored 25 points, and San Miguel Alab Pilipinas avenged its early season loss to Westports Malaysia Dragons with an 85-47 win on Friday. Read more »

Run, gun, and win: a day with the Philippine Army Shooting Team

Vince Pornelos
Updated as of Jan 25 05:46 PM

Many soldiers, on a break from assignments in conflict zones such as Basilan, find themselves undergoing a different set of challenges—and welcoming the respite. Read more »

ASEAN central bank officers in PH for regional dialogue on financial stability

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 21 11:48 PM

Central bankers from major Southeast Asian economies are in Manila for the Philippine central bank and the International Monetary Fund's regional dialogue on financial stability. Read more »

ABL: San Miguel Alab banks on unstoppable Balkman to beat Black Bears

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 18 11:03 PM

Renaldo Balkman scored 37 points, and San Miguel Alab Pilipinas rode a critical run in the fourth quarter to beat Macau Black Bears 106-99 Friday. Read more »

OPINION: The Death of Facebook?

Karim Raslan – Ceritalah ASEAN
Posted at Jan 16 05:01 PM

Maybe what we’re seeing is not so much the “death” of Facebook as its dethronement. Read more »

ABL: PJ Ramos, Ray Parks Jr. power Alab to bounce-back win vs HK

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 11 10:48 PM

Following their first defeat of the season, San Miguel Alab Pilipinas bounced back with a statement win against the Hongkong Eastern Lions in the ASEAN Basketball League Friday.  Read more »

ABL: Alab perfect start ends in close loss to Westports Dragons

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 09 11:06 PM

San Miguel Alab Pilipinas lost 72-71 to Westports Malaysia Dragons in the ABL in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday night, the Filipino club's first loss in 6 games. Read more »

OPINION: Thai elections: What will General Prayuth do to keep in grip on power?

Karim Raslan -- Ceritalah ASEAN
Posted at Jan 09 10:01 PM

Thailand's nationwide ban on politics has been lifted. The Kingdom prepares itself for its first election since 2014. Read more »

Southeast Asia wary of China's Belt and Road project, skeptical of US - survey

Reuters
Updated as of Jan 07 02:46 AM

Southeast Asian countries should be cautious in negotiating with China on its flagship Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to avoid being trapped in unsustainable debt, 70 percent of respondents said in a policy survey released on Monday. Read more »

ABL: Alab defends Lapu-Lapu by dominating Wolf Warriors

Norman Lee Benjamin Riego , ABS-CBN Sports
Posted at Jan 06 09:18 PM

All of Alab Pilipinas put on a show before ultimately putting away Chinese team Zhuhai to stay spotless in the 2018-2019 Asean Basketball League. Read more »

ABL: Despite hot start, Alapag says Alab still has a lot of room for growth

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 06 12:12 PM

San Miguel Alab Pilipinas (4-0) stakes its perfect record when Jimmy Alapag and crew battle Wolf Warriors in Cebu on Sunday. Tipoff is at 8 p.m. Read more »

Japanese firms hopping on ride-hailing bandwagon in SE Asia

Kyodo News
Posted at Jan 02 08:32 PM

Japanese firms are involved in a clash of titans that is expected to intensify this year between two successful ride-hailing startups in Southeast Asia. Read more »

2018 Philippine sports in review: Pinoys leave mark on global stage

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 29 12:37 PM

The phrase "history was made" was used on a number of occasions in 2018, as Filipino athletes asserted themselves in international competition. Read more »

U.S. trade war set to hurt China, but may render ASEAN winner

Kyodo News
Posted at Dec 27 09:42 PM

A trade war waged by U.S. President Donald Trump is likely to deal a further blow to China's economy in 2019, but ASEAN may gain from the dispute between the world's two biggest economies. Read more »