The veteran Gilas mentor said he expects Indonesia and Thailand to field their respective naturalized players in their bid to reign supreme in the region. Cambodia SEA Games Federation has changed the basketball format this year, doing away with the single-round arrangement where the team with the best record automatically wins the gold. Instead, the host country split the eight-team field to two groups with the top two squads from each bracket advancing to the crossover semis. Winners from the semis then clash for the gold medal. Gilas is scheduled to hold a weeklong closed-door training at Inspire Sports Academy in Calamba, Laguna beginning Sunday.

4 more BIFF experts in IED fabrication yieldThe four members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters turned in rifles and explosives before they pledged allegiance to the government. COTABATO CITY, Philippines — Four more members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters trained in fabrication of improvised explosive devices surrendered to the Army Friday. Local officials, among them members of the municipal peace and order council in Sultan sa Barongis, said Saturday the four erstwhile BIFF members, whose names were withheld for their safety, belonged to a group tagged in recent bombings of buses in central Mindanao. Rillera said Col. Andre Santos of the 1st Mechanized Brigade, his subordinate-officers in the 1st Mechanized Battalion and the local government unit of Sultan sa Barongis in Maguindanao del Sur cooperated in securing their surrender via backchannel dialogues. More than 300 members of the BIFF and its allies Dawlah Islamiya and Al-Khobar had surrendered to units of 6th ID since 2021.

On World Wish Day, Make-A-Wish Hong Kong celebrated its 25th anniversary at Hong Kong Disneyland Resort, launching a new series of initiatives, beginning with fulfilling Jarvis’ wish. The Wish child of Make-A-Wish Hong Kong, Jarvis, was diagnosed with a rare form of myelodysplastic syndrome in 2018. I also hope that my songs and drum music instill hope in Wish children and patients. We believe that the experience of making a wish come true fills a child's life with hope, strength and joy. Hong Kong Disneyland is devoted to granting many more wishes in the future, making dreams come true for Wish kids and all who visit.

The Stars defeated the Wild 4-1 in regulation, with goals from forwards Roope Hintz, Wyatt Johnston, Mason Marchment, and Max Domi. Goaltender Jake Oettinger allowed one goal (from Minnesota's Frederick Gaudreau) and had a.958 save percentage for the game. He, defenseman Miro Heiskanen, and Hintz are the three stars of the game. He has 2 goals and 5 assists, totaling 7 points in 6 playoff games, so far. Veteran Filipino Canadian defenseman Matt Dumba had two assists in six playoff games for the Wild.

The PCG said the two ships were identified as the MT Petite Soeur, a Marshall-flagged chemical/oil product tanker, and the MV Hong Hai 189, a Sierra Leone-flagged dredger, which capsized following the collision. Speaking in Filipino, Cornelio said the Hong Hai 189 was about to dock "when the Petite Soeur changed berth, hitting the starboard stern of the dredger and causing a hole that caused it to capsize." A rescue vessel in the area of the accident rescued 16 crew of the MV Hong Hai 189. Meanwhile, those from the MT Petite Soeur were safe. He said they have contacted a salvage vessel that will tow the Hong Hai 189, "which is currently stuck at the Traffic Separation Scheme," adding they will try to remove the ship and prevent it from sinking.

A 34-year-old driver was arrested for drunk driving as he fell unconscious behind the wheel after his Honda seven-seater hit another vehicle when parking at Tsui Ping North car park in the early hours of Saturday. A pedestrian found out about the crash and reported it to a security guard at the car park, who later found the driver of the seven-seater, named Ng, slumped behind the wheel. The guard attempted to shatter the window to the driver seat to wake Ng up but failed. The 42-year-old driver of the Benz named Wong came to the scene to learn what happened as well. He revealed he was going to sell his car, but now that the vehicle was damaged, he would need to put the sale on hold.

Seven people were arrested for their connection to at least 25 phishing scams in which the victims were swindled out of about HK$500,000. Separately, four men were also arrested for cheating about HK$900,000 from online sellers by using invalid cheques. The first phishing case was handled by the East Kowloon regional crime squad. Officers also seized two modem pools and a significant number of SIM cards to be used to send victims phishing messages containing fraudulent links. As for the second case, the seven scams involving invalid cheques took place between March and April.

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"I think in that fourth quarter, four minutes left, we made winning plays," Tatum told broadcaster TNT. The lead changed hands seven times in the fourth quarter alone. Marcus Smart scored 22 points, Malcolm Brogdon added 17 off the bench and Horford chipped in 10 for the Celtics. "I thought Smart was tremendous, especially late in the fourth quarter," Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said. In the end, Hawks coach Quin Snyder said, the Celtics were just too much.

Cops form team to hunt down security guardsMissing manila arena sabungeros:MANILA, Philippines — Police have formed a tracker team to locate the suspects behind the disappearance of six cockfight aficionados at the Manila Arena last year. They face kidnapping and serious illegal detention charges filed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutors before the Manila Regional Trial Court. Their disappearance, which was the subject of a Senate investigation last year, prompted a nationwide suspension of the online cockfighting games. The law should never forget people who may have disappeared under mysterious circumstances, as victims of criminal activity,” Remulla said. There is a need to form tracker teams to serve the warrants against the suspects and put them under the jurisdiction of the court, Remulla said.

KYIV – Russia attacked cities in a wide arc across Ukraine early on Friday, from the capital, Kyiv, through central and southern regions and at least five people were killed, according to media and officials. Interfax said explosions were also reported after midnight in Dnipro, Kremenchuk and Poltava in central Ukraine and inMykolaiv in the south. Russia sees Bakhmut as a key stepping stone to other cities in eastern Ukraine, now its major military objective. It was the first time the leaders had spoken since Russia invaded Ukraine in February last year. Russian President Vladimir Putin launched the invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, saying it was necessary to protect Russia.

SAN JUAN TENNIS DOUBLES WIN GOLD San Juan City's tennis doubles players and elementary students Rai Arriola (second from left) and Matthias Go (third from left) clinched the gold medal at the ongoing NCR Meet in Marikina City's Marikina Sports Complex on Friday, April 28, 2023. Both Xavier School students, their coach Carlos Austria (rightmost) saw them through to the finals. San Juan City will proceed to represent NCR at Palarong Pambansa in July. SAN JUAN CITY's tennis tandem and elementary students Rai Arriola and Matthias Go clinched the gold medal in the finals of the ongoing National Capital Region (NCR) Meet at the Marikina City Sports Complex on Friday. As a result of the win, Arriola and Go wll represent NCR at the Palarong Pambansa in July.

(Reuters)A Chinese national who was arrested in Pakistan on charges of blasphemy has been released from a high-security prison after a court granted him bail, defense lawyer and local police said Friday. Atif Khan Jadoon, the lawyer for the man who has been only identified as Mr. Tian said the Chinese national was granted bail by a judge in the northwestern city of Abbottabad on Thursday. Tian was released after he filed a surety bond of 200,000 rupees (US$700), Jadoon said. Tian was part of a group of Chinese working on the Dasu Dam, the biggest hydropower project in Pakistan. The arrest of Muslims and non-Muslims on charges of blasphemy are common in Pakistan, but foreigners are rarely among those detained.

The aim of US foreign policy is a US-dominated world, in which the US writes the global trade and financial rules, controls advanced technologies, maintains militarily supremacy, and dominates all potential competitors. Unless US foreign policy is changed to recognize the need for a multipolar world, it will lead to more wars, and possibly World War 3. "At the end of World War 2, the US was far ahead of the rest of the world in economic, technological and military power. Preeminent power"In 2015, US Ambassador Robert Blackwill, an important US foreign policy strategist, described the US grand strategy with exceptional clarity. Major nations from Brazil to India and beyond aim for a multipolar world.

A carer and two four-year-old kids were injured after a school bus crashed into the rear end of a double-decker bus outside Central Market on Friday morning. The incident occurred on Queen Victoria Street around 8 am this morning as both vehicles were heading up the inclined road at the time. The front of the school bus was damaged, and the windshield cracked; the rear end of the Citybus was also damaged. The 69-year-old carer sustained minor injuries, and two four-year-old students suffered scratches to their foreheads. Police are now investigating the cause of the incident.