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“Menma” made from young bamboo helping save forests

May 9, 2019

Tokyo–“Menma” seasoned food made domestically from bamboo plants as tall as humans is gaining popularity in Japan, contributing to preserving undeveloped woodland near populated areas. Imported menma, made usually from bamboo shoots, is commonly used as a topping for ramen

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PNP cannot say if Monday’s midlterm election will be ”foolproof”

May 9, 2019

Philippine National Police ( PNP) General Oscar Albayalde on Thursday said though they are 100 percent prepared for Monday’s midterm election he cannot say if it will be foolproof. “ The only time that we can say that our preparations

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PNP campaign vs illegal drugs to continue even during polls

May 9, 2019

The Philippine National Police ( PNP) on Thursday said their campaign against illegal drugs will continue even during election. In a press briefing, PNP spokesperson Colonel Bernard Banac said there will be enough personnel to conduct operation against crimes even

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Japan closely watching Iranian situation: Suga

May 9, 2019

Tokyo–The Japanese government is closely watching the Iranian situation after Teheran announced partial suspension of commitments under the 2015 international nuclear deal, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga has said. “We take note of the explanation that the Iranian government’s decision

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Three killed in ambush by alleged NPAs in Isabela

May 9, 2019

Three people, including a soldier, were killed while one was wounded in an ambush and encounter with alleged members of New People’s Army ( NPA) in Isabela province this week. Maj. Noriel Tayaban, public affairs chief of the 5th Infantry

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Albayalde hopes for peaceful midterm polls in Mindanao

May 9, 2019

Philippine National Police (PNP) General Oscar Albayalde hopes for a peaceful conduct of midterm elections in Mindanao with the passage of Bangsamoro Organic Law. “Actually we are very optimistic to have a peaceful elections because of the BOL… we are

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Duterte not interested in suing people in ouster matrix

May 9, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte said he is not interested in filing charges against those people in the ouster plot matrix and “Bikoy” who accused his minor daughter of having a link in the illegal drug trade. In the campaign rally in

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2 Die after car hits nursery kids in Western Japan

May 9, 2019

Otsu, Shiga Pref.–A car ploughed into a group of nursery children on a sidewalk in the western Japan prefecture of Shiga on Wednesday morning, leaving two of them dead and one critically injured and unconscious. According to prefectural police, 13

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