The Daily Manila Shimbun

 

Ski jumping star Kobayashi happy with key competition victory

January 18, 2019

Val di Fiemme–Japanese ski jumping sensation Ryoyu Kobayashi, who became the third person ever to win an overall victory with a “grand slam” in the prestigious Four Hills Tournament, has expressed joy over the feat, in an exclusive interview with

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Dominguez cites heightened vigilance vs illicit tobacco trade

January 18, 2019

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III underscored the need for heightened government vigilance against the illicit manufacture and sale of tobacco products, given that the increase in “sin” taxes has incentivized illegal traders to increasingly resort to smuggling and tax evasion.

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Japanese, S. Korean foreign ministers to meet next week

January 18, 2019

Tokyo–Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono is considering holding talks with his South Korean counterpart, Kang Kyung-wha, in Switzerland on Wednesday, Japanese government sources said Thursday. This will mark the first meeting between the two countries’ foreign ministers since the South

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Japanese, companion arrested in Zamboanga City buy-bust

January 18, 2019

A Japanese and his companion were arrested in a buy-bust operation in Zamboanga City on Thursday. Chief Supt. Emmanuel Luis Licup,  Zamboanga regional police director, said the Japanese suspect was 59 years old and a resident of Divisoria while his

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Japanese Court Backs Demolition of Building Hit by March 2011 Tsunami

January 18, 2019

Morioka, Iwate Pref.–A Japanese court on Thursday dismissed a request from residents to block the demolition of a former local government building in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, where many people were killed in the March 2011 tsunami. In

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Stock index rallies close to 8,000 point mark, peso declines to P52.41:$1

January 17, 2019

Philippine stocks ended a key index level on Thursday following profit-taking on the previous day BUT the peso lost 28 centavos against the US dollar. The Philippine Stock Exchange index closed at 7, 927.20 points, up 62.50. In the broader

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Lorenzana says China may be ‘’concealing information’’on South China Sea

January 17, 2019

  Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Thursday said China may be “concealing information” about their history in the South China Sea.   This statement came after Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said the nine-dash claim of China and

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PNP has not received communications from International Criminal Court

January 17, 2019

  The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Thursday said it has not received any communication with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in regards with their investigation into alleged extrajudicial killings.   “As far as the PNP is concerned, we received

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