Thursday 30 April 2015

The problem with Australian Political Leaders. Whether it is Tony Abbott or Bill Shorten, sure, you can put shit into a nice suit, but it is still shit.


2013 $1.00Au=6Yuan (china) 2015 $1.00Au=3Yuan (china) Forget about coal, we need to smuggle more heroin in Indonesia. We need to stop telling Indonesia who our people are


My problem with Bill Shorten, Leader of the Australian Labor Party: Currently, watching Bill Shorten on TV standing on a box so that the nodding heads behind him aren't higher, rabbiting on about nothing, with his make up on, and his forehead botox-ed, his eyelashes adjusted, and his contact lenses polished to make his eyes look almost mammalian. What a stubby runty stupid treasonous back-stabbing reactionary revisionist destructive recalcitrant little cunt he is.


Nepal. Karma in Action?

KARMA: Recalling the response of the Buddhist Nepalese to the earthquake in Sichuan, China, that killed 80,000 Chinese a few years ago...'That's just karma in action.'

First on the ground in Nepal: 100 Chinese Peoples Liberation Army International High Altitude Rescue Specialists and 30 military-medical helicopters, long before it was safe to be there, the after-shocks still rolling out, doing great work in extremely dangerous environments to save Nepalese people. Nothing to do with karma, just well organised, brave, skilled, human compassion.

Kim Jong Un executed 15 officials: NIS According to the South Korean security services, the victims included the Vice Miniter of Forestry, the Deputy Chief of the National Strategy Center and four directors of the Enhasu Orchestra. Meanwhile, Kim Jong-Un's sister, Kim Yo-Jong, may be pregnant and there are now over 60,000 North Koreans with a personal worth of over $50,000. Visit NK News for more


Wednesday 29 April 2015

All things North Korean

The evolution of North Korea’s ‘inminban’, By Dr. Andrei Lankov
Invented by Japanese colonisers, the inminban mutual surveillance system is finally changing with the advance of the free market. As trade and bribery become more current, it has grown easier to evade checks by inminban committee members, with some inminban members even colluding with residents to help them evade police spying.
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North Korean workers in Russia up 20%
A total 47,364 North Koreans are currently working in Russia, with only Turkey and China providing a greater proportion of Russia's foreign workforce. North Koreans working in Russia earn between $25 and $30 per month, as opposed to an average of $1 at home. The majority work in the forestry industry, though 9,026 North Korean plasterers are also working in Russia.
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Inter-Korean trade hits record high in 2014, By Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne analyses the past 15 years' worth of trade data, noting that while trade with China accounts for by far the greatest part of all exports and imports, the 2013 Kaesong shut-down nevertheless hit North Korea hard. While North Korea's nuclear tests have little effect on trade, sanctions and worsening relations with neighboring countries do have an effect.
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North Korea suggests Russian development of copper asset
While previous joint mining projects with China ended in expulsion and expropriation, Russian investors remain hopeful that there is profit to be made in North Korea. In return for access to copper deposits, Russia will provide the northeastern DPRK with energy. North Korea's copper reserves are much smaller than those remaining to be exploited in Siberia, hinting at a political motivation for the project.
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Kim Yong Nam meets heads of state in Indonesia
North Korea’s nominal head of state Kim Yong Nam used his trip to Indonesia to meet with various world leaders, including  Indonesian President Joko Widodo, Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe.
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Top Stories Today
Pyongyang linked with regular flights (East Day)
South Korea said Tuesday it is not considering approving massive food aid to North Korea, although it is "desirable" to prop up the quality of civilian groups' aid to the North.
S. Korea not mulling food aid to N. Korea (The Korea Herald)
South Korea said Tuesday it is not considering approving massive food aid to North Korea, although it is "desirable" to prop up the quality of civilian groups' aid to the North.
N.Korea Gives Up on Big Collective Farms (The Chosun Ilbo)
The North Korean regime started to distribute the land of collective farms to households across the reclusive nation. Household farming already started in selected regions several years ago. 
North Korea Ramps Up Circulation of National Daily(Radio Free Asia)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered the quality and content of a state newspaper be improved and its circulation increased so it can serve as an ideological training tool.
U.S. seeks Russias role in N. Koreas denuclearization(Yonhap News)
The United States urged Russia Tuesday to dissuade North Korea from stockpiling its nuclear arsenal and developing long range missiles when its leader Kim Jong-un visits Moscow.
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    The Week ahead in North Korea

    The week ahead in North Korea
    North Korea Freedom Week
    • The North Korea Freedom Week Coalition will host their annual weeklong event in Washington D.C. from April 26 to May 2.
    • A full list of events can be found here.
    HRNK Report Launch: “Arsenal of Terror: North Korea, State Sponsor of Terrorism”
    • The Committee for Human Rights in North Korea will host this event as part of North Korea Freedom Week in Washington D.C. on April 27.
    • Suzanne Scholte, president of the North Korea Freedom Coalition, will deliver some opening remarks.
    • Joshua Stanton, author of “Arsenal of Terror: North Korea, State Sponsor of Terrorism,” will give a presentation on his new report.
    • Nicholas Eberstadt, Harry Wendt chair in political economy at AEI, and Marcus Noland, executive vice president and director of studies at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, will have a discussion about the report’s contents.
    • Greg Scarlatoiu, executive director of HRNK will moderate the discussion.
    • Send RSVP requests to rosapark@hrnk.org
    • Hors d’oeuvres will be served and a cash bar will be available. Complimentary copies of the report will be available for all in attendance. 
    • For more information click here.
    Maintaining Focus on North Korean Human Rights Violations
    • The Heritage Foundation will host this event as part of North Korea Freedom Week in Washington D.C. on April 28.
    • Panel 1: “North Korean Defectors Highlight Abuses” will be moderated by Suzanne Scholte, chair of the North Korea Freedom Coalition. Panelists include; Kim Seong-min, founder and director of Free North Korea Radio; Choi Jeong-hun, commander North Korea People’s Liberation Front; Lee So-yeon, representative of New Korea Women’s Alliance; and Park Kun-ha, representative of North Korea Intellectuals Solidarity.
    • Panel 2: “Policy Recommendations for the United States” will be moderated by Bruce Klinger, senior research fellow at the Heritage Foundation. Panelists include; Jared Genser, managing director of Perseus Strategies; Roberta Cohen, nonresident fellow at the Brookings Institution; and Lee Sung-yoon, professor in Korean studies at the Fletcher School, Tufts University.
    • For more information and to RSVP click here.
    North Korea’s Forced Labor Enterprise: A State-Sponsored Marketplace in Human Trafficking 
    • The Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission will host this congressional hearing in Washington D.C. on April 29.
    • Panel 1 will feature Ambassador Robert King, special envoy for North Korean human rights issues at the U.S. Department of State.
    • Pane 2 will feature; Greg Scarlatoiu, executive director of the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea; Lim Il, co-director for the International Network for the Human Rights of North Korean Overseas Labor; and John Sifton, Asia advocacy directory at Human Rights Watch.
    • For more information click here.
    People with Disabilities in a Changing North Korea
    • The Korea Society will host this lecture in New York City on April 30.
    • Katharina Zellweger, visiting fellow at the Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University and former North Korea country director for the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, will speak about the experience of disabled people in North Korea.
    • Admission to this event is $10 for members and $20 for non-members.
    • For more information click here.
    Green Detente: Opportunities for North-South Environmental Engagement
    • The Asia Institute, Arirang Institute, and The Korea Society are hosting this lecture in Seoul on April 30.
    • A panel of experts will discuss the current status of environmental collaboration between the two Koreas and where such cooperation may lead in the future. 
    • Panelists include; Emanuel Pastreich, director of the Asia Institute; Hong Sang Jung, vice administrator of the Korea Meteorological Administration; Bernhard Seliger, resident representative of the Hanns Seidel Foundation; and General Kim Ki-ho Ret., president of the Korea Green Peace Coalition. 
    • For more information click here.
    Meet the Author: James Pearson “North Korea Confidential
    • James Pearson, correspondent at Reuters and co-author of “North Korea Confidential,” will discuss his new book at a meet the author even in Seoul on April 30.
    • “North Korea Confidential” describes how North Korea’s famine in the 1990s propelled the country down a path towards gradual marketization and a form of capitalism.
    • This event is invitation only.
    • For more information click here.
    World Expo in Milan
    • VOA reported that North Korea will operate a booth at the World Expo in Milan, which opens on May 1.
    • North Korea also operated a booth at the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai.

    Tuesday 21 April 2015

    N Korea warns US Ambassador to S Korea re potential mishap


    North Korea have told the U.S ambassador to South Korea that he could face a “bigger mishap” than the knife attack to his face last month if he does not stop insulting the country with “laughable” accusations.
    Ambassador Mark Lippert said that North Korea will be rewarded with prosperity and better ties with the outside world if it improves its human rights record and begins to call an end to its nuclear programme in a speech on Wednesday.
    A North Korean propaganda agency, the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea, claimed that Lippert’s remarks proved that Washington really was intent on pursuing hostility.
    In a commentary published on Thursday on the Uriminzokkiriwebsite, the committee wrote: “Lippert needs to drop the bad habit of rashly engaging in scheming chatter distorting the truth and instigating war by taking issue with us.
    “Otherwise next time, he could face a bigger mishap than getting cut in the cheek by a South Korean citizen.”
    Kim taking in the view from the highest point in North Korea
    Lippert was slashed in the face with a fruit knife by a South Korean man with a history of erratic behaviour at a breakfast forum in central Seoul in early March.
    It required 80 stitches and he also suffered injuries to his arm.
    The attacker was charged with attempted murder although he was not charged with any crimes related to North Korea despite being questioned over his multiple visits to the country.
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    North Korea had previously said the attack was “deserved punishment” but denied that it had anything to do with them.
    In Washington, a spokesman for the U.S State Department said: “We have seen the statement which is unfortunately consistent with the nature of the regime and its rhetoric.”
    The north frequently issues pugnacious rhetoric towards the US and has accused it of planning an imminent invasion.
    President Kim Jong-Un, according to the Korea Times, has said the threat of invasion from the US is at a more serious level than at any other time since he came to power three year ago and has called for full-combat readiness for the North Korean army