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Monthly Archives: November 2009

Japanese Government Looks at Cutting Base Worker Pay

» by November 30th, 2009 at 5:34 pm » Comments (5)

I wonder if the Korean government has ever thought of doing this with USFK workers?: A Japanese government working group recommended reviewing salaries of local workers on U.S. military bases ...more »

Picture of the Day: Gun Fight at the Sejong Center

» by November 30th, 2009 at 1:00 pm » Comments (5)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="The KBS spy action drama “Iris” team films explosion and gun-fighting scenes yesterday on the roads in front of the Sejong Center for Performing Arts in ...more »

Korea Finder 35-09

» by November 30th, 2009 at 1:09 am » Comments (9)

Who knows where these pagodas are located?: Here is this year’s Korea Finder Leadersboard: Leon Laporte - 10 Mark – 9 RoK N Roll – 5 Brian – 2 Brewcrew17 – 1 Obiwan – 1 Rommel – 1 Sonagi ...more »

DMZ Bottled Water Now For Sale

» by November 29th, 2009 at 6:26 pm » Comments (5)

I guess this is one way to make your bottled water's name stand out: After a long run or grueling workout, U.S. servicemembers around South Korea will now be able ...more »

Picture of the Day: Kia’s New European Car

» by November 29th, 2009 at 1:00 pm » Comments (2)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="450" caption="Kia Cee’d gets kudos in Germany: Kia Motors’ Cee’d, a city car released in the European market, was praised by German auto magazine Auto Gild for ...more »

Tiger Woods accident story- Will it ever be reported right?

» by November 29th, 2009 at 12:50 pm » Comments (15)

Dan Le Batard of the Miami Herald sums up the last 36 hours of Tiger Woods news. The news-gathering landscape has mutated so quickly and so absolutely, at once enhanced and ...more »

Is Death Threat Against ATEC President Legitimate?

» by November 29th, 2009 at 1:39 am » Comments (19)

It appears that the conflict between Anti-English Spectrum and the Association of English Teachers in Korea (ATEC) has hit a new low: [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="120" caption="Greg Dolezal"] [/caption] The president of the ...more »

It is Now Legal to Lure Women Into Sex Before Marriage In Korea

» by November 28th, 2009 at 4:56 pm » Comments (10)

Via JoeC from the ROK Drop Forums comes this Korean law update: The Constitutional Court ruled Thursday that a law that penalizes men for luring women into having sex with them ...more »

Picture of the Day: Getting Ready for Christmas

» by November 28th, 2009 at 1:00 pm » Comments (1)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="A staffer makes up another during training for Christmas events at the Everland amusement park in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province on Wednesday. /Newsis"][/caption] more »

USFK Court Martial Results for October 2009

» by November 28th, 2009 at 10:19 am » Comments (0)

I am really late on these this month, but here are the latest court martial results: Court-Martial Results for October 2009 At a general court-martial on 2 October 2009, Airman First ...more »

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