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Monthly Archives: August 2010

US Congressman Wants to Lift Tobacco Mail Restrictions On US Troops

» by August 5th, 2010 at 1:54 am » Comments (12)

I just find it amazing that out of all the dangers facing deployed US troops some members of the US Congress seem more concerned about stopping them from smoking a ...more »

Korea Finder 27-10

» by August 4th, 2010 at 5:25 pm » Comments (12)

So who knows where this art work is located? Here is this year’s Korea Finder Leadersboard: Mark – 11 Leon Laporte – 4 Lemmy – 3 Kushibo – 2 Dr. Yu – 2 The Korean – 1 Sonagi ...more »

Picture of the Day: Korean Jogakbo

» by August 4th, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (1)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="400" caption="A woman wearing a jacket featuring the gorgeous-looking jogakbo (Korean traditional patchwork) (Source: Han Style) "][/caption] more »

South Korean Naval Base Construction Halts On Cheju Island

» by August 4th, 2010 at 9:31 am » Comments (0)

It appears the building of a key South Korean Navy base is going to be a continuing stop and go affair: The project to build a strategic naval base on the ...more »

North Korean Soccer World Cup Coach Punished With Forced Labor

» by August 4th, 2010 at 3:19 am » Comments (10)

Like any report coming out of North Korea who knows how true this is, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was in fact true: North Korea's football manager has ...more »

1994 Hyundai Sonata for Sale In Yongsan

» by August 3rd, 2010 at 11:08 pm » Comments (11)

Via the ROK Drop Classifieds, comes this offer: USAG Yongsan 94 Hyundai 76,300 Miles Auto transmission, power everything Perfect AC /Heat Tires less than 1000miles Well maintained (oil changes, etc…) Already registered on post overall very good condition- More details ...more »

ROK Military Tries to Reduce Sex Crimes Within Its Ranks

» by August 3rd, 2010 at 5:12 pm » Comments (4)

This article would have been more useful if there was statistics available to show if there really is a sex crime problem in the ROK Army or not: The military is ...more »

Picture of the Day: Marriage House, 1968 Korea

» by August 3rd, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (1)

Via Neil Mishalov. more »

Porn site airs at Indonesia’s parliament

» by August 3rd, 2010 at 5:41 am » Comments (1)

Supposedly a crackdown on porn is taking place in the country as Ramadan approaches. Indonesian lawmakers and journalists got a shock when an online porn video blazed across dozens of ...more »

Will New US Sanctions On North Korea Hit Chinese Banks & Businesses?

» by August 3rd, 2010 at 2:55 am » Comments (9)

That is the only way these new sanctions announced by the US will do any good: Washington's new sanctions seek to cut off North Korea's illicit moneymaking sources by ...more »

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