Mental health checkup
Changes needed in perception, infrastructure Korea has one of the world’s highest suicide rates, scores among the lowest on happiness indexes, a serious overdrinking problem, and ominous school violence. A word that best sums up such a society is “abnormal.” So it seems only natural, if long belated, that the government has decided to force […]
US-Burma ties: from isolation to engagement
After years of diplomatic tension over isolation and sanctions, U.S.-Burma relations improved in recent months. What prospects does this rapprochement have? The relationship between the United States and Burma was mostly cordial in the years following Burma’s independence from the British in 1948. It was strained by the Burmese military coup of 1962, and worsened […]
Analyze this for Dec. 19 poll
As usual at this time of the year, the outbreak of the three-year Korean War is being remembered. The war was started by a surprise attack by North Korea on the morning of June 25, 1950, and killed millions of civilians and soldiers. Sixty two years later today, the Korean conflict remains unresolved, with millions […]
Pro-N. Korea lawmakers in Assembly
Korean politics seem to have reached a contentious limit. It seems just yesterday that people were criticizing the backwardness of Korean politics for dragging down the Korean economy, but now it has become a problem not just for the economy, but a crisis that threatens the national identity. This crisis is caused by political establishments […]
Villagers affected by coalmine demand full compensation
DHAKA — Several thousand villagers affected by coalmine in northern Bangladesh district of Dinajpur continued their sit-in demonstrations at Barapukuria coal field over the week demanding full payment of their compensation as committed by the government for their rehabilitation. The inhabitants from 15 affected villages carrying sticks and chanting slogans joined the demonstration since June 18 […]
Monkeys are not the terrorists
The population of monkeys in Pakistan is estimated around 15000. They are found in Chitral, Swat, Nathia Gali and other mountain forest areas in Northern parts of country. The monkeys are even found in Margala Hill forests of Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. When someone passes through the roads near thick mountain forests, the branches […]
Truth about Rwanda
KILGALI ― Ongoing unrest between rival military factions in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has triggered a predictable barrage of innuendo, fabricated leaks, and outright lies regarding Rwanda’s role. It began 10 days ago, with a single BBC story on a leaked United Nations report that was said to prove Rwanda’s involvement, but […]
Romney on North Korea
Despite U.S. concerns of proliferation and security threats, North Korea is not a critical issue that will affect the outcome of the American presidential election in November. The North is not likely to provoke military trouble serious enough to make a difference during the rest of this presidential election year for either the United States […]
War against rough drunks
Treatment should go together with punishment “To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.” ― Confucius (B.C. 551-B.C. 479) Since it declared a war against violent drunkards a month ago, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency (SMPA) has arrested more than 100 violators. That is an impressive performance, even considering the Korean police’s reputation […]
Beautiful island, sad history
JEJU – Schoolchildren here sing a mournful song about a gigantic rock about 90 miles southwest of the island where the souls of fishermen lost at sea find their final repose. The rock cannot really be called an outcropping since it’s actually submerged several meters, but South Korea has set up a meteorological station with […]
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