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NKDaily is reporting that the price of rice in North Korea has gone up. The rice price, which is the standard by which to observe the lives of the North Korean people, continued to rise rapidly during July. Indeed, both rice prices and exchange rates have risen three-fold over the month. On the 30th, in [...]
Archive for July, 2010
Rice Up. NK Won Down
Posted by Richard Radcliffe on July 31st, 2010
Posted in North Korea 
Tags: North Korea, North Korea: Agriculture, North Korea: economy 
No Comments »Brazil Offers Asylum to Lady to be Stoned
Posted by Richard Radcliffe on July 31st, 2010
Yahoo! news is reporting that Brazil has offered asylum to the Iranian lady who was to be stoned to death. BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has called on Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to allow a woman sentenced in Iran to death by stoning to accept an offer of asylum in [...]
Iran Update 31 Jul 10 Part 2
Posted by Richard Radcliffe on July 31st, 2010
These from our friends in Iran. The continuation of rule by execution. Qazvin, July 29, 2010. The clerical regime hanged a prisoner in the morning of July 29 in Qazvin. Tehran, July 29, 2010. Passengers using West and South Terminals of Tehran on Thursday July 29 witnessed new slogans on the walls of these two [...]
Iran Update 31 July 10 Part 1
Posted by Richard Radcliffe on July 31st, 2010
These from our friends in Iran. A group called the Student’s Committee is demanding increased sanctions on the mullahocracy. Tehran, July 30, 2010. We the students committee in Iran welcome the new EU sanctions against the clerical dictatorship and demand more sophisticated sanctions in all fields; oil, trade and political. During three decades hundreds of [...]
North Korea to Test Nuclear Warhead?
Posted by Richard Radcliffe on July 30th, 2010
JoongAng Ilbo is reporting on a statement by a professor at the School of International Studies at Peking University. Zhu Feng, a professor at the School of International Studies at Peking University, told a seminar in Seoul on Wednesday that Pyongyang has gained increased confidence in its nuclear technology after two underground nuclear tests and [...]
Iran Update 30 Jul 10 Part 2
Posted by Richard Radcliffe on July 30th, 2010
These from our friends in Iran. The mullahocracy is having such a good time these days. Tehran, July 29, 2010. Following the escalation of disputes within the clerical dictatorship ruling Iran, state-run news agencies announced that 250 of IRGC commanders have been retired because they had been affiliated with the defeated fraction. It was for [...]
Iran Update 30 Jul 10 Part 1
Posted by Richard Radcliffe on July 30th, 2010
These from our friends in Iran. The Iranian economy rocks on. Tehran, July 27, 2010. Takta Company (research and production company for electronic devices) affiliated with regime’s TV & Radio has started firing a great number of its employees. No official papers are given to these employees in that regard and Harasat has banned it. [...]
PLA Navy Stages Major Exercise in the South China Sea
Posted by Richard Radcliffe on July 29th, 2010
The People’s Daily is reporting that the People’s Liberation Army Navy has conducted major exercises in the South China Sea. A top military officer has warned the Chinese military to keep a close eye on the changing situation amid a large-scale naval exercise in the South China Sea, held at the same time as a [...]
North Korean Economy Dead?
Posted by Richard Radcliffe on July 29th, 2010
Chosun Ilbo is reporting that North Korea’s economy has come to a halt since the currency revaluation. Radio Free Asia on Wednesday quoted a member of an American NGO who recently visited the North to deliver aid as saying shops in Pyongyang are empty, there are few foreigners in hotels, and construction has come to [...]
Is the Band Back Together?
Posted by Richard Radcliffe on July 29th, 2010
The Washington Times is reporting that several countries are trying to reestablish the A. Q. Khan nuclear smuggling network. Two U.S. intelligence officials and other U.S. officials with access to intelligence reports said information compiled over the past seven months showed that agents from several foreign governments — including Brazil, Burma, Iran, Nigeria, North Korea, [...]
Iran Update 29 Jul 10 Part 3
Posted by Richard Radcliffe on July 29th, 2010
These from our friends in Iran. Dissension in the ranks of the mullahocracy continues. Tehran, July 26, 2010. As people took for nothing Khamenei’s saying last week that he is the Vali-e-Faghih of Moslems, his office had to take back the saying and say that this was a political act of Khamenei. On July 25, [...]
Iran Update 29 Jul 10 Part 2
Posted by Richard Radcliffe on July 29th, 2010
These from our friends in Iran. More on the economy. Tehran, July 27, 2010. Due to constant cuts in electricity Margarin Oil Factory’s is suffering from noticeable drop in its production. Because of the sanctions and shortage in fuel they cannot turn on the generator for long and thus the workers cannot work more to [...]
Iran Update 29 Jul 10 Part 1
Posted by Richard Radcliffe on July 29th, 2010
These from our friends in Iran. The Iranian economy continues to spiral downward. These are not “electric” moments. Continuous cut in electricity is not only putting pressure on residents of the country but also is a pain in the neck for the industry in some provinces especially in Tehran. Different fields of industry are daily [...]
Poll in Turkey: AKP Slightly Behind Opposition
Posted by Ryan Mauro on July 29th, 2010
Thank God. Another poll shows that the AKP is behind the opposition CHP. The election is a year away, but when it comes to Turkey, I really need some good news. Erdogan’s party is losing by a little more than 2 percent, so it’s still close. What really caught my eye is this line: The [...]
Analysis of Tanker Explosion in Strait of Hormuz
Posted by Ryan Mauro on July 29th, 2010
Click here for my NRB post on the explosion, analyzing who may be responsible and why. If it is a terrorist attack (by Iran and/or Al-Qaeda), it is puzzling why they’d strike a Japanese tanker.
