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2017.06.28
| Won | Pyongyang | Sinuiju | Hyesan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exchange Rate | 8,070 | 8,050 | 8,095 |
| Rice Price | 5,800 | 6,000 | 5,900 |
The North Korean authorities have begun to tighten up domestic security in the run-up to the 1st anniversary of the death of Kim Jong Il on December 17th, while also stepping up the domestic propaganda onslaught.
A source from Yangkang Province told Daily NK on the 2nd, “They have issued an order telling us that from December 1st we should avoid causing any trouble and must devote ourselves to our organizational life.”
“In other words, it means ‘don’t do anything that might run counter to the creation of a suitably mournful 1st anniversary atmosphere,’” she explained.
“People’s unit heads have been ordering people to be careful. There is also a house-by-house inspection of resident registration going on,” she noted. “Anyone who is not registered at a given house is being reported to their local PSM (People’s Safety Ministry).”
All people reported in this way are apparently being told to return to their registered addresses before the 10th. In the case of persons staying with family, related people’s unit heads must be informed and that people’s unit head must inform the PSM. In such cases, individuals are being permitted leave to remain in their present locations.
According to a second source, North Korea's upcoming long-range rocket launch is also part of the process of creating the correct atmosphere for the commemorative anniversary.
“They said that this launch was what Kim Jong Il wanted, which means it is designed to create the mourning atmosphere,” the source commented, referring to the original announcement of the launch, in which it was declared that the satellite to be launched has been manufactured “true to the behest of great leader comrade Kim Jong Il.”
“If it succeeds, of course, then they will advertise it as one of Kim Jong Eun’s successes,” she mused.
Meanwhile, today’s six-page edition of the Chosun Workers’ Party publication Rodong Shinmun featured three pages of commemorative propaganda about Kim Jong Il’s life and work, including the words and sheet music to ‘The Song of General Kim Jong Il’ on the front page, and an article commemorating North Korea successfully becoming a nuclear-possessing state on page three.
A source from Yangkang Province told Daily NK on the 2nd, “They have issued an order telling us that from December 1st we should avoid causing any trouble and must devote ourselves to our organizational life.”
“In other words, it means ‘don’t do anything that might run counter to the creation of a suitably mournful 1st anniversary atmosphere,’” she explained.
“People’s unit heads have been ordering people to be careful. There is also a house-by-house inspection of resident registration going on,” she noted. “Anyone who is not registered at a given house is being reported to their local PSM (People’s Safety Ministry).”
All people reported in this way are apparently being told to return to their registered addresses before the 10th. In the case of persons staying with family, related people’s unit heads must be informed and that people’s unit head must inform the PSM. In such cases, individuals are being permitted leave to remain in their present locations.
According to a second source, North Korea's upcoming long-range rocket launch is also part of the process of creating the correct atmosphere for the commemorative anniversary.
“They said that this launch was what Kim Jong Il wanted, which means it is designed to create the mourning atmosphere,” the source commented, referring to the original announcement of the launch, in which it was declared that the satellite to be launched has been manufactured “true to the behest of great leader comrade Kim Jong Il.”
“If it succeeds, of course, then they will advertise it as one of Kim Jong Eun’s successes,” she mused.
Meanwhile, today’s six-page edition of the Chosun Workers’ Party publication Rodong Shinmun featured three pages of commemorative propaganda about Kim Jong Il’s life and work, including the words and sheet music to ‘The Song of General Kim Jong Il’ on the front page, and an article commemorating North Korea successfully becoming a nuclear-possessing state on page three.
