Monthly Archives: August 2019
North Korean border security in crisis following desertion of border guard
A North Korean border unit has sounded the alarm after one of its guards deserted his post. Although a major search is being conducted...
Daily NK snapshots from North Korea
State Security agent in Chongjin murders husband of mistress
Local sources told Daily NK that an intelligence officer has been arrested in relation to an...
Middle school students in North Korea mobilized to harvest opium resin
The Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) continues to cultivate large opium fields in the northern region of North Korea and recently mobilized school students...
Military recruit in North Korea sent home after savage beating by superior
A new recruit at an army training camp in Pyongyang was recently beaten by his superior officer and later permitted to return home after...
North Korea’s Ryanggang Province deemed to have the most “illegal border crossers”
Lectures were recently held for local residents in Ryanggang Province after the central government authorities announced that the province had the most “illegal border...
Freight train carrying cement derails en route to Samjiyon
A freight train traveling from Pyongyang to Hyesan derailed near Popyong Station on August 17, Daily NK sources report.
“Four cars went off the tracks....
Daily NK snapshots from North Korea
Rising theft of corn from farms
In rural areas of South Pyongan Province, there has been a recent rise in the theft of corn from...
Collective farm director in South Pyongan Province resigns from coveted position
The managing director of a collective farm, a highly-valued job in North Korea, recently resigned from his position citing difficulties in performing his duties,...
Orphan at North Korean boarding school dies from exhaustion, malnutrition
As part of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s efforts to show his “love for the people,” the regime set about rebuilding boarding schools...
North Korea voices support for China’s position on Hong Kong demonstrations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZTFOB7Vo7o
Mass protests triggered by repatriation laws proposed by the Chinese Hong Kong authorities are now entering their third month with no signs of abatement....
