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High-ranking North Korean military official executed for calling Kim Jong Un’s special order “unrealistic”

A high-ranking military cadre was reportedly executed for the crime of criticizing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s recent “special order” to supply food...
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Kim Yo Jong makes first direct order to N. Korean military

All-female units with the Korean People’s Army received their first ever orders from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s younger sister, Kim Yo Jong,...
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Female North Korean soldier attempts to end her life after suffering from five separate...

A North Korean military unit is in an uproar after a female soldier recently attempted suicide after allegedly suffering from sexually assault by five...
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N. Korean soldiers die after suffering from fevers and breathing problems

Three soldiers guarding the Sino-North Korean border in Chagang Province recently died after suffering from fevers and breathing problems, Daily NK has learned.  All of...
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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...
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N. Korea readies deployment of new GPS jamming device

North Korea’s military recently completed final tests on a new “GPS jamming device” for use against South Korea and is preparing its deployment into...
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North Korea’s Ninth Corps lets soldiers go home on “grain leave”

North Korea's Ninth Corps is quickly sending large numbers of their soldiers home on so-called “grain leave," Daily NK has learned.  In a phone conversation...
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Pyongyang hospital construction workers stealing to survive

Low-ranking soldiers have been stealing food from homes near the Pyongyang General Hospital construction site in Pyongyang’s Munhung District, Daily NK has learned. “Soldiers from...
Soldiers in Sinuiju, North Pyongan Province masks food rations arrested

N. Korean military cuts food rations for officers to just 10 days per month

The North Korean military will be providing its officers with only 10 days of food rations per month for the next six months, Daily...

N. Korea replaces, punishes 14 cadres and technicians working on nuclear-powered submarine program

North Korea recently replaced or punished 14 cadres and technicians tasked with designing small nuclear reactors for nuclear-powered submarines, apparently for failing to meet...

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