2 posts tagged with korea by KokuRyu.
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Korea blog the Marmot's Hole reports on the crisis in Madagascar: Madagascar’s defense minister has resigned after security forces opened fire on anti-government protesters Saturday (in late January), killing 28. More than 100 have been killed since anti-government protests began two weeks ago. And what may have been the impetus for the protests? The final straw for many was the mooted plan to lease one million acres in the south of the country to the Korean firm Daewoo for intensive farming. Malagasy people have deep ties with their land and this was seen by many as a betrayal by their president. [more inside]
posted by KokuRyu
on Mar 15, 2009 -
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Russian car magazine "Autoreview" has posted photos of a 1978 Korean Air Lines (KAL) forced landing to accompany an article about the Land Rover Defender pickup that was used to haul equipment at that time.
Apparently, Korean Air Lines is not amused (Korean) by this effort to dig up the past.
More photos. Via the always awesome Marmot's Hole. [more inside]
posted by KokuRyu
on Jun 5, 2008 -
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