You have been arrested?
Turns out I had been trolled.
The Vigilanteh had used ShrtURL, a platform
Time magazine described as the most dangerous website in America , to create a spoof article.
I was being mistaken for a much more humorous, much more creative and much more infamous Singaporean who was now supposedly behind bars for online vigilantism.
I was not amused. I called the police.
Teh tarik-drinking Vigilanteh or Choson Exchange volunteer?
After being suitably distressed, and being reminded that I was unimportant enough for anyone to care about after a few days, the incident got me thinking about the nature of media in today’s wired world.
“I don’t feel like I can ever be completed personally and professionally. Life is about continuous improvement, challenges and ups and downs that require adaptation and change.”
Their Causes
Most of the young leaders surveyed support a number of different social causes simultaneously; there are very few one-issue activists. Here are the five most popular causes.
What Does Success Look Like?
To gauge what success looks like to this group of young leaders, we asked what motivates them to do what they do. One key commonality jumped off the page: purpose. Here are some sample responses.
“My parents taught me the value of giving back. I was fortunate to learn this early in life, and that has served a natural driver for me to do the work that I do.”
Some economic reforms that emerged after North Korea's Kim Jong Un took power are under threat as his government responds to a series of crises by reasserting state controls, casting doubt on one of the young leader's signature issues.
SEOUL Some economic reforms that emerged after North Korea’s Kim Jong Un took power are under threat as his government responds to a series of crises by…
U.S. secondary sanctions hurting North Korea, defector says
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is overseeing a national economy impacted by recent sanctions. a defector said. File Photo by KCNA | License Photo
Dec. 11 (UPI) The United States secondary sanctions on firms conducting trade with North Korea have had an impact on the Kim Jong-un regime, but more pressure needs to be applied, a defector said.
Ri Jong-ho, a U.S.-based North Korean defector who previously headed Korea Daehung Trading Corp., managed by Room or Office 39, told Voice of America s Korean service North Korea s foreign currency reserves have dried up in the wake of heavy U.S. sanctions.