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badfish
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joeyjoejoe
Joined: 24 Sep 2006
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what? the Czechs, Cambodians or the Uzbek aren't worth mentioning in your thread title?
there were 22 people on that plane...not just 13 Koreans.
sad news. |
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Guri Guy
Joined: 07 Sep 2003
Location: Bamboo Island
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| Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 6:50 pm Post subject: |
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Since this is a forum on things Korean, I see no problem with the thread title.
If you take the time to read the link you will see:
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| Thirteen South Korean and three Czech tourists were on board, along with five Cambodian airline employees and the Uzbek crew chief, officials said. |
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kigolo1881
Joined: 30 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 7:03 pm Post subject: |
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| EXACTLY GURI! |
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itaewonguy
Joined: 25 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 7:29 pm Post subject: |
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there were kids on board too..
man they were probably on some stupid cheap travel tour arranged my some cheap travel agents here. flying on some small charter plane!
DAMN!! that sucks.. |
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seoulsucker
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Location: The Land of the Hesitant Cutoff
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| Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 7:46 pm Post subject: |
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A KBS reporter was among the dead. His wife and two of his three children were on board as well. Their youngest stayed behind in Korea in the care of their grandmother. 
Really, really sad story. |
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Dysupes
Joined: 24 May 2005
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| Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 12:03 am Post subject: |
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It is a really sad story for sure. The interesting thing though is that after watching the Korean news my wife and my co-teacher both knew about the plane crash, knew there were 13 Koreans on the plane and that was it. Both had no idea that there were actually 22 people on the plane. Both had heard on the news that there were only Koreans on the plane.  |
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Smee
Joined: 24 Dec 2004
Location: Jeollanam-do
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| Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 12:44 am Post subject: |
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As good as time as any, I guess, to compare public education with a crashing plane.
From Occidentalism:
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On Monday, twenty-two people, including thirteen Koreans, died in a plane crash in Cambodia. On Wednesday, No-cut News runs the following cartoon by Korean cartoonist Kwon Beom-chul. Is it just a coincidence or is this Korean cartoonist just an insensitive asshole?
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President Roh is flying a plane on which is written �Public Education.� In the lower right-hand corner of the cartoon is written �Low-cost Package Product.�
Cabin Attendant: �Next stop on our itinerary is �private education� shopping. Please get your �high school records� in order.�
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http://www.occidentalism.org/?p=716#comments |
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that guy
Joined: 29 Feb 2004
Location: long gone
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SEOUL, South Korea: South Korea has decided to conduct special safety checks of planes belonging to Cambodia's PMT Air after one of its flights crashed in Cambodia earlier this week, an official said Wednesday.
The Russian-made An-24 aircraft operated by PMT Air crashed Monday in southern Cambodia, killing all 22 people on board, including 13 South Koreans, according to Cambodian Information Minister Khieu Kanharith.
The bodies of the South Korean victims will probably be flown home late Friday, a South Korean official said, speaking on condition of anonymity, citing policy.
South Korean aviation authorities plan to inspect the next PMT Air flight due to arrive in South Korea on Friday, said an official with the Civil Aviation Safety Authority. He asked not to be named, saying he was not authorized to speak to the media.
PMT Air flies a total of six roundtrip flights a week to the South Korean cities of Incheon and Busan from Siem Reap, according to the airline's Web site.
South Korea will also conduct safety inspections of planes from six other foreign airlines, the Construction and Transportation Ministry said Tuesday.
Those other checks had already been scheduled earlier this month, well before the crash, the ministry said in a statement.
"South Korean aviation experts are checking the planes of seven airlines and will send letters to their respective governments to take steps to improve the safety in case defects are found," the official said.
The other airlines to be inspected are Garuda Indonesia, Iran Air, Sakhalinsk Airlines, Vladivostok Airlines, Royal Khmer Airlines and Dalavia Far East Airways, the official said.
The airlines subject to the safety inspections have records of crashes, frequent delays and cancellations due to malfunctions over the past five years, the official said.
The safety checks are to end July 5, he said. |
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http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/27/asia/AS-GEN-SKorea-Cambodia-Plane-Crash.php |
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Zulu
Joined: 28 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 5:11 am Post subject: |
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| Sad news. |
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Guri Guy
Joined: 07 Sep 2003
Location: Bamboo Island
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| Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 5:23 am Post subject: |
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The cartoon shows no class and is incredibly insensitive. Just like the cartoons that appeared after the Cho mass murders.  |
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Julius
Joined: 27 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 6:39 am Post subject: |
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[quote="that guy"]
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SEOUL, South Korea: South Korea has decided to conduct special safety checks of planes belonging to Cambodia's PMT Air after one of its flights crashed in Cambodia earlier this week
South Korea will also conduct safety inspections of planes from six other foreign airlines, the Construction and Transportation Ministry said Tuesday.
"South Korean aviation experts are checking the planes of seven airlines and will send letters to their respective governments to take steps to improve the safety in case defects are found," the official said.
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Is it just me or is that a real cheek to run checks on some other country's aircraft? |
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joeyjoejoe
Joined: 24 Sep 2006
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| Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 6:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Julius wrote: |
| Is it just me or is that a real cheek to run checks on some other country's aircraft? |
how else would you know whether to ban that airline from your countries airports? |
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seoulsucker
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Location: The Land of the Hesitant Cutoff
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| Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 7:55 pm Post subject: |
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Apparently, there were 2 other Koreans in the group that refused to board the plane because of its condition. Good call on their part.
Final Destination, anyone? |
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