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In another development raising speculation over some changes in North Korea, the country's official media has reportedly stopped glorifying the title of the country's leader Kim Jong-il. The news comes just a day after the controversial reports regarding the removal of his portraits from some public places in Pyongyang.
Reports out of Japan say North Korea's official media is no longer using the glorifying term of "dear leader" while referring to the country's head, Kim Jong-il. The news comes following recent observations by some diplomats in Pyongyang regarding the removal of his portraits from a few public meeting halls in the capital city.
According to the Japanese monitoring agency Radiopress, the North's Korean Central Broadcasting Station, as well as the Korean Central News Agency and other media were simply calling him "general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea," " the chairman of the DPRK National Defense Commission," OR "supreme commander of the Korean People's Army."
Speculation is mounting as analysts seek to understand the significance of such events. Some are saying they may be indications of change in the political structure in North Korea.
The South Korean government has so far not disclosed any official comment, and in a similar manner, the Bush administration also dismissed reporters' questions over the reports, saying that it had "no reaction."
Arirang TV
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