North Korea = No Karaoke

or Internet cafes, either.

North Korea's security agency has ordered the shutdown of karaoke bars and Internet cafes, saying they are a threat to society, according to reports in a South Korean newspaper on Wednesday. 'It is so promulgated under the mandate of the Republic in order to crush enemy scheming and to squarely confront those who threaten the maintenance of the socialist system,' the daily quoted the ministry directive as saying.

Those who violated the order could face a range of punishments, including being exiled to different regions of the country, reports say.