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Sun, September 24, 2023 | 03:06

Volunteer fighter gets suspended prison term for illegal entry into Ukraine

Volunteer fighter gets suspended prison term for illegal entry into Ukraine

A Korean volunteer fighter indicted for entering Ukraine in 2022 to fight against Russia's invasion in violation of the passport law was given a suspended prison sentence by a court Thursday.

2023-08-17 11:46

Fifth email bomb threat warns of blowing up Supreme Court: police

Fifth email bomb threat warns of blowing up Supreme Court: police

Police are looking into an email bomb threat targeting the Supreme Court and other locations but found no explosives so far, officials said Thursday, after a fifth such email was sent apparently from Japan.

2023-08-17 10:21

Mother arrested on charges of smothering newborn daughter to death

Mother arrested on charges of smothering newborn daughter to death

A woman has been arrested on the southern island of Jeju on charges of smothering her newborn daughter to death in late 2020 and discarding her body at a seaport, wrapped in a shopping bag, police officials said Wednesday.

2023-08-16 18:09

Female rehabilitation center closure raises concerns over support for drug addicts

Female rehabilitation center closure raises concerns over support for drug addicts

Baek Seung-un, a 27-year-old who had been seeking to overcome drug addiction at “Saebit-teo,” a drug addiction rehabilitation center (DARC), found herself devastated when the nation's first and only drug addiction center exclusively for women was closed last month - just one month after its opening - due to financial difficulties.

Jung Da-hyun | 2023-08-16 16:21

State housing developer LH searched in probe into shoddy apartment construction

State housing developer LH searched in probe into shoddy apartment construction

Police searched the headquarters of state-run housing developer Korea Land Housing Corp. (LH) on Wednesday as part of an investigation into 15 shoddily-built public apartment complexes that were found to lack reinforcing bars.

2023-08-16 16:05

Police looking into 4th email bomb threat to blow up schools, government offices

Police looking into 4th email bomb threat to blow up schools, government offices

Police are investigating emails threatening to blow up the Supreme Prosecutors Office, universities and government offices in the fourth email bomb threat believed to have been sent from Japan, officials said Wednesday.

2023-08-16 16:01

Thai man sent to prosecution for entering women's shower room at jamboree camp

Thai man sent to prosecution for entering women's shower room at jamboree camp

A Thai man caught entering the women's shower room at the campground of the 2023 World Scout Jamboree in the southwestern reclaimed land area of Saemangeum has been sent to the prosecution for further investigation, police said Wednesday.

2023-08-16 11:19

State audit agency signals massive inspection into World Scout Jamboree

3 foreign jamboree Scouts nabbed for alleged theft

3 foreign jamboree Scouts nabbed for alleged theft

Three underage foreign participants of the World Scout Jamboree that ended last week have been arrested on theft charges in Seoul, police said Tuesday.

2023-08-15 17:43

Police catch over 10,000 drug offenders, including 561 teens, during five-month crackdown

Police catch over 10,000 drug offenders, including 561 teens, during five-month crackdown

Police caught over 10,000 drug offenders during an intensive crackdown on drug-related crimes this year, with figures showing a sharp increase in the number of teenage suspects, the police agency said Monday.

2023-08-14 16:48

Korean Embassy in Tokyo gets bomb threat via email

Korean Embassy in Tokyo gets bomb threat via email

The Korean Embassy in Tokyo said Monday it has received an email threatening to blow up the embassy building ahead of this week's anniversary celebrating Korea's liberation from Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule.

2023-08-14 16:48

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