Jung Min-ho has worked as a staff writer at The Korea Times since 2012, mostly covering social and political issues. He currently belongs to the Politics & City Desk where he covers topics such as health, labor and human rights. Prior to joining the team, he was responsible for covering North Korea and sports. His article about a biosecurity breach of Middle East respiratory syndrome won him an award from the Korea Science Journalists Association in 2016. He is also the co-author of the book, "Medical Pioneers of Korea" (2019). He served as the head of the international relations committee at the Journalists Association of Korea from 2021 to 2023.
Korean woman fined in Bangkok for slapping airport official's face
The Grand Palace complex in Bangkok / gettyimagesbank
By Jung Min-ho
By Jung Min-ho
A Korean woman has been fined 1,000 baht ($32) in Bangkok for slapping a security official's face at Suvarnabhumi Airport on Saturday night.
According to
, the tourist, whose identity is being withheld, hit the female official who was scanning her with a handheld metal detector in the departure zone about 11 p.m.
It is unclear what provoked her. It was reported that officers scanned the woman repeatedly after a security scanner beeped as she passed through.
The airport management said it filed a complaint with police but did not take further legal action, to protect the national image of Thailand.