Law & Crime
South African gets 10-year sentence for meth smuggling
A South African man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for smuggling a significant quantity of methamphetamines from his country into Korea.
Jun 14, 2024
Jung Min-ho
Korea Times Politics & City Reporter
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.
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Environment & Animals
Man under investigation for killing dog on Jeju Island
A man is being investigated on suspicion of slaughtering his dog in front of other dogs in Jeju.
Jun 14, 2024
Companies
T'way Air passengers stranded at airport for 11 hours after technical issues
Passengers of T’way Air who were bound for Osaka, Japan, were stranded at Incheon International Airport for 11 hours because of technical issues, the airport operator said on Friday.
Jun 14, 2024
Law & Crime
Ex-culture minister convicted of sexual assault
Kim Myung-gon, a famous actor and musical director who served as Korea’s culture minister between 2006 and 2007, has been convicted of sexually assaulting a woman in 2014.
Jun 13, 2024
Law & Crime
Dance clubs to be given rapid GHB test kits as stronger anti-drug laws set to come into force
Dance clubs, bars and other high-risk entertainment business facilities in Seoul, where drug offenses often occur, will be given rapid GHB test kits as stronger anti-drug laws are set to come into force in two months.
Jun 13, 2024
- Busan to offer free, anonymous drug testing
- Siblings cleared of drug charges after unwittingly eating cannabis jellies from Thailand
- South African gets 10-year sentence for meth smuggling
- Convicted drug smuggler caught for Korea's third-largest intercepted meth haul dies
- 16 indicted for smuggling illicit drugs from Cambodia to Korea
Society
Korean captain killed, 2 Indonesian sailors missing as fishing boat capsizes off southwestern coast
A fishing boat carrying nine people capsized in waters off Korea’s southwestern coast early Thursday, leaving its Korean captain dead and two Indonesian sailors missing.
Jun 13, 2024
Society
Electric kickboard batteries blamed for 467 fires in five-year period
Batteries used for electric kickboards, also known as electric scooters, caused 467 fires that occurred between 2019 and 2023, according to the National Fire Agency on Wednesday.
Jun 12, 2024
Law & Crime
2 arrested for blackmailing undocumented foreign nationals after intentionally crashing into their cars
Two people have been arrested on charges of blackmailing people, mostly drunk drivers and undocumented foreign nationals, after intentionally crashing into their vehicles.
Jun 12, 2024
North Korea
Truth commission confirms mass killings of Christians by communists during Korean War
Dozens of Christians were tortured and killed en masse at a church in Nonsan by communist soldiers during the Korean War, South Korea’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission said Wednesday.
Jun 12, 2024
Sports
Kukkiwon considers sending taekwondo educators to Cuba for first time
Kukkiwon, a state-sponsored taekwondo academy, is planning to send taekwondo educators to Cuba for the first time, four months after the establishment of South Korea’s diplomatic relations with the socialist country.
Jun 11, 2024