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Tue, October 3, 2023 | 05:34

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

Swimming star Hwang Sun-woo under police investigation for hit-and-run charges

Swimming star Hwang Sun-woo under police investigation for hit-and-run charges

Korean swimming star Hwang Sun-woo is under police investigation over a suspected hit-and-run accident, local authorities said Monday.

2023-08-14 11:41

Police probing bomb threat email for Seoul City Hall

Police probing bomb threat email for Seoul City Hall

Police are investigating an email threatening to blow up Seoul City Hall on this week's Liberation Day, officials said Monday.

2023-08-14 10:41

Gov't to create life sentence without parole to punish vicious criminals

Gov't to create life sentence without parole to punish vicious criminals

The government will push to create a sentence of life imprisonment without parole to more sternly respond to heinous crimes, such as murder, the Ministry of Justice said Friday.

2023-08-11 20:08

Prosecution indicts suspect in deadly stabbing rampage in Seoul

Prosecution indicts suspect in deadly stabbing rampage in Seoul

The prosecution on Friday indicted the suspect in last month's deadly stabbing rampage near a subway station in Seoul.

2023-08-11 19:33

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