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Appellate Court Upholds Life Sentence for Leader of Telegram Sex Crime Ring

1+ day, 7+ min ago  (112+ words) [Domestic]: An appellate court has upheld a sentence of life imprisonment for the leader of a crime ring that sexually exploited more than 260 people." The Seoul High Court issued the ruling on Wednesday for Kim Nok-wan, who was found guilty…...

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NO CAP CONFESSIONS | The "Just One Bite" Scam: Why Not Her Own Food?

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (46+ words) Join us for our No Cap Confessions with Kate Kim. From everyday worries to thoughts we rarely say out loud, this is a space for honest stories as we dive into real listener confessions. No judgment. .. .[more. ..] #Wonder Hours with…...

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Lee Urges Police to Focus on Duty to Protect and Serve People

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (113+ words) [Politics]: President Lee Jae Myung urged police on Tuesday to focus on serving the people, reminding them that the power of their agency comes from public trust. The president encouraged officers to uphold their legal obligations during a congratulatory speech…...

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Authorities to Launch Second Round of Investigations into Capsule Hotel Fire in Seoul

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (231+ words) [Domestic]: Police and fire authorities will launch a second round of forensic investigations Monday into a fire that occurred Friday night at a capsule hotel in Seoul's Jung District, leaving ten people injured." An official from the Korean National Police…...

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Police Detain 1, 200 Drug Offenders in 6-Month Crackdown

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (101+ words) [Domestic]: Police arrested six-thousand-600 drug offenders during a six'month crackdown targeting online platforms and clubs, with more than 12-hundred of them placed in pre'trial detention. The National Office of Investigation at the Korean National Police Agency on Sunday released the…...

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Operator of Illegal Online Gambling Ring Repatriated to S. Korea from Thailand

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (101+ words) [Domestic]: An operator of an illegal online gambling organization has been repatriated to South Korea after being arrested in Thailand. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said Sunday that the suspect was returned to the country and referred to prosecutors for…...

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Two Foreign Male Models Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Drug Smuggling

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (107+ words) [Domestic]: A South Korean court has sentenced two foreign male models to eleven years in prison for attempting to smuggle a large quantity of methamphetamine into the country. The Busan District Court handed down the sentences to a German national…...

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Gov't Designates 2024 Stabbing of President Lee as Act of Terrorism

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (106+ words) [Politics]: The government has designated as an act of terrorism the 2024 knife attack on President Lee Jae Myung when he was visiting Gadeok Island in Busan as the Democratic Party leader." The prime minister's office said Tuesday that a motion…...

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Court Issues Detention Warrant for Far-Right Pastor over Alleged Incitement of Court Riot

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (106+ words) [Domestic]: A Seoul court issued a pretrial detention warrant for Jeon Kwang-hoon, a far-right local pastor accused of orchestrating a riot at the same court in January 2025, after it issued a detention warrant for former President Yoon Suk Yeol regarding…...

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S. Korean Gov't Task Force Arrests 26 in Cambodia Sextortion Crackdown

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (101+ words) [Domestic]: A pan-government task force formed to tackle transnational crimes has arrested 26 individuals, many of them South Koreans, who have been implicated in sexploitation crimes in Cambodia. Cheong Wa Dae announced in a briefing Monday that the task force recently…...