Seoul, May 11 (IANS) South Korea’s main opposition People Power Party (PPP) on Monday criticised the government for downplaying a strike on a South Korean-operated cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz and refraining from describing it as an Iranian attack. A South Korean investigation team has concluded that two “unidentified airborne objects” caused an explosion and fire aboard the Panama-flagged cargo vessel Namu, operated by South Korean shipping firm HMM Co., in the conflict-hit strait last …
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Seoul, May 3 (IANS) Almost 900 Air Force pilots have left the armed forces for better-paying jobs with civilian airlines over the past decade, data showed on Sunday.According to a report submitted by the Air Force to People Power Party Rep. Kang Dae-sik, a member of the parliamentary subcommittee on national defense, 896 “skilled” Air Force pilots opted for voluntary discharge from 2017 to March 2026.The Air Force defines skilled pilots as those with between eight and 17 years of experience and …
Seoul, April 28 (IANS) An appeals court in South Korea on Tuesday sentenced Rep. Kweon Seong-dong of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) to a two-year prison term on charges of accepting illegal political funds from the Unification Church. The Seoul High Court handed down the sentence after finding him guilty of accepting 100 million won (US$68,000) in January 2022 from a church official seeking favours from the former administration of President Yoon Suk Yeol, reports Yonhap news agenc…
Seoul, April 21 (IANS) The commander of the US military stationed in South Korea, Gen. Xavier Brunson, has lodged a protest against the unification minister’s recent remarks that allegedly leaked classified US information about North Korea’s nuclear facility, a lawmaker said on Tuesday. Unification Minister Chung Dong-young has come under fire for referring to the North’s Kusong region as one of the sites hosting the country’s uranium enrichment facilities in a parliamentary session last month.B…
Seoul, April 18 (IANS) South Korea’s main opposition People Power Party (PPP) said on Saturday it has chosen incumbent Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon as its candidate for the mayoral race in the June 3 local elections. Oh beat PPP Rep. Park Soo-min and former PPP Rep. Yun Hee-suk in a three-way primary, Rep. Park Duk-hyum, the party’s nomination committee chief, said, setting him up against candidate Chong Won-o of the ruling Democratic Party (DP) in the mayoral election.Oh will be aiming to win his thi…
Seoul, April 17 (IANS) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s approval rating inched down slightly for the first time in three weeks to 66 per cent, a poll showed Friday. The survey by Gallup Korea, conducted Tuesday through Thursday on 1,000 respondents aged 18 and over, showed that the positive assessment of Lee’s overall performance fell 1 percentage point from the previous week, Yonhap News Agency reported. In the previous survey, Lee’s approval rating stood at 67 per cent for the second con…
Seoul, April 10 (IANS) The South Korea’s National Assembly is set to handle an extra budget bill Friday aimed at coping with the economic fallout from the ongoing war in the Middle East.The extra budget, intended to ease the burden of rising oil prices and protect small businesses and vulnerable households from the economic repercussions of the conflict, has expanded to around 30 trillion won ($20.3 billion) from the government’s initial proposal of 26.2 trillion won, following reviews by standi…
Seoul, April 7 (IANS) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung was set to hold a meeting with leaders of the ruling and the main opposition parties Tuesday, officials said, as they were expected to discuss measures to mitigate economic fallout from the war in the Middle East.Lee is scheduled to meet with Democratic Party (DP) leader Jung Chung-rae, DP floor leader Han Byung-do, People Power Party (PPP) leader Jang Dong-hyeok and PPP floor leader Song Eon-seog at Cheong Wa Dae later in the day.Prime …
Seoul, April 6 (IANS) South Korea’s Cabinet approved a motion Monday to amend some texts in the Constitution, setting the stage for the National Assembly to vote on the proposed amendment, and, if passed by lawmakers, the amendment will be put to a national referendum.The move comes after 187 lawmakers from the ruling Democratic Party and five minor parties jointly proposed the bill on Friday to tighten the requirements for declaring martial law and incorporate the spirit of past pro-democracy m…
Seoul, April 4 (IANS) Thousands of people took to the streets in central Seoul on Saturday, commemorating or opposing the ouster of former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was convicted of insurrection, on the first anniversary of his removal from office. Nearly 1,000 people gathered in front of the Constitutional Court in central Seoul, holding pickets reading “End insurrection, treason” and calling for “grand social reform.”The rally came on the first anniversary of the Constitutional…