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JTBC Files for Rehabilitation After Public Apology: "Unable to Find Way to Repay Debt," Corporate Cards Suspended JTBC has filed for court rehabilitation proceedings just two days after declaring a default on its debt. SBS Jun 15, 2026 4:31 PM

[Editor's Pick] "It Works in Developed Countries, But Not in Korea": Why We Couldn't Stop It Immediately Despite Knowing ○ "I'll Mutilate Your Child's Body": My Son Crying on the Phone..It Turned Out to Be a Scam Ha Eun-mi , who was on parental leave, suffered a loss of 55 million won after a side job she started to help with household finances turned out to be a "team mission" part-time job scam. SBS Jun 15, 2026 4:22 PM

Gyeonggi Province Expands 'Tax Arrears Management Team' to All Cities and Counties, Hiring 576 Personnel The recruitment process for each city and county will begin this month. Through the expansion of the management team, which has primarily focused on high-amount tax delinquents, Gyeonggi Province plans to investigate the reasons for non-payment among small-amount delinquents who owe less than 1 million won in local taxes. SBS Jun 15, 2026 4:16 PM

Ansan City Launches First Transportation Subsidy for Low-Income Youth Aged 6–18, Up to 20,000 Won Per Quarter The subsidy is available to those who have spent more on transportation than the amount already covered by Gyeonggi Province (60,000 won per quarter). SBS Jun 15, 2026 4:13 PM

Gyeonggi Superintendent-elect Ahn Min-suk: "No Educational Reform Without Restoring Teachers' Authority" Ahn Min-suk, the superintendent-elect for the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education, stated on June 15, "No educational reform can be achieved without the restoration of teachers' authority," adding, "I will keep this promise even if the sky falls." During the inauguration ceremony of the 6th popularly elected Gyeonggi education transition committee held at the convention hall of the Gyeonggi Arts Center in Paldal-gu, Suwon, Ahn said, "I recently watched the drama 'True Education' in its entirety. SBS Jun 15, 2026 4:12 PM

Worker in His 60s Dies While Dismantling Insulators on Transmission Tower in Hoengseong A worker in his 60s, identified as Mr. A, died after being caught in a rope and striking a transmission tower while dismantling insulators in Bongmyeong-ri, Cheongil-myeon, Hoengseong-gun, Gangwon Province, at approximately 2:40 p.m. SBS Jun 15, 2026 4:07 PM

Subtitled News: "Ruining Your Life by Mindlessly Joining In"... Why the Police Issued an Unprecedented 'Strong Warning' Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency Commissioner Park Jeong-bo has announced a stern response following a series of illegal acts by protesters at the Jamsil vote-counting station, including the unauthorized searching of personal belongings of ordinary citizens amid a shortage of ballots. SBS Jun 15, 2026 3:49 PM

Subtitled News: "Is That Long-Haired Officer Really Korean?" Seoul Police Chief Addresses Concerns Over Appearance As protests blocking the Jamsil vote-counting station have become prolonged, some protesters have repeatedly raised suspicions that the police officers on site are former Chinese public security officers or imposters. SBS Jun 15, 2026 3:45 PM

Off-Duty Police Officer Arrested After Striking Officer and Fleeing DUI Checkpoint The Gyeonggi Gimpo Police Station announced today that they have booked and are investigating a police officer in his 30s, identified as A, who is assigned to the Gyeonggi Northern Provincial Police Agency, on charges including special obstruction of justice resulting in injury. SBS Jun 15, 2026 3:43 PM

JTBC Files for Court Receivership Amid Liquidity Crisis; Case Assigned to Bankruptcy Division 2 The Seoul Bankruptcy Court assigned the receivership applications for five companies—JoongAng Holdings, JTBC, Contentree JoongAng, Megabox JoongAng, and JoongAng P&I—to the court's Bankruptcy Division 2 today . SBS Jun 15, 2026 3:42 PM