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President Lee: "Last Cabinet Meeting in Sejong"... No Second Term, But Constitutional Reform? When quoting or reporting the interview, please explicitly state the program name, SBS "Ju Young-jin's News Briefing". SBS Aug 11, 2026 5:15 PM

Debate Erupts Over Real Estate Tax Reform; Both Ruling and Opposition Parties Call for Supplements The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport is currently undergoing a work report and pending issue questioning at the National Assembly. SBS Aug 11, 2026 5:14 PM

Ruling on South Korea's Damages Suit Against North Korea Over Liaison Office Bombing Postponed to Next Month The court ruling on the South Korean government's damages suit against North Korea over the bombing of the inter-Korean joint liaison office has been postponed at the request of the Ministry of Unification. SBS Aug 11, 2026 2:54 PM

President Lee: Policy Disagreements Among Ministries Are a 'Democratic Process of Adjusting Debates' President Lee Jae-myung called on government ministries to actively debate state policies on the 11th, stating, "When cabinet members debate and argue, the public does not have to." Presiding over a Cabinet meeting at the Government Complex Sejong, President Lee made the remarks while addressing recent observations about occasional friction or conflicting signals between government agencies in state administration. SBS Aug 11, 2026 2:18 PM

President Lee Jae-myung: 'Public Has Deep Concerns Over Investigations... Police Responsibility Has Grown Significantly' President Lee Jae-myung pointed out that "investigation issues are a matter of growing public concern recently." President Lee made the remarks while checking situations related to crime victimization during a Cabinet meeting he presided over at the Government Complex Sejong, after receiving a report on pan-governmental suicide prevention measures. SBS Aug 11, 2026 1:34 PM

"Sejong is the Axis of Balanced Development... Final Cabinet Meeting Will Be Held in Sejong" President Lee Jae-myung presided over a Cabinet meeting in Sejong City, emphasizing his commitment to balanced regional development by vowing to open the era of the presidential office in Sejong during his term. SBS Aug 11, 2026 12:19 PM

President Lee: Policies Must Follow Public Realities, Not Force People Into Rigid Systems President Lee Jae-myung stated, "Policies must follow the situations faced by the public, and we must never commit the error of forcibly fitting people's lives into established systems." Presiding over the 35th Cabinet meeting at the Government Complex-Sejong today , President Lee pointed out, "I urge all public officials to diligently check whether there are any gaps or shortcomings in the existing social safety net system, and to maintain the attitude of true public servants who meticulously look after the lives of struggling citizens." Although he did not explicitly mention specific policy cases, his remarks are interpreted as having in mind the controversies surrounding the reorganization of Individual Savings Accounts and anti-stock-suppression bills among the tax reform proposals recently announced by the government. SBS Aug 11, 2026 12:07 PM

President Lee: "Actively Reviewing Revision of Minimum Housing Standards from Perspective of Climate Disasters" President Lee Jae-myung stated, "We must actively review the revision of the minimum housing standards from the perspective of climate disasters." Presiding over the 35th Cabinet meeting at the Government Complex-Sejong today , President Lee made the remarks and said, "There is a need to speed up efforts to improve non-dwelling accommodations such as gowiswons, vinyl greenhouses, and shacks." This reflects the assessment that as we enter the era of "climate disasters"—marked by increasingly severe heatwaves, extreme heavy rainfall, and cold snaps occurring more frequently, alongside unpredictable climate patterns—efforts to improve systems across society are necessary. SBS Aug 11, 2026 11:23 AM

PPP Criticizes Tax Reform Plan as Punitive, Urges Full Review The People Power Party criticized President Lee Jae-myung's directive for a full review of the Individual Comprehensive Asset Management Account revision and the "anti-stock price suppression act" included in the tax reform plan as a "hasty reversal," while urging the government to also come up with reasonable alternatives regarding real estate taxes. SBS Aug 11, 2026 11:22 AM

President Lee Jae-myung Presides Over Cabinet Meeting at Government Complex Sejong Today, August 11, a Cabinet meeting presided over by President Lee Jae-myung was… SBS Aug 11, 2026 10:36 AM