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Song Young-gil: "Why Obsess Over 1 Trillion Won in Real Estate Taxes... General Consensus Is Not to Touch It" He pointed to real estate and stock market issues as the causes of President Lee's declining approval ratings. SBS Aug 12, 2026 9:41 AM

Kim Sung-tae Criticizes Counter-Signatures Supporting Jang Dong-hyeok as 'An Eye for an Eye' Response From the '80s, Saying "Member-Centric Innovation Is Not the Way" - Outraged over real estate tax reform and State Council jokes - "Not a final proposal?" Dropped hints on supplementary investigative authority as well - Government set policy and passed buck to ruling party… Modify it directly - Cause of President Lee's falling approval rating? Repeating mistakes of failed past administrations - Ruling party has a deep pool, but narrow management focused only on hardcore supporters - People Power Party fails to gain reflected benefits? Lack of struggle fit for the main opposition party - Party innovation plan? Should not follow Democratic Party's member-centric approach - Countering resignation signatures with support signatures? An 'eye for an eye' response from the '80s - Jang Dong-hyeok must pursue leadership of unity… Must not drift away from the public - Vote of confidence? Forces driving change within party have run dry - Unnecessary even in principle… He must judge and take responsibility himself Broadcast: SBS Kim Tae-hyeon's Political Show (FM 103.5MHz 7:00 – 9:00) Date: August 12, 2026 Host: Attorney Kim Tae-hyeon Guest: Kim Sung-tae, former People Power Party lawmaker ▷Kim Tae-hyeon: Today, who made him so angry, with what issue, and why? Meeting him on Wednesday, "Angry Sung-tae," former People Power Party lawmaker Kim Sung-tae. SBS Aug 12, 2026 9:27 AM

South Korea's JCS: North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Toward East Sea from Wonsan Area South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff announced that it detected a ballistic missile launched from the Wonsan area toward the East Sea at around 6 a.m. SBS Aug 12, 2026 8:44 AM

North Korea Fires Unidentified Projectile Toward East North Korea fired an unidentified projectile toward the east today , the Joint Chiefs of Staff announced. SBS Aug 12, 2026 8:40 AM

North Korea Fires Another Missile After Six Days; Cheong Wa Dae Convenes Emergency Security Meeting The National Security Office announced that following North Korea's launch of a ballistic missile from the Wonsan area toward the East Sea today , it held an emergency security inspection meeting attended by relevant agencies, including the Ministry of National Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. SBS Aug 12, 2026 8:14 AM

JCS: North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Toward East Sea from Wonsan Area The Joint Chiefs of Staff announced that North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the East Sea from the Wonsan area at around 6:00 a.m. SBS Aug 12, 2026 7:52 AM

Regulations on Non-Resident Single-Home Owners Spark Concerns Over Rising Jeonse and Rent Real estate policies were also discussed in the National Assembly. Lawmakers from both ruling and opposition parties raised concerns that the burden of holding taxes could be passed on to relatively vulnerable tenants or further fuel a crunch in the jeonse (lump-sum housing deposit) and monthly rent markets. SBS Aug 12, 2026 6:35 AM

President Lee Jae-myung Says Tax Reform Plan Is Open to Revision Amid Criticism Criticism has been pouring in simultaneously against the tax reform plan announced last week, as well as the back-and-forth policy rollouts. SBS Aug 12, 2026 6:33 AM

National Fire Mobilization Order Issued for Gyeongnam to Support Emergency Water Supply As severe drought conditions grip the southern regions, the National Fire Agency has decided to mobilize fire resources nationwide to supply agricultural and daily living water to the Gyeongnam region. SBS Aug 12, 2026 6:27 AM

NEC Dismisses Petition to Nullify Seoul Mayoral Election, Citing No Impact on Results The National Election Commission announced that it dismissed an election petiti… SBS Aug 12, 2026 1:16 AM