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"Son Heung-min Came to See Me After Czech Republic Match"... Park Hang-seo Drops Blunt Revelations Following the group stage elimination at the 2026 North and Central America World Cup, former support head Park Hang-seo has launched a scathing critique regarding the administrative failures of the Korea Football Association. SBS Sep 4, 2026 6:09 PM

Supreme Court Fined by Personal Information Protection Commission Over Inadequate Resident Registration Number Encryption The National Court Administration of the Supreme Court announced via its website the previous day that it "received a fine, a recommendation for corrective action, and a public disclosure order from the PIPC for violating the Personal Information Protection Act, as resident registration numbers of certain court personnel were stored without encryption in the court's internal mail database from December 2013 to January 2025." The imposed fine is 6.48 million won. SBS Sep 4, 2026 6:05 PM

Fake 800 Billion Won Check Attempt Leads to Immediate Arrest at Bank The Seoul Mapo Police Station announced today that they have arrested and are investigating individual A, who faces charges including the uttering of forged securities. SBS Sep 4, 2026 6:00 PM

Murdered Despite Crying "Mom, Mom": Audio Captured on 'Smartwatch' The contents of a police report capturing the situation when a man in his 30s, a public official, went to find his wife—who was undergoing divorce proceedings—and murdered her in front of their children have been revealed. SBS Sep 4, 2026 6:00 PM

Chopper Rented at 8 Million Won per Hour Grounded… Restricted to 'Just One Hour a Day' A domestic company mobilized a search helicopter costing at least 8 million won per hour to search for an employee missing in the severe floods in Nepal, but the aircraft has reportedly been unable to be properly utilized. SBS Sep 4, 2026 6:00 PM

Fire at Paju Film Manufacturing Plant Extinguished After 5 Hours today . The fire, which started in one building and spread to another, was fully extinguished about five hours later at around 3:00 p.m. SBS Sep 4, 2026 5:55 PM

HDC Group Chairman Chung Mong-gyu Denies Charges in First Trial Over Omitted Affiliates: "Did Not Even Know Company Names" Lawyers for HDC Group Chairman Chung Mong-gyu, who faces charges of omitting relative-controlled companies from corporate group designation filings, denied the allegations during his first trial on the 4th, arguing that "they are not companies under his control and he does not even know their names." Chung's legal team made the remarks during the first hearing for his Fair Trade Act violation case held before Judge Lee Hwan-ki of Criminal Division 26 at the Seoul Central District Court. SBS Sep 4, 2026 5:46 PM

Minbyun Files Constitutional Petition Against Public Official Election Act Stripping Inmates of Voting Rights According to the Public Interest and Human Rights Defense Center of Minbyun-Lawyers for a Democratic Society, two individuals, including a person identified as A who received a final prison sentence of one year or more for violating the National Security Act, recently filed a constitutional complaint seeking a confirmation of unconstitutionality against Article 18, Paragraph 1, Item 2 of the Public Official Election Act. SBS Sep 4, 2026 5:45 PM

Ensuring the Story of the 'Peter Pan Father' Does Not Remain Just a Drama Is Everyone Experiencing the "Beginning of a Drama"? Aboard a KTX train heading to Hwasun, South Jeolla Province, I watched a television interview where a "Peter Pan father" opened up about his journey. SBS Sep 4, 2026 5:41 PM

Kim Seung-won Denies Involvement Over Drinking Gathering With Drug Lobbyist and Warrant Judge It was learned that Judge Jung is a senior-junior alumnus of Kim from Seoul National University's College of Law, passed the bar examination one year apart, and worked together at the Jeonju District Court in 2002. SBS Sep 4, 2026 5:17 PM