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Current Police Officer Arrested for Leaking Personal Information for Money The Gyeonggi Bukbu Provincial Police Agency's Metropolitan Investigation Unit announced today that it has apprehended and is currently investigating Police Inspector A, who is facing charges including violations of the Personal Information Protection Act. SBS Sep 12, 2026 3:23 PM

To Protect the Bell, It Must Be Struck: Sound Inspection of the Emille Bell Since the New Year's Eve bell-ringing ceremony in 1992, regular ringing of the Emille Bell (the Divine Bell of King Seongdeok) has been suspended. SBS Sep 12, 2026 3:01 PM

County Bus Plunges Into Rice Paddy and Hits Utility Pole, Leaving 4 Passengers Injured today , a county bus driven in his 50s by a person surnamed A plunged into a rice paddy and collided with a utility pole on a farm road in Wolya-myeon, Hampyeong-gun, Jeonnam-Gwangju. SBS Sep 12, 2026 2:46 PM

Asiana Lounges at Incheon Airport Terminal 1 Unavailable to Eligible Passengers Starting December This change is part of a restructuring effort as Asiana's lounges relocate to Terminal 2 ahead of its integration with Korean Air. SBS Sep 12, 2026 2:36 PM

Court Rules in Favor of Ph.D. Student Reassigned to Active Duty, Citing Remaining Service Period of 5.99 Months candidate engaged in alternative service as a specialized researcher who fails to obtain a doctoral degree, the calculation must be based on "months" rather than "days." The Seoul High Court's Administrative Division 4-1 (Presiding Judges Park Yeon-wook, Lee Kwang-man, and Moon Kwang-sub) announced that it recently overturned the lower court's ruling and found in favor of the plaintiff, a person identified as A, in a lawsuit filed against the head of the Seoul Regional Military Manpower Administration to cancel an active-duty military enlistment disposition. SBS Sep 12, 2026 2:36 PM

Police Question Civic Group Official Who Filed Complaint Against Justice Minister Nominee Kim Seung-won The Seoul Yeongdeungpo Police Station summoned Kim Soon-hwan, Secretary-General of the Citizens' Coalition for People's Livelihood, today to conduct an investigation as the complainant. SBS Sep 12, 2026 2:16 PM

JYP's 75.5 Billion Won New Headquarters Project Faces Cancellation Due to Park Land Rezoning JYP Entertainment's plan to build a new headquarters, for which it spent 75.5 billion won to purchase land and secured building permits, is facing the risk of being scrapped. SBS Sep 12, 2026 12:28 PM

Full Refund After Sending Back Only Trash? Raw Fish Restaurant Owner Outraged A raw fish restaurant owner, identified as Mr. A, claimed that he was forced to issue a full refund worth around 100,000 won for an order after a customer alleged that a bug was found in the food. SBS Sep 12, 2026 12:23 PM

Fire Breaks Out in Mountainous Area in Gwangyang, Jeollanam-do; Extinguished in About an Hour today . Upon receiving the report, the Korea Forest Service and fire authorities mobilized 1 helicopter and 32 personnel, completely extinguishing the fire in about an hour at around 11:00 a.m. SBS Sep 12, 2026 11:44 AM

First Day of Anti-Scalping Law: Unimaginable Loopholes Emerge With the anti-scalping law taking effect last month to prevent tickets from being resold at prices several times higher than face value, we took a closer look at what has changed and what its limitations are. SBS Sep 12, 2026 11:30 AM