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Ulsan City Council Imposes Strongest-Ever Penalty for DUI, Yet "Loophole" Controversy Arises The Ulsan City Council has taken stern disciplinary action against a city council member for the first time, suspending him from attending sessions for 15 days over a drunk driving incident. SBS Oct 20, 2026 12:38 PM

Population Drops the Most, but Excluded from Basic Income Just Because It's a 'City'? While populations are rapidly declining, some rural areas are being left out of the rural basic income program simply because they belong to administrative cities. SBS Oct 20, 2026 12:35 PM

26-Year-Old Kim Seong-woo Transferred to Prosecution for Murder of Mother-in-Law and Abduction of Wife A 26-year-old man, identified as Kim Seong-woo, who is accused of murdering his mother-in-law and abducting his wife in Songpa-gu, Seoul, has been transferred to the prosecution. SBS Oct 20, 2026 12:15 PM

Supreme Court Finalizes 4-Year Prison Sentence for Aricell CEO, Significantly Reduced Regarding the Aricell battery fire disaster that killed 23 people, the Supreme Court has sentenced the CEO of Aricell to four years in prison. SBS Oct 20, 2026 12:14 PM

Today's Major News (October 20, 2026) 1. A 4-year prison sentence has been finalized for Park Soon-kwan, CEO of Aricell, who was indicted over the Aricell battery plant fire disaster that killed 23 people. SBS Oct 20, 2026 12:12 PM

Traditional Market Merchant Sentenced to Fine for Assaulting Fellow Vendor Over Remark The Jeonju District Court announced today that the 1st Criminal Division (Presiding Judge Lee Young-eun) dismissed the appeal filed by an 83-year-old woman, identified as A, who was indicted on charges of injury, maintaining the lower court's sentence of a 5 million won fine. SBS Oct 20, 2026 11:37 AM

Comedian Lee Hyuk-jae Forwarded to Prosecutors Over Drunk Driving Accident Comedian Lee Hyuk-jae, who is accused of driving under the influence and rear-ending a motorcycle stopped at a traffic light, has been forwarded to the prosecutors' office. SBS Oct 20, 2026 11:28 AM

Caffeine Warning for College Entrance Exam Takers: Just One Cup of Coffee Reaches Daily Limit? The ministry stated today that when consuming caffeine-containing foods to ward off sleepiness or relieve study fatigue, individuals should check the caffeine content and their physical condition to adjust their intake. SBS Oct 20, 2026 11:26 AM

4-Year Prison Sentence Finalized for Aricell CEO Park Soon-kwan Over Fire Disaster That Killed 23 The Supreme Court's Division 1 (Presiding Justice Cheon Dae-yup) upheld the lower court's ruling sentencing CEO Park to four years in prison on charges including the violation of the Serious Accidents Punishment Act. SBS Oct 20, 2026 11:26 AM

Jung Myung-seok, Leader of JMS Convicted of Sexually Assaulting 16 Female Followers, Sentenced to Additional 33 Years in Prison Jung Myung-seok, the leader of the anti-social religious group JMS who was put on trial for habitually sexually assaulting followers, has been sentenced to an additional 33 years in prison. SBS Oct 20, 2026 10:36 AM