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Park Wi Faces Baseless School Violence Rumors as Classmate Defends Him: "He Was Far from Being a Bully" As rumors spread online claiming that internet broadcaster Park Wi , who runs the YouTube channel "Weracle," was involved in school violence and spent time in a juvenile detention center during his school days, one internet user claiming to be his high school classmate has stepped forward to refute the allegations by sharing a graduation album. SBS Star Aug 31, 2026 11:58 AM

Defense Ministry Launches Second-Half Excavation of Korean War Remains Through November The excavation will take place from the 31st to October 16th around Hill 367 in Yeongjang-ri, Gwangtan-myeon, Paju. SBS Aug 31, 2026 11:49 AM

Military Completes Development of Armored Ambulance to Evacuate Wounded Troops from Front Lines and High-Risk Zones This specialized armored vehicle is engineered to safely rescue wounded soldiers from frontline battlefields and high-risk areas facing enemy gunfire or artillery threats, while providing professional first aid and remote medical support during evacuation to rear hospitals. SBS Aug 31, 2026 11:48 AM

Korean Drug Kingpins Run Domestic Operations from Philippine Prison: 14 Masterminds Caught The identities of 14 Korean drug kingpins who controlled more than half of domestic drug distribution via Telegram while incarcerated in an overseas detention facility have been uncovered. SBS Aug 31, 2026 11:45 AM

Prosecutors Seek 5-Year Prison Term for Taekwondo Dojo Employee in Attempted Murder of Husband Using Drugged Alcohol Taekwondo Dojo Employee and Director Attend Warrant Review The prosecution has demanded prison terms for a Taekwondo dojo employee and her accomplice, the dojo director, who attempted to murder the employee's husband using drugged alcohol and a weapon. SBS Aug 31, 2026 11:35 AM

Man in 30s Given Suspended Sentence for Stealing Personal Info of 1,000 People via Fake 'Government Loan' Ads Gwangju District Court Judge Seo Ji-hye of Criminal Division 4 announced today that she sentenced 38-year-old A, who was indicted on charges including violation of the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, to one year and six months in prison, suspended for three years, along with an order to forfeit 53.43 million won. SBS Aug 31, 2026 11:34 AM

Lee So-young, Nominee for Minister of SMEs and Startups: 'Preventing a Repeat of 'Tada'… Easing Unreasonable Regulations' Lee So-young, nominee for Minister of SMEs and Startups, stated, "If appointed as minister, I will go beyond support policies for small and medium-sized enterprises and startups, and ease unreasonable regulations with the mindset of a minister for regulatory reform." On her way to work at the Korea SMEs and Startups Agency in Yeouido, Seoul, today , Nominee Lee met with reporters and said, "I will pour my capability and drive into reflecting on our regulatory approach itself." She further emphasized, "I will ensure that an incident like 'Tada' never happens again in South Korea." This appears to refer to the amendment to the Passenger Transport Service Act, commonly known as the "anti-Tada law," which effectively banned the business model of the past rental car-based ride-hailing service "Tada." Nominee Lee pointed out, "No matter how much mentoring and support the government provides to founders, if they are blocked by regulations, their ideas will inevitably be snuffed out. SBS Aug 31, 2026 11:34 AM

July Securities Transaction Tax Surges 401%; Cumulative Tax Revenue Reaches KRW 274 Trillion with 5-Year High Progress Rate According to the "Current Status of National Tax Revenue for July 2026" released by the Ministry of Economy and Finance today , tax revenue for last month was tallied at KRW 51 trillion, up KRW 8.4 trillion from a year earlier. SBS Aug 31, 2026 11:32 AM

No Large Lithium Batteries Allowed on International Ferries Starting Next Year The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced today that it has formulated enhanced safety management measures containing these provisions to prevent fires caused by lithium batteries on passenger ships, with plans to implement them starting next year. SBS Aug 31, 2026 11:32 AM

Fake CCTV Installed in Front of Police Station... The Truth Behind Guerrilla Ad in Jeju Public interest advertisements featuring closed-circuit television cameras to monitor the police have appeared in Jeju, where controversy has erupted over the police's poor response, including the false closure of the case of a woman in her 30s surnamed Chang, who was missing for a long time. SBS Aug 31, 2026 11:29 AM