Overseas, domestic votes to be counted together on Feb 14, affirms KPU chair
Overseas voting began on Feb. 5, 2024, with the first votes cast in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
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PM Hun Manet orders crackdown on lotteries
In a related statement, the telecommunications ministry has warned the public about the danger of fake telecoms networks, often used to advertise gambling.
Over half of population resides in Seoul metropolitan area: Data
The total population was found to be decreasing in Seoul while increasing in Gyeonggi Province and Incheon.
Retailers wary about government’s cheap food program
The doubts may be due to previous experience with the government when it issued a price ceiling on cooking oil and promised to compensate traders, none of the businesses have…
Myanmar junta’s move to enforce military conscription fuels fear and defiance among young people
According to the recently activated law, all men aged 18 to 35 and women aged 18 to 27 will now have to serve in the military, and those with specialist expertise may be…
Under pressure, junior doctors in South Korea leave strike decision hanging
Despite the government’s pleas, however, doctors were seen as preparing for massive walkouts, sparking concerns over a possible health care crisis.
Marcos contemplating doling out rice instead of cash for government program: Agriculture department executive
The executive explained that the proposal will take out the government program bracket and may spare recipients from the effects of volatile rice market prices since they also buy…
Seoul to subsidise 1 million won for mothers’ postpartum care
Seoul Metropolitan Government’s postpartum care voucher can be used for maternal and newborn healthcare services, purchasing medicines and healthy foods for postpartum health…
Japan’s elderly care services drawing interest from Thailand and other Asian nations
Asian countries with rapidly aging societies have dispatched care providers to Japan to examine long-term care facilities and receive training so that they can gain expertise to…
Number of schoolchildren in South Korea to drop below 5 million by 2026
A total of 27 schools in 17 cities and provinces in the country face a shutdown this year, the highest figure in five years, according to a report released by the education…