The numbers of mosquitoes in central urban areas have nearly doubled from last year, amid concerns that Korea's changing climate may have become more habitable to mosquitoes. According to Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, the trap index in central urban areas July 2-8 came to 68.2, a 98.5 percent increase on-year. The trap index refers to the average number of mosquitoes caught in one mosquito trap pe.
Keeping restraints on prison inmates during meals and while in the lavatory is a violation of their human rights, the National Human Rights Commission of Korea said Monday. The human rights commission reviewed the issue following a petition filed by an individual incarcerated in a Gyeonggi Province prison, who was put into restraints for several hours after they along with 10 others were involved in an incident to de.
A woman in her 30s has been arrested on suspicion of child neglect resulting in death and disposing of a body illegally, according to Osan Police Station in Gyeonggi Province on Friday. According to police, the woman gave birth in September 2014 at a maternity clinic in South Chungcheong Province. The woman reportedly told the police that the baby died three or four days after birth, and that she buried the body on a.
A teacher in charge of a special education class at an elementary school in Incheon was taken to hospital after being assaulted by a student, according to the Incheon Metropolitan City Office of Education on Thursday. The incident, which took place on June 23 and reportedly resulted in serious injuries, comes amid growing debate over the lack of protection for teachers. The assault occurred when the teacher warned th.
A one-room studio flat in an officetel that was transformed into a dump by its tenant is causing a stir online. A post in online community Bobaedream by a landlord who rents out studio flats in Busan titled, “The reason why (being) a building owner takes work,” is making headlines. According to the post, the landlord recently received a call that his building smelled like a corpse was rotting in it somewh.