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Sombre New Year's Eve Following Jeju Air Crash

Dec 30, 2024

South Koreans have cancelled large scale New Year countdown events, as a mark of respect following yesterday's Jeju Air Crash that killed 179 people.  

This, as the Korean government declared a period of nationwide mourning until Saturday.  

The government has also ordered all of the country's airlines to conduct thorough safety inspections following the incident.  

179 passengers and crew were killed when a Jeju Air flight skidded off a runway and crashed into a concrete barrier, after its landing gear failed to deploy.  

Only two people survived the crash, which has been described as the worst Korean air disaster in decades

Also, South Korean authorities are investigating, after another Jeju Air flight had to turn back and make an emergency landing in Seoul earlier today, after the plane reported a problem with its landing gear.  

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SOCSO has called on more women to sign up for its Housewife Social Security Scheme.  

It says it has achieved its target of getting 500,000 women to sign up, but currently 2.6 million others are still unprotected.  

The scheme's chairperson Kasthuri Patto says it isn't just for meant for housewives, but also single women, widows, and working women who still have to take care of their households. 

Under the scheme, contributors who suffer injuries or invalidity due to their household duties will be entitled to protections including health and disability benefits. 

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Police have reopened investigations into a snatch-theft case in Bangsar two months ago, after the elderly victim reportedly died of her injuries this morning. 

Cops say it's to determine if the suspect, who is already facing trial for voluntarily causing hurt, should face more serious charges. 

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A court in Shah Alam has sentenced PU Azman to 6 years in prison for sexually assaulting a 17-year-old youth 7 years ago.  

It's the fourth sentence handed to the celebrity preacher, who was previously handed jail terms of between 14 months and 24 years.  

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