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Korean Caught in Dispute Between Myanmarese Military and Rebels

SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — A Korean farm owner in Myanmar has been caught in a dispute between armed forces and rebels in the country. The owner of a rubber tree farm in Myanmar’s Yangon region surnamed Kim, who goes by an alias, was forced to demolish two buildings at the farm on August [...]

Revised Military Law Toughens Punishment on Violence among Military Personnel

SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s National Assembly passed a revised military criminal act on Thursday, requiring mandatory legal action to be taken against violence among military personnel even in the absence of a victim’s call for retribution. The revision of the Military Criminal Act, proposed by the Ministry of National Defense last [...]