South Korea slaps travel bans on more top officials

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“SECOND COUP”

Yoon just made it through a parliament prosecution attempt on Saturday as tens of thousands braved chilling temperatures to demand his resignation.

With several thousand people gathered outside the Seoul parliament on Monday for additional lighting rallies across the nation.

The motion failed after members of Yoon’s own People Power Party ( PPP ) walked out of parliament, depriving it of the necessary two-thirds majority.

According to the PPP, Yoon, 63, agreed to give strength to the party chief and prime minister, provoking the opposition’s accusations of a” next coup.”

A new prosecution movement, which the opposition wants to present to lawmakers on Saturday, may be immediately announced by the PPP, according to local media reports on Tuesday.

The group’s task force apparently considered whether Yoon should move down in March with a vote in May or to run for office in February with an April poll.

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Hong Kong tightens airport health checks amid Congo mystery disease outbreak

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As they prepare for the possibility of an unidentified illness that has claimed at least 79 lives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Hong Kong authorities have increased health verification measures for all flights arriving from American transit hubs.

The World Health Organization, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, and Congolese health authorities were all contacted by the Centre for Health Protection on Thursday ( Dec 5 ) for information about the outbreak.

Since late October, the mysterious disease has resulted in 79 incidents and more than 300 infections, according to health officials in the northern American nation.

People, most of whom were over the age of 15, experienced indicators including fever, headache, runny nose, coughing, breathing problems and anemia.

The local authorities, according to the center, has not received any reports of people or travelers coming to Hong Kong from the nation with unidentified illnesses.

Travelers from the state usually travel from the region through American transport hubs, especially Johannesburg in South Africa and Addis Ababa in Ethiopia, even though there are no clear flights between Congo and Hong Kong.

The center has soon increased health checks at the airport for travellers on all planes leaving the transport hubs as a precautionary measure.

Travelers will be subject to heat investigations, according to the center, while health professionals may administer care to those who exhibit symptoms and refer suspected cases to hospitals for evaluation.

It even advised those traveling to the Congo to keep vigilance with personal and environmental hygiene, stay away from crowded areas, and come into contact with sick people.

Travelers who return to Hong Kong are urged to inform care providers about their journey past and seek immediate medical attention if they feel depressed.

This content was first published on SCMP.

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South Korea ruling party leader says Yoon will resign

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YOON “VERY SORRY” Yoon’s first public appearance since he rescinded the military law attempt on Saturday was his televised address. He said,” I leave it up to my party to take measures to stabilize the political situation in the future, including the issue of my term in office,” promising thereContinue Reading

South Korea’s President Yoon to resign, will not be involved in state affairs before stepping down: Ruling party

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YOON “VERY SORRY” Yoon’s first public appearance since reversing the military rules attempt was Saturday’s televised address. He said,” I leave it to my party to take actions to stabilize the political climate in the future, including the time when I serve,” promising that there won’t be another attempt toContinue Reading

South Korea president stops short of resigning after martial law fiasco

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Parliament is scheduled to vote on his impeachment after on Saturday, even though the opposition leader has told AFP it is unclear whether the motion is be passed. He has been called for by the opposition and perhaps important members of his own party to do so.

Tens of thousands of protest opposed to the Vietnam War are expected to take to the roads ahead of the election, according to authorities, with organizers hoping 200, 000 people will turn out.

Yoon merely stated in his small target that he would “entrust the group with measures to stabilise the political scenario, including my term in office,” and that he would never offer to retire.

His party has a number of disagreements on the subject, with lawmakers continuing to support the standard plan to impeach yet after party leader Han Dong-hoon declared Yoon may leave or Seoul would face further social unrest.

” The normal performance of the president’s duties is impossible under the ( current ) circumstances, and an early resignation of the president is inevitable”, Han Dong-hoon told reporters early Saturday.

The opposition bloc holds 192 seats in the 300-strong parliament, while Yoon’s People Power Party ( PPP ) has 108.

For the vote to receive the two-thirds lot it needs, only eight ruling party politicians must fault. One PPP senator has now made a public pledge to support the opposition.

In the absence of a constitutional court decision, Yoon may be removed from office.

Yoon and others are being investigated by police for admitted rebellion.

Yoon said during his speech,” I did not shy away from the issue of legal and political responsibility regarding the declaration of martial law.”

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