(LEAD) S. Korea summons Russian ambassador over commentary on Yoon’s remark

SEOUL, South Korea’s foreign ministry on Saturday summoned the top Russian envoy to Seoul to protest a recent statement by a Russian foreign ministry official on President Yoon Suk Yeol’s view of the North Korean regime. On Wednesday, Yoon described North Korea as the only country in the world to legalize the preemptive use of nuclear weapons as tensions escalated over a series of weapons tests by the North since the start of the year. Russian foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova criticized Yoon’s remarks as being “blatantly biased” in a commentary released the following day. Deputy Foreign Minister Chung Byung-won summoned the Russian ambassador to South Korea, Georgy Zinoviev, to lodge a protest over the spokesperson’s remark. During the meeting, Chung expressed “deep regret” over criticizing the remark by the president with disrespectful language and that such actions could further deteriorate the bilateral relationship. Zinoviev responded that he would immediately report the South Korean government’s position to his home country. Earlier in the day, the foreign ministry also released a separate statement. “For a remark by a foreign ministry spokesperson of a country, (it) is below standards, rude, ignorant and biased,” Seoul’s foreign ministry said in a text message sent to reporters Saturday. “These remarks ignore the clear and objective reality that North Korea’s threatening rhetoric and continued military provocations heighten tensions on the Korean Peninsula and the region.” The ministry called the Russian official’s remarks “repulsive sophistry” when viewed from the standards of a country that follows international norms. Meanwhile, it criticized the Russian leader’s description of the invasion of Ukraine as a “special military operation” as nothing more than a “far-fetched” attempt to mislead the international community. The rebuke came amid recently deepening ties between Pyongyang and Moscow, with Washington and its allies accusing the North of supplying weapons to Russia to fuel its war against Ukraine. In recent weeks, North Korea has also ratcheted up tensions with harsh rhetoric against Seoul and with its persistent weapons tests, including what it called a “cruise missile super-large warhead” and a “new-type anti-aircraft missile” on Friday.

Last September, the North enshrined in its constitution an aggressive nuclear policy embracing preemptive strike options.

Source: Yonhap News Agency

Child of drug slave abuses 73-year-old mother until she is sick and bedridden

Nonthaburi, The Saimai page had to survive to help a 73-year-old mother after she was attacked by her drug-addicted child until she was sick and bedridden. Police took him to the police station. Charged with physical harm to parents causing serious injury As for the mother, she was taken in by Ban Bang Khae to take care of temporarily. Mr. Ekkaphop Luangprasert Advisor to the Minister of Interior and the founder of the Saimai page must survive along with a team went to a house in the Pak Kret area, Nonthaburi Province, to help Ms. Sudjai, 73, after a neighbor reported that she was routinely attacked by her son who was addicted to drugs and drunk. Most recently, she was attacked and had to be taken to the Royal Irrigation Department Hospital, Pak Kret, to be treated. more than 15 days Inside the house on the ground floor, she found Mrs. Sudjai. lying on the floor on a mattress The body is tired. Unable to get up and walk But you can be conscious and give a statement to the police. It was found that he had congenital disease, diabetes, blood pressure, and uneven water in the ears. Then the Saimai page officials had to survive and be taken to Ban Bang Khae. To rehabilitate the body and treat primary illnesses There will be physical therapy. After that, the family and community conditions will be examined to see if the child can take care of Grandma and return her to the family. Police later inspected the room of Mr. Somporn, age 47, the youngest son who attacked his mother. Drug paraphernalia was found. Initially, he confessed that he actually attacked his mother by punching her once. He was then detained to ask forgiveness from his sick mother. She wholeheartedly agreed to forgive her son for harming her. But let the police prosecute according to the law. Mrs. Sudjai said that her younger son often attacked her. I started being addicted to drugs since I was in my 1st year of vocational certificate. Before I got addicted to drugs, my son was a good kid. Returning from school in the evening, he would cook rice, mop the house, and wash the dishes. When he became addicted to drugs, his behavior changed. Mr. Ekkaphop said he was informed by a neighbor. In the middle of last month Mother abused young son who was addicted to drugs and drinking alcohol causes physical harm Until seriously injured, he was admitted to the hospital for 15 days. A report was made at Pak Kret Police Station, but the youngest son was not taken to prosecute. After that, the mother returned home for treatment. But neighbors were unable to help. Because the eldest son went to work During the daytime, mother is home alone and unable to help herself. Lying in bed alone Neighbors were afraid and did not dare come to help. Because the youngest son was drunk and went on a rampage. There was a knife being used to slit the neighbor’s throat. Most recently, yesterday the mother was sleeping alone. and didn’t eat He saw that this matter was important so he went to the area himself. Initially, the police detained the suspect and handed him over to investigators. They were charged with assaulting their parents causing serious injury. and will test for drugs in the body As for the mother, the Saimai must survive page and Ban Bang Khae took her in to take care of her temporarily in order to rehabilitate her body so she could return to the family.

Source: Thai News Agency

Farm workers arrested for stealing 2 baht of gold to get money from their wives

Udon Thani, Workers arrested at a house in a cassava plantation purchasing yard. After causing a solo raid to steal 2 baht of gold at a gold shop in Sri That District, Udon Thani Province, he confessed, claiming to have obtained the money to beg his wife. A man, approximately 30 years old, was driving a pickup truck without a license plate. He made a request to buy a gold bracelet, weighing 2 baht, priced at 70,800 baht, at Mae Amnuay 4 Gold Shop, Si That District, Udon Thani Province, claiming to have bought it for his wife. before running out of the store and driving a pickup truck and fleeing towards Chaiyawan District. The incident occurred yesterday afternoon. Most recently, in the middle of the night. Officers brought in forces to arrest Mr. Chainat or Nat, 27 years old, at a worker’s residence. Inside the cassava buying yard in Nong Ya Sai Subdistrict, Wang Sam Mo District, Udon Thani Province, along with a centerpiece of a gold jewelry bracelet, gold weight 2 baht, a black bridge bag. Clothes used in the crime and a pickup truck before being detained to make a plan to compile a confession. The aforementioned gold shop and its staff 2 baht of gold jewelry was also returned to the gold shop owner, who told the accused that if he was in trouble over money, came to consult with at the gold shop If there is anything we can help with, we are ready to help. Not coming to do this. Personally, I forgive the criminal. But legally, it is left to the police. and would like to praise the officials Less than 5 minutes after reporting the incident, they arrived at the scene. Ready to quickly apprehend the criminal. Superintendent of Srithat Police Station revealed that in this case after the incident Officers went to the area to trace the CCTV cameras and investigate to find any news about the identity. of the pickup truck that the criminal used to commit the crime A sticker with pink letters “Can handle it” was found on the rear window of the car. Until it was discovered that he was a worker at the cassava buying yard in Wang Sam Mo District, 15 kilometers from Si That District. Upon examination, he confessed. Claimed to have a problem with not being able to turn over the money in time. Therefore, there was no money to pay the installments, coupled with an argument with his wife in the morning. In the afternoon, he planned to go and cause the incident. In order to earn money to reconcile his wife who fled back home, Ku Kaeo District initially reported to be prosecuted on charges of embezzlement. By using a vehicle to facilitate the commission of an offense or the taking of that property. To avoid arrest.

Source: Thai News Agency

(2nd LD) N. Korea says it conducted ‘cruise missile super-large warhead power test’

SEOUL, North Korea said Saturday it conducted what it calls a “cruise missile super-large warhead power test” and test-fired a new type of anti-aircraft missile the previous day. The tests in the Yellow Sea were carried out for the “rapid development of the technologies in various aspects, such as function, performance and operation of new-type weapon systems” and were part of “normal activities,” the North’s Missile Administration said in a statement carried by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). It did not give further details, such as how many missiles were launched or how far they flew. Photos released by the KCNA showed a cruise missile flying at a low altitude, striking a building and exploding. The South Korean military said Friday it detected the launch of several cruise missiles at around 11 a.m. from North Korea’s west coast. Hong Min, a senior research fellow at the Korea Institute for National Unification, said the large warhead test may be intended to show that a nuclear warhead could be fitted on the missile. Meanwhile, Lee Sang-kyu, an active-duty officer at the Korea Institute for Defense Analyses, said Pyongyang would have mentioned nuclear capabilities if the missile was designed to carry a nuclear warhead. He concluded the North likely tested a conventional cruise missile. On the new anti-aircraft missile, Hong suggested the weapon could possibly be an improved version of the previously tested Pongae-5 and Pongae-6 missiles. “Those are each copied from Russia’s S-300 and S-400 missiles,” Hong said. “Considering (the new anti-aircraft missile) was unveiled amid the recent cooperative mood between North Korea and Russia, we need to closely monitor it.” It marked the North’s fourth round of cruise missile launches this year, and the first anti-aircraft missile test since September 2021. On Jan. 24, North Korea test-fired a new strategic cruise missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, named Pulhwasal-3-31, for the first time. The country also fired submarine-launched cruise missiles off the east coast Sunday, later saying that they were also Pulhwasal-3-31s. On Tuesday, it fired what it later claimed to be the Hwasal-2 strategic cruise missile off its west coast but did not specify how many missiles it fired. Cruise missiles, powered by jet engines, fly low and are maneuverable, making them harder to detect and intercept.

Hwasal means an “arrow” in Korean, and Pulhwasal means a “fire arrow.”

Source: Yonhap News Agency