Name change brings recognition as government-employed janitors receive new Korean titles

Government-employed janitors working at government complex buildings now have an official Korean term of address, helping remedy the discomfort of some workers who were referred to by other titles, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety said.

2025-08-05

Robots and drones team up for island delivery service

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced that it had held a demonstration of a drone-linked robot delivery service on Wonsan Island in Boryeong, South Chungcheong, on Thursday.

2024-12-05

Gov't backtracks on network outage explanation, but rules out hacking

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety on Saturday went back on its initial analysis of the first network crash that affected administrative and civil service networks, over a week after the outage took place on Nov. 17.

2023-11-26

Experts blast government's shoddy response to administrative portal crash

The government faces a massive backlash over what critics call its belated and deficient response to a network glitch that paralyzed the nationwide administrative network last week.

2023-11-22

Network crash shuts down civil services nationwide

Regional government computer networks experienced a glitch that delayed the handling of administrative and civil works. People are encouraged to use the Government24 portal for urgent requests.

2023-11-17

Joint probe turns up hundreds of local corruption cases

The government and local authorities found high-ranking officials who misused their power, offered privileges to acquaintances or demonstrated a lack of discipline.

2023-10-04

Safety ministry, Seoul government offices raided in relation to Itaewon tragedy

The Special Investigation Headquarters of the National Police Agency raided the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and the Seoul Metropolitan Government Thursday.

2022-11-17

No vacuum is allowed in public safety

We hope the government stabilizes the police organization fast so as not to leave any vacuum in public safety.

2022-07-25

[Today's Cartoon] 2022.07.26

Amid a tense standoff between the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and senior police officers over the ministry’s plan to create a bureau aimed at controlling the police, President Yoon Suk-yeol takes a his first summer vacation next week.