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NHK
23-05-2025
- Politics
- NHK
N.Korea to investigate, restrain officials responsible for destroyer accident
North Korea's law-enforcement authorities have reportedly begun procedures to investigate and restrain senior officials of a shipyard in relation to a failed warship launch earlier this week. A new destroyer was damaged in an accident during its launch ceremony at the Chongjin Shipyard in the country's northeast on Wednesday. The Friday edition of the ruling Workers' Party newspaper Rodong Sinmun said an investigation team, including public prosecutors and other experts, had reported its investigation contents to the party's Central Military Commission on Thursday. Satellite imagery shows the vessel lying on its side and partially submerged. The team's report said there were no holes at the bottom of the vessel as initially reported. It added the stern section is partially flooded. The Central Military Commission reportedly expressed its view that the extent of damage to the ship is not serious. The newspaper said the commission instructed the team to identify who is to blame for the incident. The commission reportedly said despite the condition of the warship, the fact that the accident is an unpardonable criminal act remains unchanged. Experts in South Korea said Pyongyang may be aiming at tightening control of the country by punishing those responsible for the incident.
The National
09-05-2025
- Health
- The National
Abu Dhabi closes health centres over 'sick notes for cash scam'
Abu Dhabi has closed four health centres and is to refer all of their staff to public prosecutors to investigate claims they received payments for issuing fake sick notes. The capital's Department of Health claimed certificates were issued via WhatsApp to people who never attended the facilities for an examination, in return for Dh100 ($27) for each day of sick leave approved. Fraudulent documentation was then included in the patients' medical records, complete with forged signatures of consent, according to the department. The four health centres are alleged to have worked together to orchestrate the plot. 'Applicants were asked to provide personal identification, along with basic health details such as height and weight, after which they were given the facility's bank account number to transfer Dh100 per sick leave day, the Department of Health said. 'The four facilities were found to be operating in co-ordination, using designated intermediaries to manage and distribute the issuance of these sick leaves across their operations.' The Department of Health said it took the decision to shut down the four centres – which were not named – 'due to the criminal and disciplinary nature of their actions'. Healthcare providers in Abu Dhabi must strictly comply with the regulations and standards issued by the department. This safeguards public health and maintain the highest levels of service quality, transparency, accountability, and trust in the healthcare system, said the Department of Health.
