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I want to let new faces know all the fun, knowledge, and know-how they have felt over a long period of time. This makes no sense. To paraphrase, the first thing that Korea did in the past in the process of development was to build a highway. That's how the distribution structure of the country will work. However, the current horse racing society is talking about bringing in Mercedes-Benz and Kedilak and making them run without even maintaining the roads. This is a tremendous fiction. Japan succeeded in internationalization because it renovated facilities that are second to none in the world. We have no training facilities, no market, or professional manpower. The plan for internationalization is reversed.
Friday, June 05 2026 - 08:19 AM
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Representative Park Wan-joo pointed out that the same criteria for imposing farmland conservation charges on "agricultural promotion areas" and "farmland outside the agricultural promotion areas" are being applied. "The Agricultural Promotion Area" is an area designated by the city or provincial governor to efficiently use and preserve farmland, and although it restricts the use of land that is not directly related to agricultural production or farmland improvement, the standard for imposing farmland conservation charges inside and outside the agricultural promotion area is applied equally at 30/100 of the individual official land price, which is contrary to the original purpose of the system to curb the exclusive use of high-quality farmland.
Friday, June 05 2026 - 08:17 AM
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The partial amendment bill of the Farmland Act calls for applying the criteria for imposing farmland conservation charges by differentiating farmland from agricultural promotion areas, setting the payment period for issuing a reminder letter for farmland conservation charges within 10 to 30 days, clarifying the base date for imposing additional charges, and preparing the basis for delegating the procedure for approval for change of use to the Ordinance of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. The farmland conservation charge is a charge that a person who wants to divert farmland for other purposes pays to a person who operates and manages the farmland management fund for the conservation, management and creation of farmland.
Friday, June 05 2026 - 08:13 AM
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On the same day, Moon Dae-rim, a candidate for governor of Jeju Island, also issued a statement on the same day, saying, "Father McGrinch is a true saint who has worked for Jeju all his life." He also said, "Although the body has left, Father McGrinch's affection and love for Jeju will forever wet the heart of Jeju like a warm spring rain," and added, "We will make every effort to build a warm economy, a prosperous Jeju, and a welfare Jeju that embraces and shares Father McGrinch's will." Father Patrick McGrinch, who has been engaged in missionary work and various social projects on barren Jeju Island for more than 60 years since the establishment of the Jeju Saint Isidol Ranch,
Friday, June 05 2026 - 08:09 AM
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If the rivals' willingness to purchase decreases in the future, it will be difficult from the start of horse racing development. You should be able to afford the prize money first. There is a clear reason for this, and even though Korea has a production market, it is very poor for the opponents. In the case of foreign countries, even if there is a slight shortage of prize money, if only one proper champion racehorse comes out, it will be fully compensated through production reflux. Naturally, the motivation for investment is created. However, it is true that it is difficult to continue face-to-face jobs in a lame-style way like in Korea. I don't think one thing can be solved by working hard. Even if we all join forces, the overall industry will not be reversed. For example, this is true in the production industry.
Friday, June 05 2026 - 08:08 AM
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Meanwhile, President Moon Jae In paid tribute to Father McGrinch in a condolence message sent to him, saying, "The deceased came as a ray of hope to Jeju Island, which was devastated by the April 3 incident and the Korean War." President Moon said, "He wanted to shake off Jeju's poverty by establishing a Sung Isidol Ranch, and established welfare facilities such as hospitals, nursing homes and kindergartens, and credit cooperatives to become friends for the poor and underprivileged," adding, "The blue-eyed Irish priest took care of and healed Jeju's pain and deeply engraved God's love and peace in the hearts of our people.
Friday, June 05 2026 - 08:07 AM
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Our country's face is by no means honorable like the United Kingdom, and even so, it is well circulated like the United States, and economic guarantees are not supported. Horse racing begins with the face-to-face buying horses, but in the current situation, it returns to a system that is not satisfactory at all except for some, and the interest decreases. As a result, a number of people are quitting face-to-face. The horse racing society neglects this situation, which is seen as a crisis for horse racing. How can it be possible to supply and demand horse racing when the faces are less motivated to purchase? Since 2005, the speed of replacement for face-to-face has become too fast. They leave before they understand what is fun and why it is an event worth paying attention to while living face to face.
Friday, June 05 2026 - 08:06 AM
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I always wanted to set up a forum for conversation between people and draw consensus on issues. To use this crisis as an opportunity to turn around, I boldly expressed my will to run. I think the chairman of the association is not a place to exercise authority, but a place to serve. Rather than leading with leadership, my goal is to find and connect glue for the unity of the whole. I think the glue is horse racing. No matter how old they are, if they do not have common interests, they will quickly feel awkward and awkward. However, if there is a common denominator, even the person you just met will quickly open up and hold hands. We have a common interest: horse racing. If we only realize the fun of horse racing, I think we can fully communicate even if it does not lead to golf or other external directions.
Friday, June 05 2026 - 08:02 AM
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Father McGrinch's mortuary was set up at the Catholic Church on the first floor of the Korean branch of the Sunggolom Alien Missionary Church in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, and the Hallim Cathedral of the Jeju Diocese until April 26. The funeral mass will be dedicated at 10 a.m. on April 27 at the Trinity Cathedral of the Sung Isidol Community in Geumak-ri, Jeju-do, and at 4:30 p.m. on the 30th, the memorial mass will be dedicated at the Korean branch of the Sunggolom Alien Missionary Church and will be laid at the cemetery of the Sung Isidol Ranch Gla Convent. Father McGrinch, who believes that he cannot approach God unless he gets out of poverty,
Friday, June 05 2026 - 08:01 AM
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With the expansion of the Martha's Facility in 2007, the company introduced an advanced horse industry in Korea, focusing on horse welfare by conducting patrols and training before joining the racetrack. In 2006, Yahudi, the winner of the Japan Cup, was introduced as a seed horse, and Ecton Park, the boomer of Mr. Park, who set the record of winning the most consecutive victories in Korean horse racing. Believing that he will never reach God unless he gets out of poverty, he was awarded the Korean Stone Pagoda Industrial Medal in 1972 and the Magsai Award in 1975. For his service for more than 60 years, he was awarded the Peony Medal of the Order of Merit and was named the winner of the Irish Presidential Award in 2014.
Friday, June 05 2026 - 07:58 AM
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In 1959, he also created a sewing factory called Hallim Vertical to provide jobs to more than 1,300 women.In 1970, the clinic was opened to provide free medical treatment to patients with extreme poverty. In 1962, the clinic created the first Hallym Credit Cooperative in Jeju Island and the first in a rural area in Korea. It also established social welfare facilities such as hospitals, nursing homes, kindergartens, senior citizens' colleges, and youth training facilities with proceeds from the ranching project. In March 2002, the clinic reopened as a hospice-centered Seong Isidol welfare clinic. Thanks to the support of its members and the support of the Isidol Rural Business Development Association, it is operating the clinic for free.
Friday, June 05 2026 - 07:55 AM
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Against this backdrop, the full adoption of electronic cards by the Audit Committee is not only an excessive regulation on legal businesses but can also be a serious factor in encouraging the expansion of the illegal gambling market. Controversy is also brewing over infringement of user rights and consumer rights."According to the electronic card implementation plan, sensitive biometric information called the user's designated vein (finger tip vein) will be collected, which can lead to concerns about personal information exposure and avoidance of users who recognize it as fingerprinting," a related industry official said. "Although the government said it is trying to cultivate the underground economy, the illegal gambling market is increasing tremendously, and social problems such as tax revenue leakage and gambling addiction are becoming serious," he said. "It is not right to regulate only the law, leaving out the illegality."
Friday, June 05 2026 - 07:49 AM
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Born in 1928 in Letterken, Donegol, South Island, Father McGrinch arrived in Busan at the age of 25 in 1953 after receiving a new service in 1951. After moving to Suncheon, he served as an aide to Suncheon Cathedral for five months and came to Jeju in 1954 as a missionary of the St. Golom Outpost Missionary Church and took the post at the Hallim Public Office of Central Headquarters. Father McGrinch, who witnessed the reality of Jeju, which was struggling with poverty due to the Jeju April 3 incident and the Korean War, took the lead in modernization by laying the foundation for cattle farming and establishing social welfare facilities.
Friday, June 05 2026 - 07:48 AM
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According to a survey conducted by the Audit and Inspection Committee, the size of illegal gambling, which reached 53 trillion won in 2008, surged to 75 trillion won in four years due to excessive regulations on legal businesses such as the total sales system, restrictions on the number of business sites, adjustment of the purchase cap, and prohibition of online sales. If electronic cards are fully introduced and regulations on legal businesses are strengthened, the size of illegal gambling in 2018 is expected to increase out of control due to the balloon effect. In fact, according to the "Research Service on the Effect of Introducing Electronic Cards for Voting Rights" conducted by the Korea Institute of Public Administration in December 2013, 38.44% of the respondents said they would use illegal gambling sites when introducing electronic cards.
Friday, June 05 2026 - 07:46 AM
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Chung Myung-chae, the new representative, served as a transition member of President Roh Moo Hyun's presidency and secretary for farming and fishing villages in the Blue House, and served as the 5th president of the Korea University of Agriculture and Fisheries and as a representative of the Korea Rural Welfare Forum. He took office as the chairman of the Rural Hope Foundation with the KRA in March and has a special relationship with the horse industry, so he is considered a key figure who will combine our agricultural and rural communities with the horse industry. At the time of his career as the vice president of the Korea Rural Economic Research Institute, he attended the "Discussion on Improving the Horse Racing Tax System for the Development
Friday, June 05 2026 - 07:43 AM
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The inspection committee's full implementation of electronic cards is a legal system that requires users to charge the amount of money on the card with personal information when using all legal gambling industries, including horse racing, bicycle racing, racetracks, casinos, and lottery tickets for professional sports. When electronic cards are introduced, users of the gambling industry have to charge cash and bet after receiving the card, not the current cash purchase method, which requires them to recognize their fingers (designated veins) in the process of issuing the card.In particular, the recommendation being pursued by the Audit and Inspection Committee this time calls for expanding the implementation of electronic cards to 20% of over-the-counter sales offices this year based on the full implementation of electronic cards in 2018, reducing the cash bet to 30,000 won next year and lowering the cash bet to 10,000 won in 2017.
Friday, June 05 2026 - 07:41 AM
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Although the current situation in the agricultural industry is a crisis, since agriculture is a life industry, "groundbreaking policies and national support are needed to revive our life industry and maintain stable farm income and rural communities." Referring to the need to change the philosophy of agricultural policy and introduce an innovation system, he said, "The people should highlight the justification of government support, citing the need for a price in efforts to strengthen the public interest function of farmers," adding, "It is a time when the role of the National Agricultural Forum as well as farmers' organizations and civic groups is expected.
Friday, June 05 2026 - 07:40 AM
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CEO Kim Byung-hong said, "If the horse racing refund rate is raised, the issue that the union claims can be implemented," and added, "I hope that the union will leave the work to the union, and the KCTU will actively engage in a struggle to raise the refund rate." In addition, he said that the increase in the refund rate is "the only way the KCTU can really help the union," and that "I think we should know that there is a big pie that will go to the managers." Lastly, when looking at the situation from the perspective of horse racing fans and customers, most of whom earn less than 2 million won a month, he said, "I don't think we should pay off the customers' poor pockets and meet the greed of assistant teachers and managers,
Friday, June 05 2026 - 07:37 AM
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Since last year, officials of the KCTU have been stationed at the Gyeongnam Race Park in Busan and South Gyeongsang Province, and they know that it has affected many people, adding that the KCTU, a high-ranking group representing the union, did not lead the strike, but said, "At this point, there is only one thing that a KCTU official should do."No horse official insisted on raising the refund rate, and lamented the situation in which everyone only made their case even though it was unclear whether it would change even if everyone stepped up and took the lead in raising the refund rate,
Friday, June 05 2026 - 07:33 AM
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First of all, CEO Kim Byung-hong said about the indefinite strike by the Busan Gyeongnam Racing Park branch of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions and the Busan Gyeongnam Horse Racing Authority, saying, "Don't instigate people for your own benefit by encouraging people who have done their best in their duties, such as managers, facilities, and beautification." Regarding the strike, he said, "Even if it is the right of the KCTU, you should know that horse racing is a completely different industry from other manufacturing and service industries," stressing that focusing only on income distribution rather than competition, leaving behind the fairness of horse racing through free competition, does not go well with the horse racing system.
Friday, June 05 2026 - 07:30 AM
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The selection match will be held in a three-round manner over three days, including May 31st, June 2nd, and 4th. I have participated in the Incheon Asian Games and know how it feels, so I want to try again. I will do my best as much as I have come with a lot of help, and I hope I can return to Belgium with a smile. I really hope that Korean horseback riding will develop in the future, and for it to develop, we need a Korean horse rider who attracts attention and shines in Europe. I hope that player becomes me, and I am confident that I will work that hard. That's how I want to hear that Korean athletes can ride horses so well in Europe.
Friday, June 05 2026 - 07:26 AM
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Europe is a completely different horseback riding system from Korea and is the birthplace of horseback riding, so I am here and active. Since I was young, I thought that I should ride well in Korea and advance to Europe later. I think they treated me well to work hard. After studying, I have tried so hard that I can only ride horses and ride horses again. I represented Korea at the Asaan Games in Incheon and went out to Europe, and I realized again that I have a long way to go. I think he recognized me in the process. Since horseback riding is a sport that takes a long time to meet expectations, the gold medalist in equestrian event at the Rio Olympics is 53, so I will try my best to meet the expectations.
Friday, June 05 2026 - 07:21 AM
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Guess Korea sponsored in-kind so that I could exercise comfortably. In Europe, the horse industry plays an industrial role so that there is a saying that cash circulates because of horses. There is a circular structure, such as producing and training young horses and then selling them, or buying and growing and reselling them as young horses. In addition, there are cases where players with good horses participate in competitions and produce excellent records and sell them at high prices. It cannot be said uniformly, and it varies greatly. It is like a stock. When horses are young, they buy relatively cheap, grow and sell them again, and as this process is repeated, farmers also make some profit.
Friday, June 05 2026 - 07:18 AM
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However, the horses that played during the 2014 Asian Games are not circulating and they are saying as they are. If companies and others apply, I think horses will be circulated and a better riding environment and horse-riding culture will be created. Of course. It is an important point, but it is somewhat difficult for the players if the association is not operating normally. In my case, I am working out in Europe, so the exact date of the selection match was important. For the selection match, I had to come to Korea from Europe, but it was difficult to get in shape because I was undecided, and I set a date to go to Korea almost this time. It's because you can't go to tomorrow, and you have to go through a quarantine.
Friday, June 05 2026 - 07:12 AM
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He is working out in Belgium, Europe. He is coached by coach Leaven Divos, who was a Belgian champion. I have been with Coach Leven since I was young, and I have received a lot of help. He also helped me a lot physically and mentally until I came to Korea and got a horse for the selection match. It is not common. Obviously, it was not an easy case. In my case, I had to travel from Europe to Korea, and the cost of transporting horses was not easy. An air container is required to transport horses, and it costs more than 40 million won for a round trip. I came to Korea with a lot of help, but I will work hard with the mindset that I will be selected. I started my career in Europe right after the 2014 Incheon Asian Games,
Friday, June 05 2026 - 07:09 AM