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South Korea to resume 24/7 loudspeaker broadcasts aimed at North Korea

Seoul's military said it had decided to restart round-the-clock broadcasts after the North flew such balloons again on Thursday, when both Koreas were scrambling to contain damage from monsoon rains.
Last Updated : 19 July 2024, 09:52 IST

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Seoul's military said it had decided to restart round-the-clock broadcasts after the North flew such balloons again on Thursday, when both Koreas were scrambling to contain damage from monsoon rains.

"These actions clearly violates the armistice agreement and are shameful and vulgar behaviour that could pose risks to the daily lives of our people," the military said in a statement.

"We strongly urge them to immediately stop the despicable, shameful and vulgar act," it added, vowing to take even stronger measures if the North continues sending trash balloons.

South Korea last month resumed the broadcasts using large loudspeakers set up at the border for the first time in six years after repeated warnings for the North to stop sending trash, but the broadcasts only lasted for some hours.

Blaring propaganda, world news and K-pop music, the broadcasts, considered by military officials and activists as an effective form of psychological warfare, were stopped under a peace agreement signed in 2018, which both sides have declared as void as tensions rose.

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Published 19 July 2024, 09:52 IST

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