The legislation will create a new agency that will exclusively handle indictments and prosecutions and spin off the investigative function to a separate agency.

The fire happened in Daejeon, about 160km south of the capital Seoul.

This comes after East Kalimantan governor Rudy Mas’ud returned his 8.5 billion rupiah (US$502,304) official vehicle following widespread public criticism over what many considered as excessive spending.  

Pakistan, which relies heavily on imported fuel, is particularly vulnerable to external shocks.

Washington’s latest probes are seen as more potent than last April’s reciprocal tariffs, offering greater legal certainty and wider scope for action, say experts.