Sign up to The Irish Times Archive (1859 - 2008)My Account »
Sat 06 Jun 2008Pressure mounts on S Korean president as truckers strike
SOUTH KOREA: South Korean truckers extended their strike yesterday over high fuel costs, adding to President Lee Myung-bak's woes, but a threatened major anti-government protest fizzled out.
Thousands marched to mark the sixth anniversary of the deaths of two schoolgirls struck by a US military vehicle, but the numbers fell far below organisers' expectations.
Choose a Subscription type - required
