Jeju Shinbo
1. Society
More people removing bodies, but leaving gravesites
More and more people are choosing to cremate the bodies of their long-deceased loved ones, which had already been buried. But as land prices go up on the island, many of them leave the gravesites as-is until they receive compensation for the land.

2. Politics
Several elections nullified
Jeju District Court ruled that the head of the (김녕) Gimnyeong Agricultural Cooperative, (김기홍) Kim Gi-hong, must pay a fine of 2.5 million won for illegal campaigning in the lead-up to last year’s election. That fine means the election result is nullified. The results of three other votes have also been cancelled.

Jemin Ilbo
1. Society
Seoul investigates April 3rd Incident victim list
The Jemin Ilbo says Seoul is ignoring the judicial ruling that officially recognizes victims of the April 3rd Incident by investigating the victim list. This, it says, is causing resentment among local communities.

2. Society
Budget airlines safety standards ‘need tightening’
The paper is calling on Seoul to tighten safety standards for budget airlines, which it claims use outdated aircraft and operate understaffed. This comes after a string of incidents.

Yonhap
1. Inter-Korea
N. Korea says it has conducted H-bomb test
Yonhap is reporting that North Korea announced Wednesday it had succeeded in conducting a hydrogen bomb test, hours after what seemed to have been an artificial earthquake was detected close to the North's nuclear test site.

2. Inter-Korea
‘N. Korea test-fired SLBM last month’
A South Korean military official said Wednesday that North Korea conducted another ejection test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile last month. The official says the test was apparently unsuccessful.