Inking rights into the law soon

Permanent recognition: The Bill seeks to formally license tattooists through a government-run national exam. — The Straits Times/ANN

THE country just took its first real step towards legalising tattoos performed by non-medical doctors after banning the practice for more than three decades.

On Aug 20, a South Korean parliamentary sub-committee approved the country’s first-ever Bill to officially recognise tattooing as a legal profession outside medical practice.