S. Korea Issues Travel Ban For Cambodia’s Bokor Mountain Region Over Safety Concerns

SEOUL, Oct 15 (Bernama-Yonhap) -- South Korea’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday issued a travel ban for parts of Cambodia amid concerns over a widening job scam crisis involving the trafficking and torture of South Korean nationals, Yonhap News Agency reported.

The Level 4 travel ban, the highest in the four-tier travel warning system, was imposed on Cambodia’s Bokor Mountain area in Kampot Province, and the cities of Bavet and Poipet, according to the ministry.

The ministry also raised the travel warning for South Koreans in Cambodia’s Sihanoukville Province, advising them to leave the area, which is known to be a hotspot for criminal groups.

The move came amid reports of a growing number of South Koreans abducted and detained in Cambodia after falling victim to job scams. In one tragic case, a university student was found dead near Bokor Mountain in Kampot Province in August after being tortured and detained, sparking public outrage.

-- BERNAMA-YONHAP