Overview

• Foreign Minister Cho Hyun summoned Cambodia’s ambassador in Seoul to convey strong concern and urge concrete countermeasures.
• The Foreign Ministry issued a special travel advisory for Phnom Penh effective Friday night and warned against fraudulent high-paying job offers.
• Local police recently rescued two South Koreans in Sihanoukville, and 14 were rescued near Kampot in August when a body later identified as a Korean student was found.
• South Korean police are pursuing a joint autopsy with Cambodian authorities before repatriating the deceased student’s remains.
• Lawmakers cite 330 abduction reports from January to August, up from 220 in 2024, as Amnesty International estimates at least 53 scamming compounds in Cambodia.