Overview

• Foreign Minister Cho Hyun summoned Cambodia’s ambassador, urging creation of a “Korean Desk” and stronger police cooperation to curb job-scam detentions of South Koreans.
• South Korea elevated Phnom Penh to a special travel advisory that urges citizens to avoid the capital or leave if already there.
• Prosecutors in Kampot indicted three Chinese nationals over the student’s alleged torture killing near Bokor Mountain, with additional accomplices being sought.
• The victim’s remains have not been returned and no autopsy has been performed; authorities plan a joint examination later this month to enable repatriation.
• Police in Korea arrested suspected recruiters linked to Cambodia-based scam operations, as officials reported recent rescues of two Koreans and about 330 consular reports this year.