"South Korea on Wednesday issued a "code-black" travel ban to parts of Cambodia in the wake of the death of a college student there in August. The South Korean Foreign Ministry said the ban includes the Bokor Mountain area in Kampot Province, Bavet City, and Poipet City. "South Korean nationals visiting or staying in those areas may be subject to penalties under the Passport Act and other relevant regulations. Citizens planning to travel to such areas are therefore strongly advised to cancel their trips.""
""It is believed that around 200,000 people of various nationalities are working in Cambodia's scam industry, which targets victims worldwide, including in South Korea," National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac told reporters on Wednesday. "A considerable number of South Koreans are also thought to be employed there. While the exact figure is difficult to verify, domestic authorities generally estimate the number at around 1,000.""
"Although Seoul initially reported that 330 South Koreans had gone missing in Cambodia, it has since revised that number down to 80 South Korea believes that 63 of those 80 are now in Cambodian detention after authorities there carried out arrests in connection with the scam centers. Seoul says it is "committed to bringing all South Korean nationals back home.""
South Korea imposed a code-black travel ban on specific Cambodian areas including Bokor Mountain, Bavet City, and Poipet City after a college student's death. The ban warns of penalties under the Passport Act and urges cancellation of travel plans to those zones. A special investigative team is being sent to Cambodia to confer with authorities about internet scam compounds and the student's case. Officials estimate about 200,000 people of various nationalities work in Cambodia's scam industry, with roughly 1,000 South Koreans possibly employed there. Seoul revised missing-person reports from 330 to 80, with 63 believed detained and plans underway to repatriate them by week's end. Detained individuals include both voluntary and involuntary participants.
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