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• South Korea bans travel to parts of Cambodia amid deepening scam crisis that has left 80 missing

  The Guardian / Raphael Rashid In Seoul

  An additional 60 South Koreans remain detained by Cambodian authorities after a crackdown on scam operationsSouth Korea has issued its most serious travel warning for parts of Cambodia, issuing a “code black” ban that orders citizens to leave areas in which the government has identified surging employment scams and detention cases targeting its nationals.The travel prohibition covers the border towns of Poipet and Bavet, along with the Bokor Mountain region in Kampot province, 140km south-west of Phnom Penh, where a 22-year-old Korean student was allegedly tortured to death in August.

  Kampot | Police Blotter

  23 hours ago | ភាសារខ្មែរ
• South Korean Student Killed in Cambodia Sparks Diplomatic Outcry in Seoul

  The Cambodia Daily / Cambodia Daily

  Kampot | Police Blotter

  1 day ago | ភាសារខ្មែរ
• South Korean Student’s Death in Kampot Confirmed Linked to Transnational Online Scam Ring

  Kiripost

  Kampot | Human Rights

  2 days ago | ភាសារខ្មែរ
• South Korea to Set Up “Korean Desk” in Cambodia After Student’s Murder

  Camboja News / Seoung Nimol

  Kampot | Human Rights

  3 days ago | ភាសារខ្មែរ
• Trio Charged With South Korean Student’s Murder Linked to Online Scam Activities, One At Large

  Kiripost

  Kampot | Police Blotter

  4 days ago | ភាសារខ្មែរ
• South Korean Man Kidnapped, Killed in Cambodia: Chinese Suspects Arrested, Travel Alert Issued

  Cambodianess /

  PHNOM PENH — The Kampot Provincial Court said that three Chinese nationals suspected of being involved in the death of a 22-year-old South Korean tourist have been arrested and that the police is in pursuit of other suspects. The victim is reported to have been tortured to death during his holiday in Cambodia in August 2025. His death has since prompted a travel alert for South Koreans in or about to come to Cambodia as security concerns increase.

  Kampot | Police Blotter

  6 days ago | ភាសារខ្មែរ
• Kampot Provincial Prosecutor Charges Three Foreign Nationals with Murder

  AKP

  Kampot | Police Blotter

  6 days ago | ភាសារខ្មែរ
• South Korean student kidnapped, tortured to death on holiday in Cambodia

  South China Morning Post / The Korea Times

  Kampot | Police Blotter

  7 days ago | ភាសារខ្មែរ
• Kampot Police Arrest Couple in Deadly Shooting Over Drinking Dispute

  Kiripost

  Kampot | Police Blotter

  24 days ago | ភាសារខ្មែរ
• Mobile Library Brings Books and Joy to Kampot’s Riverside

  Kiripost

  Kampot | Culture

  24 days ago | ភាសារខ្មែរ