The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Phnom Penh, Cambodia / Yonhap
Korea on Thursday lowered the journey alerts for elements of Cambodia, together with the capital Phnom Penh, saying dangers of on-line scams focusing on Korean nationals have eased following Cambodia’s crackdown efforts and coordination with Seoul.
The particular journey advisory for Phnom Penh, which had urged Korean nationals to depart the nation, was lowered to the Degree 2 alert advising in opposition to journey, the Ministry of International Affairs stated in a launch.
All different areas beforehand beneath Degree 2, together with Siem Reap, had been eased to Degree 1, which requires warning when touring.
The measures took impact at 4 p.m. Thursday.
The journey ban for the Bokor Mountain space in Kampot Province, in addition to the cities of Bavet and Poipet — areas recognized for on-line rip-off actions — stays in impact, together with all different areas topic to departure advisories, together with Sihanoukville.
The adjustment within the journey alerts got here as the web scam-related scenario has improved with Cambodian authorities’ harder crackdown efforts and their coordination with the Korean authorities, significantly in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap, the ministry stated.
In mid-October, Korea imposed a journey ban and raised advisories for Cambodian cities and areas rife with on-line scams, after a surge in such crimes led to the torture dying of a Korean school pupil in August.
Following bilateral consultations, the 2 international locations established a police unit devoted to tackling on-line crimes involving Koreans in Cambodia early final month.
