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

An additional 60 South Koreans remain detained by Cambodian authorities after a crackdown on scam operations

South 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.