#Cambodia: A Nation of Crime
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Global [Cambodia: A Nation of Crime] Part 3: Where lies the safety of foreign tourists?
By Diplomacy Journal Kayla Lee Cambodia was once a country that welcomed foreigners with the ‘angelic smile’. But now, that smile has frozen cold. Behind the beautiful Angkor Wat and emerald coastline lurks the grip of criminal organizations targeting foreigners. The murder of a Korean university student was not merely the tragedy of one individual, but the result of systematic neglect hidden behind the label of a ‘tourist nation’. A crime market disguised as tourism. Locally, alongside the tourism boom, ‘voice phishing camps’, ‘online gambling centers’, and ‘human trafficking brokerages’ have
- Kayla Lee 기자
- 2025-10-15 16:12
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Global [Cambodia: A Nation of Crime] Part 2: An absent state, powerless diplomacy... Where was the government?
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young Two months have passed since Korean university student Park (22) was kidnapped and murdered in Cambodia. Only after his death became known to the world did the government declare a “full-scale response.” But by then, Park had already returned as a cold corpse. And the people asked coldly. “Where the hell was the government?” Delayed cooperation, shifting blame, a life obscured by ‘procedures’. When the victim's family reported in late July that “my brother seems to be held captive,” police immediately confirmed his cell phone location was overseas. Yet, no im
- 이존영 기자
- 2025-10-15 11:36
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Global [Cambodia: A nation of crime] Part 1: Cambodia's true colors - A tourist destination stained with blood
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young Once known as the ‘Smile of Angkor Wat,’ Cambodia is no longer a peaceful tourist destination. The recent case of Korean university student Park (22) being kidnapped, imprisoned, and murdered locally is a symbolic cross-section of this reality. His tragic death is not merely the misfortune of one individual, but reveals the true nature of a ‘country where crime has become an industry’. Cambodia has rapidly grown as a Southeast Asian tourism hub, but its underbelly is dark. An ‘invisible criminal market’—a tangled web of online scams, illegal gambling, human t
- 이존영 기자
- 2025-10-14 11:38
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Kazakh culture presented in Gwangju and Seoul, South Korea
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Dominican Embassy and ProDominicana host the “Dominican Republic-Korea Business Forum”
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Kazakh traditional fashion show held in Seoul
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Tajikistan showcases rich culture in Seoul and Gwangju events
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National Art Museum of Belarus hosts K-Minwha Invitational Exhibition
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Higgsfield AI becomes Kazakhstan’s first unicorn startup, valued at over $1 billion
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Korean culinary experts announce the “100 Taste of Seoul 2025” list
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[Cambodia: A Nation of Crime] Part 3: Where lies the safety of foreign tourists?
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2025-10-15 14:50
Dominican Embassy enchants Korea with an exclusive night of cigars and rum
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2025-10-15 14:23
SK bioscience files for first-in-human trial of universal coronavirus vaccine
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[Cambodia: A Nation of Crime] Part 2: An absent state, powerless diplomacy... Where was the government?
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