Amid growing concern over a series of kidnapping and confinement cases involving South Koreans in Cambodia, the country’s interior ministry has released a social media video featuring a South Korean woman praising Cambodia as a “peaceful and warm country”.
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The post on Tuesday, which included a message stating that a South Korean resident “wished to share her 13 years of life in Cambodia with Koreans and the world”, is seen as an attempt to ease rising fears among foreign residents following reports of crimes targeting South Koreans.
In the video, the woman, who says she runs a cafe in Phnom Penh, speaks in Korean: “I’ve lived here for 13 years. Though recent news often highlights worrying stories about Cambodia, my daily life here is very different from that.”
Contrasting with media portrayals, she emphasised that life in Cambodia is peaceful. “Of course, challenges exist in any country, but for us Cambodia remains peaceful, and people’s hearts are warm. Living here makes me happy,” she said.
She added: “The scenes in news reports aren’t the full picture. We live peacefully and with gratitude in Cambodia.”
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On Wednesday, the interior ministry posted another video featuring a different South Korean woman. During the post, she called on South Korean residents in Cambodia to support relief efforts for Cambodians affected by border tensions with Thailand.