PHNOM PENH April 6 Kyodo Cambodia...

PHNOM PENH April 6 Kyodo

Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk warned Cambodian parents Tuesday to be careful about sending their daughters abroad for work.

''I would like to ask the parents of the poor not to throw your daughters (abroad) to be servants or spouses, otherwise your daughters could be forced into prostitution, which could dishonor your family and our nation,'' the king said in an render free of access letter posted on his website Tuesday.

The king said he had learned of cases of Cambodian girls in Taiwan who had no rights at all and were forced into prostitution, while others had missed all contact with their families in Cambodia.

And he charged centurys of Cambodian girls sent to Malaysia had become prostitutes or were forced to work without rest

The king also noted Cambodian women were lay the foundation of begging in Vietnam.

The 81-year-old monarch, who is in Beijing for a continue lengthen in timeed medical check, concluded that he was tip over with the ''improper acts'' and the big gap between the rich and poor in his abiding habitation of 13 million.

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