Cambodia police find missing S'porean woman, 20, who went there without telling her family

The 20-year-old Singaporean student who went missing in Cambodia has been found safe by local police, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) confirmed on Jul. 31.

In response to a Mothership query, SPF expressed its appreciation to the Cambodian authorities for their prompt assistance.

The police added that it has reached out to the Cambodian National Police to obtain more information and to render further assistance as appropriate.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Singapore Embassy in Phnom Penh are also providing consular support to the woman's family.

Reportedly told her family she was going to school

The young woman, Siti Aishah Siregar Sahat Siregar, was first reported missing when her father posted a notice on social media, appealing to the authorities in Singapore and Cambodia to find her.

According to him, Aishah was last known to have travelled from Singapore to Phnom Penh on Jul. 28.

A police report was made, the post noted.

It was later reported that Aishah had informed her mother that she was going to school at Nanyang Polytechnic as usual at around 11am the morning she went missing.

According to Berita Mediacorp, her brother said that the family was on their way to pick her up from school at about 5pm when they found that her phone number was no longer contactable and her WhatsApp account was no longer active.

They also found that Aishah's passport was not at home. The police subsequently confirmed that Aishah had already left Singapore via a flight.

When they tried to log into her email, they reportedly found a flight ticket booking to Cambodia and believed that she had flown off to Phnom Penh.

Transferred hundreds of dollars to an unknown person days before

According to CNA, other emails showed that Aishah had transferred hundreds of dollars to an unknown person days before she went missing.

The family had never seen or spoken to the person, but Aishah's brother said their name matched that of an online friend his sister had been gaming with every day for over a year.

Aishah had also been heard calling out this name previously, he said.

The revelation led to fears that she had been lured to Cambodia by a scammer.

According to Aishah's family, her sudden departure was uncharacteristic of her, as she was known to be obedient and not rebellious.