The Cambodian government has extradited to Thailand the Thai ex-marine suspected of murdering former Cambodian opposition MP Lim Kimya, a dual Cambodian-French citizen, who was shot dead on Tuesday in a tourist area of Bangkok.

The Thai authorities accused an adviser to Hun Sen of hiring the gunman who killed a former Cambodian opposition figure in Bangkok last week.

Thai national Ekkalak Paenoi faces charges including premeditated murder in the Tuesday shooting death of Lim Kimya, 74, in the Thai capital.

Thai authorities should immediately and thoroughly investigate the killing of a former Cambodian opposition politician in Bangkok.

As the harms of Cambodia’s criminalized political economy ripple outward, governments in the region and further afield must move beyond their muted, incoherent response.

Lim Kimya had arrived in Thai capital Bangkok along with his wife, uncle from Siem Reap, Cambodia's 2nd-largest city - Anadolu Ajansı

Whether the killing is fully investigated, though, is another matter. In recent years dozens of activists fleeing repression in Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand have been sent back after seeking sanctuary, or in some cases have been killed or disappeared.

Thai national Ekkalak Paenoi faces charges including premeditated murder in the death of Lim Kimya in Bangkok.

Cambodian police on Wednesday said they had apprehended a Thai man suspected of gunning down a former opposition politician from Cambodia.

Thailand's cabinet has approved a draft law that would legalise gambling and casinos, a move aimed at boosting tourism, jobs and investment, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said on Monday.

A public forum will be organised late this month to garner opinions on the 2001 memorandum of understanding (MoU) on maritime claims in the Gulf of Thailand, which is at the centre of a long-running maritime territorial dispute between Thailand and Cambodia,

fled to Cambodia shortly after he shot the victim and was detained Wednesday in Battambong province, which shares borders with Thailand. It said he will be deported back to Thailand at the request ...