Former Cambodian opposition MP shot dead in Bangkok: Thai media

A former Cambodian opposition MP and French citizen was shot dead by a gunman on a motorcycle in Bangkok on Jan 7, Thai media reported.

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“Lim Kimya… died at the scene. Officers with the Metropolitan Police Bureau have launched a manhunt for the assassin,” the Bangkok Post reported, adding that the deceased was a dual Cambodian-French national.

Thai police confirmed the death of a Cambodian man without identifying him as Lim Kimya, telling AFP “we are currently investigating the motives and will provide more information at a later time”.

In full: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/former-cambodian-opposition-mp-shot-dead-in-bangkok-thai-media

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