Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet has forcefully denied that the government was involved in the assassination of Lim Kimya, a former opposition party lawmaker who was fatally shot by a Thai gunman in Bangkok on January 7.

Former Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen wants Asean to work as a bloc to achieve its goals while reaffirming the Kingdom’s support for the 46th ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA).

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet denied on Monday his government and father, former leader Hun Sen, were involved in the killing of an opposition politician in downtown Bangkok this month.

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

Cambodia's influential former leader Hun Sen on Tuesday (Jan 7) called for a new law to label anyone who attempts to topple his son's government as "terrorists", as the country marked the anniversary of the ousting of the Khmer Rouge.

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For government critics in Southeast Asia, fleeing abroad does not necessarily mean safety. Thailand is growing particularly dangerous for foreigners seeking protection.

ISLAMABAD, Jan 20 (APP): Federal Minister for Commerce, Jam Kamal Khan on Monday met with Hun Sen, Chairman of the Cambodian Senate, during his official visit to Cambodia to boost bilateral relations.

Lim Kimya was gunned down by a motorcyclist as he arrived in Bangkok by bus from Cambodia with his French wife.

Lim Kimya, 74, a former member of parliament for the banned opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), was gunned down in Bangkok on Jan. 7. The suspected gunman, Aekaluck Paenoi, a former Thai Marine, was arrested the day after in Cambodia’s Battambang province and was extradited to Thailand on Jan. 11.

A Thai national was arrested in Cambodia over the killing of former lawmaker Lim Kimya. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Lim Kimya, 74, a former lawmaker of the now-defunct Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), was shot and killed in Bangkok, Thailand, by Thai national Ekkalak Phaenoi. After the attack, Ekkalak fled to Cambodia but was captured by Battambang authorities and handed over to their Thai counterparts.