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

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.

BANGKOK: Thai police said on Wednesday (Jan 15) they are hunting a Cambodian national believed to be the mastermind behind the killing of a Cambodian opposition politician in downtown Bangkok last week.

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 of Thai police. The Royal Thai Police could not immediately ...

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

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

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

Security minister Chris Tang on Sunday said the government did not raise Thailand's travel alert to red because the government needed to reflect the

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.

Gopalganj, Bihar, are stranded in Southeast Asia and forced into cyber fraud after being lured with high-paying jobs. Police and the Economic Offenses Unit are investigating it.