Zwei Verdächtige auf freiem Fuß, als thailändisches Gericht Auftragsmörder wegen Mordes an einem kambodschanischen Politiker verurteilt

SS: In *Radio Free Asia*, Pimuk Rakkanam reports that a Thai court sentenced a former marine to life imprisonment for assassinating Lim Kimya, a Cambodian opposition figure and critic of Hun Sen, who was gunned down in Bangkok earlier this year.

Two Cambodian suspects tied to the killing remain at large, both wanted by Interpol, amid allegations that one had served as an adviser to Hun Sen before being quietly dismissed. The Thai court’s verdict offered limited closure to Lim’s widow, who continues to demand accountability for whoever ordered the hit, a question that points beyond the shooter to the shadow networks of political coercion radiating from Phnom Penh.

Cambodia’s refusal to extradite its nationals and the cross-border nature of the operation throw light on a darker pattern: a small state’s authoritarian machinery projecting its reach abroad, turning Southeast Asia’s open borders into conduits for intimidation, and exporting instability that undermines regional security far beyond its own frontier.