Thai media: Former Cambodian opposition MP shot dead in Bangkok
[BorneoPost] - 01/8/2025
BANGKOK (Jan 8): A former Cambodian opposition MP and French citizen was shot dead by a gunman on a motorcycle in Bangkok on Tuesday, Thai media reported. “Lim Kimya… died at the scene. Officers with the Metropolitan Police Bureau have launched a manhunt for the assassin,” the Bangkok Post (…)
In Malaysian newspapers
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[Malay Mail] - 8/01/2025
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[Malay Mail] - 8/01/2025
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[Malay Mail] - 8/01/2025
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[BorneoPost] - 8/01/2025
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[New Straits Times] - 8/01/2025
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[BorneoPost] - 8/01/2025
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[Malay Mail] - 8/01/2025
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[Malay Mail] - 8/01/2025
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[BorneoPost] - 8/01/2025
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[Malay Mail] - 8/01/2025
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[Malay Mail] - 8/01/2025