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Thai Court Sentences Assassin in High-Profile Killing
10/8/2025
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- A Thai court sentenced Ekkalak Paenoi to life for the January 7, 2025 assassination of Lim Kimya in Bangkok.
- Paenoi, 41, had a death sentence that was commuted after his confession.
- He says Cambodian national Ly Ratanakraksmey hired him; Ratanakraksmey and Pich Kimsrin are at large.
- Rights groups doubt the shooters were masterminds and link them to Cambodia's ruling party.
