Trial opens over Bangkok murder of French-Cambodian ex-MP

Anne-Marie Lim, widow of former Cambodian opposition lawmaker Lim Kimya who was shot dead in Bangkok, looks on as she attends the first witness hearing in the trial at the Criminal Court in Bangkok on September 30, 2025. The trial of the alleged killer of a Cambodian opposition politician in Bangkok began on September 30, with his widow calling for justice and to "know the mastermind" behind the murder. (Photo by Chanakarn Laosarakham / AFP)