2013 in Thailand
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The year 2013 was the 232nd year of the
political crisis
and the dissolution of government.
Incumbents
- King: Bhumibol Adulyadej
- Crown Prince: Vajiralongkorn
- Prime Minister: Yingluck Shinawatra
- Supreme Patriarch:
- until 24 October: Nyanasamvara Suvaddhana
- until 24 October:
Events
January
- 23 January - A court in Thailand sentences a magazine editor to ten years' imprisonment for publishing articles that were deemed to have insulted the monarchy.[1]
February
- 10 February - A roadside bombing in Yala Province kills 5 soldiers and injures three others.[2]
- 13 February –16 Muslim insurgents are killed during an attack on a military base in Narathiwat.[3]
- 25 February - At least 4 people are dead and 20 injured after a homemade bomb is detonated at a Buddhist festival in Maha Sarakham Province.[4]
- 28 February - Thailand agrees to peace talks with Muslim rebels for the first time after 20 years of conflict.[5]
March
- 2 March - Suspected insurgents detonate a motorcycle bomb in Southern Thailand killing 2 Thai Military rangers and wounding 11 people.[6]
- 3 March:
- 2013 Bangkok gubernatorial election took place. Sukhumbhand Paribatra, a Democrat, won the election. He compiled 47.75% of the national vote.[7][8]
- Thailand promises to put an end to legal ivory trade within the country.[9]
- 22 March - The 2013 Thailand refugee camp fire took place. There were 37 reported deaths.[10]
April
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May
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June
- 29 June - Eight soldiers killed by south Thailand.[11]
July
- 27 July - The Rayong oil spill occurred in the Gulf of Thailand.[12]
- 28 July - Heavy rain causes 30 metres of the Uttamanusorn Bridge in Kanchanaburi province to collapse. The amount collapsed increases to 70 metres three days after.[13]
August
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September
- Tropical Depression 18W (2013) took place in mid September.[14]
October
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November
- 7 November - Intergovernmental Agreement on Dry Ports was a United Nations treaty that became opened for signature.[15]
December
- 22 December - 22 December 2013 South Thailand bombings
Births
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Deaths
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Sport
September
- September 21–29 - 2013 PTT Thailand Open took place. Milos Raonic was the champion of 2013 PTT Thailand Open – Singles. Jamie Murray and John Peers were the champions for the 2013 PTT Thailand Open – Doubles.[16]
See also
- 2013 Thai Premier League
- 2013 Thai Division 1 League
- 2013 in Thai television
- List of Thai films of 2013
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2013 in Thailand.
- ^ "Thai court jails magazine editor over 'royal insult'". BBC News. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Car bomb kills five soldiers in Thai south, wounds one". 10 February 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Thai insurgents attack army base, troops kill 16". Reuters. 13 February 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Four dead, 20 injured in Thai bomb blast". 25 February 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Thailand signs peace talks deal with Muslim rebels". BBC News. 28 February 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Motorcycle bomb kills 2 in Thai south, tests peace talk deal". Reuters. 2 March 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ Bangkok governor election 2013 | Bangkok Post
- ^ Bangkok governor wins second term in key election
- ^ "Thailand's promise to end ivory trade cautiously welcomed". BBC News. 3 March 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ Camp to be rebuilt, death toll at 37 – Bangkok Post. Published 24 March 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ^ Eight soldiers killed by roadside bomb in south Thailand - BBC News (Archived June 12, 2022, at the Wayback Machine)
- ^ "Oil spill threatens Rayong beaches". www.bangkokpost.com. Bangkok Post. 28 July 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ "Sapan Mon Bridge". www.tourismthailand.org. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ^ VGP News|Gov't braces for eighth tropical storm - Gov't braces for eighth tropical storm
- ^ http://www.unescap.org/ttdw/common/Meetings/dry_ports/Signing/Agreement-on-Dry-Ports-E.pdf
- ^ Thailand Open 2013 with many famous tennis players such as Andy Murray Tomas Berdych Milos Raonic Bernard Tomic Richard Gasquet and more
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