2023 in Thailand

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2023
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Following is a list of events and scheduled events in the year 2023 in Thailand. The year

Buddhist Era
, the Thai calendar.

Thai politics in 2023 has been marked by the 2023 General election in July, which saw the progressive Move Forward party, along with 7 other parties it formed a coalition with, win the election against pro-junta parties. However its leader, Pita Limjaroenrat, failed to secure enough votes from Parliament and was later suspended.[1] Pheu Thai currently seeks to nominate its candidate as Prime-minister.

Incumbents

Events

January

February

  • 17 February – It is revealed that Thailand's GDP in 2022 expanded 2.6 percent, which was among the slowest growth in Southeast Asia.[10]
  • 19 February – The Prayut cabinet pass an executive order to postpone provisions in the law against torture and forced disappearances.[11]
  • 20 February - The Maesai-Tachileik border checkpoint in Chiang Rai province between Myanmar and Thailand reopens after its closure on 24 March 2020.[12]

March

  • 5 March – Health officials reported that over 1.3 million people in Thailand had been affected by air pollution-related diseases, mainly caused by PM2.5 dust.[13]
  • 10 March – A radioactive Caesium-137 container
    Prachin Buri Province
    . It was later found melted and the environment was contaminated with radiation.
  • 15 March – Personal data of 55 million Thais, presumed to be leaked from a government agency, was posted for sale by hackers.[14]
  • 20 March – Decree to dissolve the House of Representatives took effect.
  • 21 March –
    • The Akara gold mine or Chatree gold mine was reopened after Prayut Chan-o-cha ordered its suspension in 2017 and the government was expected to lose the international arbitration case.[15]
    • Around three new cases of mpox are discovered in Thailand.[16]
  • 22 March – Mass shooting occurred in Petchaburi Province, causing at least three deaths.[17]

May

  • 14 May – The
    Palang Pracharat
    lose seats.

July

  • 11 July – Two people are killed and eleven others are injured when an elevated road collapses in Bangkok.[18]
  • 19 July – A Thai court suspends politician and winner of the 2023 Thai general election Pita Limjaroenrat's status as a lawmaker after accusing him of violating election laws for allegedly holding shares in a media company.[1]
  • 25 July – Parliament postpones the third round of parliamentary votes to select a Prime-minister from July 27. In response, protests around Bangkok erupted against Senators.[19][20]

August

  • 11 August – Thailand witnesses its first Mpox related death.[21] At this point, Bangkok had 136 cases of Mpox.[22]
  • 22 August –
    • Srettha Thavisin of the Pheu Thai party is elected by Parliament to become the 30th Prime-Minister of Thailand.[23] Pheu Thai-led coalition also included junta-affiliated parties: the Palang Pracharath and the United Thai Nation.
    • Thaksin Shinawatra returns to Thailand after his last return in 2008.[24]

September

  • 1 September – King Vajiralongkorn grants Thaksin a royal pardon, reducing his jail term to a year.[25]
  • 19 September – Si Thep Historical Park was recognized as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site.[26]
  • 25 September – The 5-month visa waiver program to Chinese tourists went into effect. The first Chinese tourists were received a VIP welcome.[27]
  • 26 September – Thai pro-democracy activist Arnon Nampa, who led the 2020 protests, is sentenced to four years in prison on a charge of royal insult.[28]
  • 27 September – Police General Torsak Sukwimon, who had ties to the King, was named the national police commander amid crackdown on fellow high-ranking officer Police General Surachet Hakphan.[29]

October

December

Ongoing events

Deaths

January

February

September

  • 3 September - Thalerngsak Nuchpraphan, then current Deputy Governor of Phang Nga.[36]

References

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