2023 in Thailand

Following is a list of events and scheduled events in the year 2023 in Thailand. The year 2023 is reckoned as the year 2566 in Buddhist Era, the Thai calendar.

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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 was reported missing from a power plant in 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

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

Ongoing events

Deaths

January

February

September
  • 3 September - Thalerngsak Nuchpraphan, then current Deputy Governor of Phang Nga.[34]

References
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  2. "Chinese billionaire Jack Ma spotted in Bangkok, Thai media report". Reuters. 2023-01-07. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
  3. "What is Jack Ma doing in Bangkok?". Lifestyle Asia Bangkok. 2023-01-06. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
  4. "Thailand's Prayut Changes Party, Says Willing to Remain PM". thediplomat.com. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
  5. "Prayut signs up with United Thai Nation Party". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
  6. "Thailand's birth rate falls to 71-year low, sparking alarm". nationthailand. 2023-01-12. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
  7. "Concern rises for lives of 2 Thai activists on hunger strike". AP News. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  8. "Activists end hunger strike after 52 days". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  9. "Bangkok, Chonburi, and Songkhla to Host SEA Games 2025". thainews.prd.go.th. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  10. "Q4 GDP growth slows, 2023 outlook trimmed". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  11. "Speaker slams government's delay in law against torture". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  12. "Mae Sai-Tachileik border checkpoint reopens Monday". www.thaipbsworld.com. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  13. "Over 1.3 million people in Thailand suffering air pollution-related diseases". Thai PBS World. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  14. "Gov't Blocks Website That Threatens to Leak Personal Data of 55 Million Thais". Khaosod English. 1 April 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  15. "Gold mine reopens after 6 years". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  16. "Three new monkeypox cases found in Thailand". www.thaipbsworld.com. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  17. "29-YEAR-OLD MAN KILLS 3 IN PETCHABURI SHOOTING RAMPAGE". Khaosod English. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  18. "At least 2 killed as elevated road collapses in Bangkok". AP News. 2023-07-11. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
  19. Kumar, Devesh (2023-07-25). "Thailand's Parliamentary vote to appoint PM postponed for third time". mint. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
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  21. "First monkeypox fatality in Thailand". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  22. "136 monkeypox cases found in Bangkok". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  23. "Property tycoon Srettha Thavisin becomes Thai Prime Minister". ABC News. 2023-08-22. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  24. "Thailand's billionaire ex-prime minister requests royal pardon after 15 years in exile". ABC News. 2023-08-31. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  25. "Thailand's ex-PM Thaksin granted royal pardon, reducing sentence". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  26. "Si Thep historical park recognised as UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site". Thai PBS World. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  27. Suen, Thomas; Setboonsarng, Chayut (25 September 2023). "Chinese tourists get VIP welcome as Thai visa waiver programme begins". Reuters. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  28. "Thai Protest Leader Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Royal Insult". TIME. 2023-09-26. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  29. "WHO IS TORSAK SUKWIMON, THE NEW NATIONAL POLICE CHIEF?". Khaosod English. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  30. "14-year-old suspect arrested after 1 killed in Bangkok mall shooting". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
  31. Mail, Pattaya (2023-08-18). "Thailand's second satellite 'THEOS-2' set to be launch soon". Pattaya Mail. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  32. "Entrepreneur Eli Ostreicher Killed in Motorcycle Crash in Thailand". COLlive. 2023-01-11. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
  33. "'นุกูล ประจวบเหมาะ' อดีตผู้ว่าฯแบงก์ชาติ ผู้ประกาศลดค่าเงินบาทครั้งแรกปี2527 ถึงแก่กรรรมแล้ว". Thai Post (in Thai). 6 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
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