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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.. 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.
The 49th imam of Nizari Isma'ilism, Aga Khan IV (pictured), dies at the age of 88 and is succeeded by his son, Aga Khan V.; Eleven people are killed in a mass shooting at an adult education centre in Örebro, Sweden.
25 January – Thailand's Prime Minister made an official 2-day visit to Saudi Arabia at the invitation of the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, marking the first high-level visit between the 2 countries in three decades [7] 30 January – By-elections were held in Bangkok's 9th constituency (Lak Si - Chatuchak), with the Pheu Thai Party victorious ...
Thailand's prime minister, Prayut Chan-o-cha ordered relevant agencies to help the wounded and open an investigation into the event. [37] The Hanuman Crime Suppression Division and Arintaraj 26 units were present at the scene after the attack. [38] Prayut visited Nong Bua Lamphu on 7 October to visit survivors and victims' families. [39]
A soldier of the Royal Thai Army killed 29 people and wounded 58 others before he was eventually shot and killed. [ 6 ] The attack began when the perpetrator shot and killed his commanding officer and two others at Suratham Phithak Military Camp ( ค่ายสุรธรรมพิทักษ์ ), the base where he was stationed.
9 February – Five Thai hostages released by Hamas as part of the 2025 Gaza war ceasefire on 30 January arrive in Thailand. [23] 10 February - Seabed drilling on a bridge connecting Ko Samui to the mainland begins. [24] 11 February - With the release of the 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index, Thailand's corruption score dropped from 35 to 34 ...
2007 South Thailand bombings: Bombing 18 February 2007: Several provinces in Southern Thailand including Narathiwat, Pattani, Songkhla and Yala: Narathiwat, Pattani, Songkhla, Yala: 7 43+ 50+ 2007 Ra-ngae Bombing Bombing 9 May 2007: Bo-ngo Sub-district Ra-ngae district: Narathiwat: 7 [30] Talaad Thai Shooting Shooting and Stabbing 23 May 2007
Human rights in Thailand have long been a contentious issue. The country was among the first to sign the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948 and seemed committed to upholding its stipulations; in practice, however, those in power have often abused the human rights of the Thai nation with impunity.