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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 day before, Thai authorities ordered 12 protest leaders to turn themselves in on 1 December and face charges that include lèse-majesté. [182] [184] A well-known Thai royalist scholar Sulak Sivaraksa decried Prayut's using the lèse-majesté law and called for the prime minister's removal from office. [185]
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 ...
On Tuesday, a new high watermark in the heat wave was reached in China, when Yunnan reached 107 F (41.9 C), according to a tweet sent by Herrera.. In Bangladesh, the April record high was tied ...
Thailand’s trade agreement with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, also means automakers enjoy lower export duties when selling within the region. ... EV adoption is happening ...
This standoff between insurgents and Thai police and military took place in Yala, Thailand on 27 June 2009 at 7:55 am local time. [124] A combined force of 200 district police officers and soldiers of Taskforce 15 sealed off a house in the Bannang Sata district of Yala province after locals tipped them of the presence of separatist militants.
Voter turnout during elections is not much of a problem in Thailand as voting is compulsory and is one of the responsibilities described in the Constitution a citizen must exercise. Turnout is however much higher during general elections (85% in 2007, 75% in 2019 [ 8 ] ) than they are for Senate (56% in 2008, 43% in 2014 [ 9 ] ) or local ...
Deadly protests in Bangkok have put Thailand in the world news. What's going on there and what's the impact for