2022 in Thailand
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The year 2022 is the 241st year of the Rattanakosin Kingdom of Thailand. It is the seventh year in the reign of King Vajiralongkorn (Rama X), and is reckoned as year 2565 in the Buddhist Era.
Incumbents[edit]
Photo | Post | Name |
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King of Thailand | Vajiralongkorn | |
Prime Minister of Thailand | Prayut Chan-o-cha | |
Supreme Patriarch of Thailand | Ariyavongsagatanana IX |
Events[edit]
Ongoing events[edit]
Scheduled events[edit]
- Year long – APEC Thailand 2022
- 22 May – 2022 Bangkok Gubernatorial Election
January[edit]
- Early January – Pork prices in Thailand's wet markets rise to 210-250 Bahts per kilogramme, the highest in years.[1]
- 10 January – Park rangers at Thong Pha Phum National Park in Kanchanaburi discovers 2 Tiger carcasses at a campsite in the park.[2][3]
- 16 January
- COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand: Thailand reports first death from Omicron variant.[4]
- By-elections were held at Songkhla and Chumphon, with Democrat party gaining victory at both provinces.[5][6]
- 25 January – Thailand's Prime Minister makes an official 2-day visit to Saudi Arabia at the invite 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 at Bangkok's constituency 9 (Lak Si - Chatuchak), with Pheu Thai Party gaining victory.[8]
Deaths[edit]
January[edit]
- 8 January – Sornphet Sornsuphan, Luk Thung singer[9]
- 12 January – Waiphot Phetsuphan, Luk Thung singer[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "Skyrocketing pork prices spark calls for intervention". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
- ^ "Four men confess to killing 2 tigers in Kanchanaburi national park". nationthailand. 2022-01-14. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
- ^ Fronde, Neill (2022-01-12). "Rangers find camp where poachers grilled the meat of 2 tigers". Thaiger. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
- ^ "Thailand reports first death from Omicron coronavirus variant". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
- ^ "ผลไม่เป็นทางการ! 'ประชาธิปัตย์'คว้าชัย โกยคะแนนเลือกตั้งซ่อม'สงขลา-ชุมพร'". naewna.com (in Thai). 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
- ^ ""ปชป." เฮ คะแนน "เลือกตั้งซ่อมชุมพร" ทิ้งห่าง "พปชร."". bangkokbiznews (in Thai). 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
- ^ Limited, Bangkok Post Public Company. "Saudi's Crown Prince welcomes PM Prayut". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
- ^ "กกต. เผยผลคะแนนเลือกตั้งซ่อมหลักสี่ คนออกมาใช้สิทธิ์ไม่ถึง 53%". www.thairath.co.th (in Thai). 2022-02-03.
- ^ "อาลัย สิ้นศรเพชร ศรสุพรรณ ปิดตำนาน นักร้องลูกทุ่งชื่อดัง". ข่าวสด (in Thai). 2022-01-08.
- ^ สิ้นตำนานครูเพลงดัง ไวพจน์ เพชรสุพรรณ ศิลปินแห่งชาติเสียชีวิตอย่างสงบ