2022 in Thailand

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The year 2022 is reckoned as year 2565 in the Buddhist Era. The year was marked by anticipated APEC meetings, the first Bangkok governor election after the 2014 coup, and raising inflation following COVID-19 pandemic in the country.

Incumbents

• King: Vajiralongkorn
• Prime Minister: Prayut Chan-o-cha
• Supreme Patriarch: Ariyavongsagatanana (Amborn Ambaro)

Events

Ongoing events

• COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand

January–March

• Early January – Pork prices in Thailand's wet markets rose to 210-250 Bahts per kilogramme, the highest in years.^[1]
• 10 January – Park rangers at Thong Pha Phum National Park in Kanchanaburi discovered 2 Tiger carcasses at a campsite in the park.^[2][3]
• 16 January
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand: Thailand reported its first death from Omicron variant.^[4]
  • By-elections were held at Songkhla and Chumphon, with the Democrat party gaining victory in both provinces.^[5][6]
• 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.^[8]

April–June

• 22 May – Chadchart Sittipunt, former Transport minister, won the 2022 Bangkok gubernatorial election.^{[citation needed]}

July–September

• 5 August – Mountain B nightclub fire^[9]
• 24 August – Prayut Chan-o-cha was suspended from prime ministerial duties by the Constitutional Court of Thailand while it considered legal challenges on his term limit.^[10]
• 30 September – The Constitutional Court ruled that the eight-year term limit for Prayut's premiership dates from the promulgation of the 2017 constitution and not his assumption of the position after the 2014 coup.^[11]

October–December

• 6 October - 2022 Nong Bua Lamphu massacre
• 16–19 November - APEC Summit 2022
• 19 December – Sinking of the Royal Thai Navy HTMS Sukhothai with 106 crew aboard, 31 missing.^[12]
• 30 December - A man is arrested for driving a stolen Royal Thai Armed Forces bus to Suvarnabhumi airport.^[13]

Deaths

January

• 8 January – Sornphet Sornsuphan, Luk Thung singer^[14]
• 12 January – Waiphot Phetsuphan, Luk Thung singer^[15]
• 31 January – Vicharnnoi Porntawee, Muay Thai kickboxer^[16]

February

• 10 February – Joseph Surasarang, Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Chiang Mai (1987–2009)^[17]
• 24 February – Nida Patcharaveerapong, actress^[18]
• 28 February – Bhichai Rattakul, politician, minister of foreign affairs (1975, 1976) and twice deputy prime minister^[19]

March

• 7 March – Berkrerk Chartvanchai, boxer, WBA flyweight champion (1970)^[20]
• 10 March – Sorapong Chatree, actor (Out of the Darkness, Plae Kao, The Legend of Suriyothai)^[21]

April

May

• 4 May – Charoen Khanthawong, politician, MP (1975–2014)^[22]

June

• 28 June – Kaiwan Wattanakrai, voice actor^[23]

July

• 23 July – Prince Bhisadej Rajani, royal^[24]

August

• 18 August – Sombat Metanee, actor (Sugar Is Not Sweet, Tears of the Black Tiger) and politician, MP (2006–2007)^[25]

September

• 8 September – Pinya Chuayplod, politician, MP (1979–1992), senator (2000–2006)^[26]
• 23 September – Marut Bunnag, politician, speaker of the House of Representatives (1992–1995)^[27]

October

November

December

References

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2. "Four men confess to killing 2 tigers in Kanchanaburi national park". nationthailand. 2022-01-14. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
3. Fronde, Neill (2022-01-12). "Rangers find camp where poachers grilled the meat of 2 tigers". Thaiger. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
4. "Thailand reports first death from Omicron coronavirus variant". Bangkok Post. 16 January 2022. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
5. "ผลไม่เป็นทางการ! 'ประชาธิปัตย์'คว้าชัย โกยคะแนนเลือกตั้งซ่อม'สงขลา-ชุมพร'". naewna.com (in Thai). 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
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7. "Saudi's Crown Prince welcomes PM Prayut". Bangkok Post. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
8. "กกต. เผยผลคะแนนเลือกตั้งซ่อมหลักสี่ คนออกมาใช้สิทธิ์ไม่ถึง 53%". www.thairath.co.th (in Thai). 2022-02-03.
9. "Mountain B pub inferno death toll rises to 20". Bangkok Post. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
10. "Prayuth Chan-ocha: Thai court suspends PM from office". BBC News. 2022-08-24. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
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15. "สิ้นตำนานครูเพลงดัง ไวพจน์ เพชรสุพรรณ ศิลปินแห่งชาติเสียชีวิตอย่างสงบ". 12 January 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-01-12. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
16. "'Vijayan Porntawee' The 74-year-old former Muay Thai superstar has passed away". SMMSPORT. 1 February 2022. Archived from the original on January 31, 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
17. "Retired Thai Bishop Sangval dies at 87 - UCA News". ucanews.com. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
18. "Thai actress Nida 'Tangmo' Patcharaveerapong, 37, found dead in river". The Independent. 2022-02-28. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
19. "Former Democrat leader Bhichai dies aged 96". Bangkok Post. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
20. "สุดเศร้า "เบิกฤกษ์ ชาติวันชัย" อดีตยอดมวยแชมเปียนโลก เสียชีวิต". www.thairath.co.th (in Thai). 2022-03-08. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
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22. "Profile of "Charoen Kanthawong", former minister". www.prachachat.net/. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
23. "Kaival Wattanakrai elder voice actor has passed away". www.prachachat.net/. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
24. "Prince Bhisadej, last of Viceroy line, dies at 100". Bangkok Post. 24 July 2022. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
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26. Chaolan, Supapong (9 September 2022). "Ex-minister Pinya dies aged 82". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
27. "อาลัย "มารุต บุนนาค" อดีตประธานรัฐสภา เสียชีวิต วัย 98 ปี". Thai PBS (in Thai). Retrieved 2023-03-30.