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
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
Ongoing events
Scheduled events
- Year long – APEC Thailand 2022
- No later than mid-2022 – Next Bangkok Gubernatorial Election
January
- Early January – Pork prices in Thailand's wet markets rise to 210-250 Bahts per kilogramme, the highest in years.
- 10 January – Park rangers at Thong Pha Phum National Park in Kanchanaburi discovers 2 Tiger carcasses at a campsite in the park.
- 16 January
- COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand: Thailand reports first death from Omicron variant.
- By-elections were held at Songkhla and Chumphon, with Democrat party gaining victory at both provinces.
- 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
- 30 January – By-elections were held at Bangkok's constituency 9 (Lak Si - Chatuchak), with Pheu Thai Party gaining victory.
Deaths
January
- 8 January – Sornphet Sornsuphan, Luk Thung singer
- 12 January – Waiphot Phetsuphan, Luk Thung singer