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2023 In Thailand
Following is a list of events and scheduled events in the year 2023 in Thailand. The year 2023 is the 242nd year of the Rattanakosin Kingdom of Thailand. It is the eighth year in the reign of King Vajiralongkorn (Rama X), and is reckoned as year 2566 in the 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. However its leader, Pita Limjaroenrat, failed to secure enough votes from Parliament and was later suspended. Pheu Thai currently seeks to nominate its candidate as Prime-minister. Incumbents * King: Vajiralongkorn * Prime Minister: ** Prayut Chan-o-cha (until 22 August) ** Srettha Thavisin (since 22 August) * Supreme Patriarch: Ariyavongsagatanana (Amborn Ambaro) Events January * 7 January – Jack Ma made a visit to Bangkok following his trip to Japan in late 2022 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023
Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy, the longest-lasting recorded tropical cyclone in Meteorological history of Cyclone Freddy, history in the Indian Ocean, which led to over 1,400 deaths in Malawi and Mozambique; Storm Daniel, which became the deadliest tropical cyclone worldwide since Typhoon Haiyan after killing at least 5,300 people in Libya; a major 2023 Marrakesh–Safi earthquake, 6.8 magnitude earthquake striking western Morocco, killing 2,960 people; and a 2023 Herat earthquakes, 6.3 magnitude quadruple earthquake striking western Afghanistan, killing over 1,400 people. The year also saw a decline in the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the World Health Organization, WHO (World Health Organization) ending its Public health emergency of international concern, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palang Pracharath Party
Palang Pracharath Party (, , ; ) is a Thai right-wing conservative civil-military political party with ties to the National Council for Peace and Order, the military junta that ruled the country after the 2014 coup. It was established in 2018 by Chuan Chuchan () and Suchart Jantarachotikul () as a "party of power" to support Prayut Chan-o-cha in 2019 Thai general election. In the 2019 Thai general election, Palang Pracharath's candidate for prime minister was incumbent prime minister and military junta leader, Prayut Chan-o-cha. Although Palang Pracharath came 2nd in the polls, it successfully nominated Prayut and formed a coalition government with votes from 249 senators, and MPs from the Democrat and Bhumjaithai parties. Prior to the 2023 general election, several former members of Palang Pracharath split off to form the United Thai Nation Party, and were later joined by Prayut Chan-o-cha. The party splits again in 2024 after the Paetongtarn cabinet reshuffled. As a res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pheu Thai
The Pheu Thai Party (PT or PTP; , ) is a major conservative populist political party in Thailand. It is the third incarnation of the Thai Rak Thai Party, a political party founded by former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra in 1998. Like the previous incarnations, Pheu Thai is the main political vehicle for the Shinawatra family. It is the currently second largest party in the House of Representatives and has been in government as the majority leader in the ruling coalition since 2023. The Pheu Thai Party was founded on 20 September 2007, as an anticipated replacement for the People's Power Party (PPP), which the Constitutional Court of Thailand dissolved less than three months later after finding party members guilty of electoral fraud. The People's Power Party was itself a replacement for Thaksin's original Thai Rak Thai Party (TRT), dissolved by the Court in May 2007 for violation of electoral laws. , the PTP has 66,833 members. The party is currently being led by Paetong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Thai General Election
General elections were held in Thailand on 14 May 2023 to elect 500 members of the House of Representatives (Thailand), House of Representatives. The Move Forward Party, led by Pita Limjaroenrat, surprised analysts by winning the most seats, followed by fellow opposition party Pheu Thai Party, Pheu Thai who had won the most seats in the 2011 Thai general election, 2011 and 2019 Thai general election, 2019 elections. Turnout was a record 75.22%. The elections were held using a parallel voting system as in the 1997 constitution of Thailand, 1997 and 2007 constitution of Thailand, 2007 constitutions, in contrast to the Mixed-member proportional representation, mixed-member apportionment system used in 2019. Like in 2019, the elected prime minister did not need to be a member of the House and would be chosen by the full National Assembly (Thailand), National Assembly, including the 250 military-appointed members of the Senate of Thailand, Senate, for a total 376 seat majority. Du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mpox
Mpox (, ; formerly known as monkeypox) is an infectious viral disease that can occur in humans and other animals. Symptoms include a rash that forms blisters and then crusts over, fever, and swollen lymph nodes. The illness is usually mild, and most infected individuals recover within a few weeks without treatment. The time from exposure to the onset of symptoms ranges from three to seventeen days, and symptoms typically last from two to four weeks. However, cases may be severe, especially in children, pregnant women, or people with suppressed immune systems. The disease is caused by the monkeypox virus, a zoonotic virus in the genus '' Orthopoxvirus''. The variola virus, which causes smallpox, is also in this genus. Human-to-human transmission can occur through direct contact with infected skin or body fluids, including sexual contact. People remain infectious from the onset of symptoms until all the lesions have scabbed and healed. The virus may spread from infected a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prachin Buri Radiation Accident
A radiation incident occurred in Prachin Buri Province, Thailand on 10 March 2023, when a 25-kg cylinder (measuring 30 cm by 13 cm) containing radioactive caesium-137 was reported missing from a coal-fired energy plant in Tha Tum, Si Maha Phot district, during routine checks by staff. The radioactive material is used in measuring devices. National Power Plant 5A may have been experiencing this problem since 17 Feb 2023, but failed to report it to the police. The announced a reward of 100,000 baht for finding the capsule. Official response On Sunday 19 March, radioactive substances were detected in bags containing 24 tonnes of furnace dust from a steel foundry in Kabin Buri that has not been named; the area was immediately cordoned off. Some of the contaminated furnace dust was used as ground-fill inside the steelworks' compound. The Office of Atoms for Peace (OAP) has had the contaminated soil excavated and stored until it can be safely disposed of. The Ministe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Air Pollution
Air pollution is the presence of substances in the Atmosphere of Earth, air that are harmful to humans, other living beings or the environment. Pollutants can be Gas, gases like Ground-level ozone, ozone or nitrogen oxides or small particles like soot and dust. It affects both outdoor air and indoor air. Natural sources of air pollution include Wildfire, wildfires, Dust storm, dust storms, and Volcanic eruption, volcanic eruptions. Indoor air pollution is often Energy poverty and cooking, caused by the use of biomass (e.g. wood) for cooking and heating. Outdoor air pollution comes from some industrial processes, the burning of Fossil fuel, fossil fuels for electricity and transport, waste management and agriculture. Many of the contributors of local air pollution, especially the burning of fossil fuels, also cause greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change, global warming. Air pollution causes around 7 or 8 million deaths each year. It is a significant risk factor for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiang Rai Province
Chiang Rai (, ; , ) is one of Thailand's seventy-six Provinces of Thailand, provinces that lies in Northern Thailand#Regional classification of northern Thailand, upper northern Thailand and is Thailand's northernmost province. It is bordered by the Shan State of Myanmar to the north, Bokeo province of Laos to the east, Phayao province, Phayao to the south, Lampang province, Lampang to the southwest, and Chiang Mai province, Chiang Mai to the west. The province is linked to Houayxay, Laos by the Fourth Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge that spans the Mekong. Geography The average elevation of the province is . The north of the province is part of the so-called ''Golden Triangle (Southeast Asia), Golden Triangle'', where the borders of Thailand, Laos and Burma converge, an area which prior to the rise of agricultural production of coffee, pineapple, coconuts, and banana plantations, was unsafe because of drug smuggling across the borders. The Mekong River forms the boundary with Laos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Songkhla
Songkhla (, ), also known as Singgora or Singora (Kelantan-Pattani Malay, Pattani Malay: ซิงกอรอ, Singoro), is a city (''thesaban nakhon'') in Songkhla Province of southern Thailand, near the border with Malaysia. Songkhla lies south of Bangkok and as of 2020 had a population of 61,758. Despite being smaller than the neighboring city Hat Yai, Songkhla is the capital of Songkhla Province as well as the Mueang Songkhla District (Songkhla town district). Together with Hat Yai, Songkhla is part of the Greater Hat Yai-Songkhla Metropolitan Area (a conurbation with a population of around 800,000), the third largest metropolitan area in Thailand. At the opening of Songkhla Lake to the Gulf of Thailand, Songkhla is a fishing town and also an important harbour. It is the major seaport on the east side of the Isthmus of Kra. History The name ''Songkhla'' means 'the city of lions' (not to be confused with Kingdom of Singapura, Singapura) and is the Thai language, T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chonburi
Chonburi (, , IAST: , ) is the capital of Chonburi Province and, as part of the district Mueang Chonburi District, Mueang Chonburi, the List of municipalities in Thailand, seventh-largest city in Thailand. It is about 100 km southeast of Bangkok, on the coast of the Gulf of Thailand, and has an urban population of 342,959. Its name means 'city of water'. Chonburi, along with the urban areas of Si Racha and Pattaya, forms a conurbation known as the Pattaya-Chonburi Metropolitan Area, which has a total population of 999,092. Chonburi town has had town (''thesaban mueang'') status since 1935 and makes up only a small part of the current city-scape. Climate Chonburi has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification ''Aw''). Winters are fairly dry and very warm. Temperatures rise until April, which is hot with the average daily maximum at . The monsoon season runs from May through October, with heavy rain and somewhat cooler temperatures during the day, although n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
