2025 in Thailand
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Following is a list of events and scheduled events in the year 2025 in Thailand. The year 2025 is reckoned as the year 2568 in Buddhist Era, the Thai calendar.
Incumbents
[edit]- King: Vajiralongkorn
- Prime Minister: Paetongtarn Shinawatra
- Supreme Patriarch: Ariyavongsagatanana (Amborn Ambaro)
- President of the National Assembly: Wan Muhamad Noor Matha (Prachachat)
- House of Representatives: 26th
- Senate: 13th
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 1 January – A tour bus crashes into a tree in Surat Thani province, killing five and injuring more than 30.[1]
- 4 January - Myanmar repatriates 151 Thai prisoners, although four fishermen arrested on 30 November 2023 still remain detained.[2][3]
- 7 January
- Missing Chinese actor Wang Xing is found in Myanmar by Thai officials after being lured to Myanmar, with the case attracting attention on Chinese social media.[4][5][6]
- Former Cambodian opposition MP Lim Kinya is shot dead in Bangkok shortly after arriving from Cambodia.[7] The suspected killer of Lim was arrested in Cambodia by Cambodian authorities the next day.[8]
- 13 January - South Thailand insurgency: 10 paramilitary rangers are injured in a bomb attack in Pattani.[9]
Scheduled
[edit]- 18 January – 2 February – 2025 Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup in Malaysia and Thailand[10][11]
- 23 January – Same-sex marriage will officially become legal in Thailand.[12]
- 9–20 December – 2025 SEA Games[13]
Art and entertainment
[edit]Holidays
[edit]- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 29 January – Chinese New Year
- 12 February – Makha Bucha Day
- 29–30–March – Hari Raya Puasa
- 6, 7 April – Chakri Memorial Day
- 13–16 April – Songkran Festival
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 4, 5 May – Coronation of King Vajiralongkorn Holiday
- 9 May – Royal Ploughing Ceremony
- 12 May – Visakha Bucha Day
- 3 June – Queen Suthida's Birthday
- 10 July – Asahna Bucha Day
- 28 July – King Vajiralongkorn's Birthday
- 12 August – The Queen Mother's Birthday
- 13 October – King Bhumibol Adulyadej Memorial Day
- 23 October – Chulalongkorn Memorial Day
- 5 December – King Bhumibol Adulyadej's Birthday
- 10 December – Constitution Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 31 December – New Year's Eve
Deaths
[edit]January
[edit]- 6 January – Panya Kritcharoen, 75, Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Ratchaburi (2005–2023).[16]
- 7 January - Lim Kinya, former Cambodian opposition MP.
References
[edit]- ^ "Tour bus crash in Thailand's Surat Thani leaves 5 dead, 30 injured". The Straits Times. 2 January 2025. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ Ngamkham, Wassayos (5 January 2025). "Myanmar releases 151 Thai prisoners, but not detained fishing crew". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ "151 Thais convicted and imprisoned in Myanmar return home; released in conjunction with country's Independence Day". The Star. 5 January 2025. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ "Missing Chinese actor found in Myanmar, Thai authorities say". CNA. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ "Chinese Actor Suspected to Have Been Lured into Myanmar Scam Center Found, Thai Authorities Say". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ "Thai police say Chinese actor was trafficked to Myanmar to work in a scam operation". AP News. 8 January 2025. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ "Thai police hunt suspect over Cambodian politician shooting". France 24. 8 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ "Suspected killer of former Cambodia lawmaker arrested, Thai police say". The Straits Time. 8 January 2025.
- ^ Benjakat, Abdullah (13 January 2025). "Bomb near police station injures 10 rangers". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ "Who will host U19 Women's T20 World Cup in 2025 and 2027?". Female Cricket. 13 November 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "Sri Lanka to host U19 Men's World Cup 2024, Malaysia and Thailand to stage U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2025". India Today. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "มท. เตรียมความพร้อม "จดทะเบียนสมรสเท่าเทียม" กฎหมายเริ่มใช้บังคับ 23 ม.ค. 68". Thairath Online (in Thai). 25 September 2024. Archived from the original on 13 November 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ "ไทยได้จังหวัดจัดซีเกมส์ม.ค.นี้ ทรท.รับถ่ายทอดสดทั้งทัวร์นาเมนท์". Naewna (in Thai). 23 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "Thailand Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Thailand Public Holidays List 2025". Public Holidays. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Bishop John Bosco Panya Kritcharoen †".
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