2026 in Thailand
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The year 2026 is reckoned as the year 2569 in Buddhist Era, the Thai calendar.
Incumbents
[edit]- King: Vajiralongkorn
- Prime Minister: Anutin Charnvirakul
- Supreme Patriarch: Ariyavongsagatanana (Amborn Ambaro)
- President of the National Assembly: Wan Muhamad Noor Matha (Prachachat)
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 2 January – The Royal Gazette officially places the date for a referendum on a new constitution for February 8.[1][2]
- 6 January – A Thai soldier is injured in mortar shelling blamed on an accident by Cambodian forces along their common border in Ubon Ratchathani province.[3]
- 11 January – Eleven PTT petrol stations in the provinces of Narathiwat, Pattani and Yala are targeted in a series of bomb attacks that leave a police officer and three civilians injured.[4][5]
- 14 January – A construction crane falls on a passenger train in Sikhio district, Nakhon Ratchasima province, killing 32 people and injuring 66 others.[6]
- 15 January – A construction crane collapses onto vehicles on Rama II Road in Samut Sakhon province, killing two people.[7]
- 20 January –
- Fourteen Thai nationals believed to have escaped from a scam center in Cambodia are detained after crossing the international border into Aranyaprathet district, Sa Kaeo province.[8]
- Prime minister Charnvirakul announces the end of a four-month operation to curb drug trafficking, resulting in the seizure of over 330 million methamphetamine tablets and over 3.39 billion baht, the arrest of over 88,000 suspects, and the dismantling of several crime syndicates.[9]
- 20–26 January – 2026 ASEAN Para Games[10]
- 25 January – Authorities reintroduce endangered Indo-Pacific leopard sharks off the coast of Phuket province in efforts to increase the wild populations.[11]
- 29 January – An AT-6TH Wolverine aircraft of the Royal Thai Air Force crashes during a training flight in Chom Thong district, Chiang Mai, killing its two pilots.[12]
- 30 January –
- Two Thai soldiers are injured in a detonation of unexploded munitions caused by a grassfire near the Cambodia-Thailand border in Nam Yuen district, Ubon Ratchathani province.[13]
- One person is killed in an explosion at a fireworks factory in Don Chedi district, Suphan Buri province.[14]
February
[edit]- 3 February – Authorities announce the first case of psittacosis in Thailand.[15]
- 4 February – A police officer is injured in a bomb attack on a petrol station in Mueang Pattani district, Pattani province.[16]
- 8 February –
Scheduled
[edit]- 11–13 December – The Belgium-based Tomorrowland festival will stage its first Asian edition in Pattaya.[19]
Art and entertainment
[edit]Holidays
[edit]- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 17 February – Chinese New Year
- 3 March – Makha Bucha Day
- 19–20–March – Hari Raya Puasa
- 6 April – Chakri Memorial Day
- 13–15 April – Songkran Festival
- 1 May – Labour Day and Visakha Bucha Day
- 4 May – Coronation of King Vajiralongkorn Holiday
- 11 May – Royal Ploughing Ceremony
- 3 June – Queen Suthida's Birthday
- 28 July – King Vajiralongkorn's Birthday
- 29 July – Asahna Bucha Day
- 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]- 5 January – Induratana Paribatra, 103, royal[22]
- 12 January – Asda Jayanama, 84, diplomat[23]
- 22 January – Bunjop Bunnag, 100, politician, minister of defence (1992).[24]
References
[edit]- ^ "Royal Gazette Declares 8 Feb 2026 as Referendum and Election Day". Thairath. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ^ "Referendum date officially set for same election day". Bangkok Post. 2 January 2026. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ^ "Thai army says Cambodia claims new border strike was accident amid truce". Al Jazeera. 6 January 2026. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
- ^ "Bomb attacks hit 11 petrol stations across Thailand's deep South". The Nation. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ^ "Security stepped up after bomb, arson attacks on 11 petrol stations in Thailand's Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat". The Star. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ^ "Nakhon Ratchasima crane tragedy: Search ends with 32 fatalities". The Nation Thailand. 15 January 2026. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ^ "Rama II Road crane collapse kills two". Bangkok Post. 15 January 2026. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ^ "Thai forces detain 14 Thais after escape from job scam in Cambodia". The Nation Thailand. 21 January 2026. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ^ "Thailand seizes over 330 million methamphetamine tablets in 4-month crackdown". The Straits Times. 20 January 2026. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ^ "13th ASEAN Para Games opens in Korat with spectacle". The Nation Thailand. 21 January 2026. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ^ Wesshasartar, Napat (26 January 2026). "Thailand releases endangered leopard sharks in conservation push". Reuters. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
- ^ "Thai Air Force says 2 pilots killed in plane crash during training mission". AP News. 29 January 2026. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ "Explosion at Thai-Cambodian border injures two Thai soldiers after grass fire ignites munitions". The Nation. 30 January 2026. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ^ "One killed, three injured in fireworks factory explosion in Suphan Buri". Bangkok Post. 31 January 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ^ "Thailand confirms first parrot fever case and urges caution among bird owners". The Nation. 3 February 2026. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ "Explosion at PTT petrol station in Pattani; EOD officer injured". The Nation. 4 February 2026. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
- ^ Saksornchai, Jintamas (15 December 2025). "Thailand to hold early election on Feb. 8 after parliament dissolution". AP News. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
- ^ "Referendum date officially set for same election day". Bangkok Post. 2 January 2026. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ^ "Tomorrowland to hold its first ever Asia festival in Thailand". BBC. 6 January 2026. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ "Thailand Public Holidays 2026". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
- ^ "Thailand Public Holidays List 2026". Public Holidays. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
- ^ ""พระองค์หญิงอินทุรัตนา บริพัตร" (พระวรวงศ์เธอ พระองค์เจ้าอินทุรัตนา) สิ้นพระชนม์ สิริพระชันษา ๑๐๓ ปี". Pantip. 5 January 2026. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ^ "สิ้น "อัษฎา ชัยนาม" อดีตเอกอัครราชทูตและผู้แทนถาวรไทยประจำUN ถึงแก่อนิจกรรม". JS100. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ สยามรัฐ. "สิ้น "พล.อ.บรรจบ บุนนาค" อดีต รมว.กลาโหม ถึงแก่อนิจกรรม". Siamrath (in Thai). Retrieved 27 January 2026.
