2014 in Thailand

The year 2014 was the 233rd year of the Rattanakosin Kingdom of Thailand. It was the 69th year in the reign of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX), and is reckoned as year 2557 in the Buddhist Era. Significant events include the continuing political crisis which led to a coup d'état on 22 May.

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Events

January
  • January 15 - A Thailand-based women's rights group accuses Myanmar of using rape as a weapon of war.
  • January 17 - An explosion rocks the protests in Bangkok resulting in dozens of injuries.
  • January 19 - A blast at an anti-government protest at Victory Monument in Bangkok injures 28 protesters, seven of them seriously.
  • January 21 - The Government of Thailand declares 60-day state of emergency in Bangkok and surrounding provinces from tomorrow as anti-government protests continue.
  • January 22 - Kwanchai Praipana, a leader of the pro-government United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship, is shot in the city of Udon Thani as protesters gather in Bangkok despite the declaration of a state of emergency.
  • January 28 - Thai protesters surround the venue of a cabinet meeting in Bangkok.
  • January 30 - The Thai Army announces plans to deploy more troops in the streets of Bangkok ahead of Sunday's general election.

February
  • February 2 - Voters go to the polls with concerns about violence between supporters of rival parties.
  • February 14 - The government of Thailand deploys thousands of riot police to reclaim areas of Bangkok currently occupied by protesters.
  • February 18 - Protesters and police clash after a crackdown ordered by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra with one policeman shot dead and dozens wounded.
  • February 23 - At least two people have been killed and 41 injured in an attack on an opposition rally in the Khao Saming District in Trat Province.
  • February 24 - Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra says she will not resign.
  • February 27 - The National Anti-Corruption Commission summon the Prime Minister of Thailand Yingluck Shinawatra to face charges of allegedly mishandling a rice subsidy program as her supporters block access to the building.
  • February 28 - At least fifteen children are killed in a school bus crash in the Prachinburi Province.

March
  • March 2 - Voters go to the polls for a rerun of a general election hoped to end the current political crisis.
  • March 21 - The Constitutional Court of Thailand invalidates the general election held on February 2, on the grounds that voting was not held on the same day throughout the country.
  • March 25 - A bus in Tak Province, plunges into a ravine, killing 30 people and injuring 22.

April
  • April 8 - The southern town of Yala is hit by a series of explosions that have killed one and injured others.
  • April 13 - Songkran (Thailand) was celebrated.[1]

May

June
  • June 1 - The Royal Thai Armed Forces deploy against major protests planned for today but a small protest goes ahead outside a shopping mall in central Bangkok.
  • June 17 - Emergency rule in the southern Thai provinces of Pattani, Yala and Narithiwat is extended for another three months.
  • June 30 - A group of gunmen open fire at a mosque in the Panare District in Pattani province, resulting in at least one death.

July
  • July 17 - The Thai military junta gives permission for former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to travel abroad for the first time since the coup.

August

See also

References
  1. Bangkok Songkran Festival 2014 - Khao San Songkran Splendours 2014
  2. One dies, dozens injured after earthquake in Thailand - News -World - The Voice of Russia Archived May 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Miss Universe Thailand 2014 final held on May 17, 2014
  4. 2nd Press Conference Miss Universe Thailand 2014
  5. Weluree Ditsayabut is Miss Universe Thailand 2014
  6. "Why is Thailand under military rule?". BBC. 2014-05-22. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
  7. "Death toll in Thai anti-gov't protests reaches four, dozens injured". The Voice of Russia. 2014-02-18. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
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