2022 in Thailand

The year 2022 is the 241st year of the Rattanakosin Kingdom of Thailand. It is the seventh year in the reign of King Vajiralongkorn, and is reckoned as year 2565 in the Buddhist Era. The year was marked by anticipated APEC meetings, the first Bangkok governor election after the 2014 coup, and rising inflation following the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.

Incumbents

Early January – Pork prices in Thailand's wet markets rose to 210-250 Bahts per kilogramme, the highest in years.
10 January – Park rangers at Thong Pha Phum National Park in Kanchanaburi discovered 2 Tiger carcasses at a campsite in the park.
16 January
* COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand: Thailand reported its first death from Omicron variant.
* By-elections were held at Songkhla and Chumphon, with the Democrat party gaining victory in both provinces.
25 January – Thailand's Prime Minister made an official 2-day visit to Saudi Arabia at the invitation 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 in Bangkok's 9th constituency, with the Pheu Thai Party victorious.

5 August – Mountain B nightclub fire
24 August – Prayut Chan-o-cha was suspended from prime ministerial duties by the Constitutional Court of Thailand while it considered legal challenges on his term limit.
30 September – The Constitutional Court ruled that the eight-year term limit for Prayut's premiership dates from the promulgation of the 2017 constitution and not his assumption of the position after the 2014 coup.