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2015 in Thailand

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2015
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The year 2015 is the 234th year of theRattanakosin KingdomofThailand.It was the 70th year in the reign of KingBhumibol Adulyadej(Rama IX), and is reckoned as year 2558 in theBuddhist Era.

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Events

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January

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  • January 6 - Thai police arrest Gurmeet Singh convicted of involvement in a bombing inChandigarhthat killed 18 people in 1996, including Beant Singh who was then chief minister of Punjab.[1]
  • January 9 - FormerPrime Minister of ThailandYingluck Shinawatraappears to face impeachment charges over a failed rice subsidy scheme.[2]
  • January 23 - Thailand's military-appointed legislature votes to impeach former Prime MinisterYingluck Shinawatrafor her role in overseeing a government rice subsidy program that lost billions of dollars.[3]

February

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March

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April

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  • April 2 - Thailand's junta escalates their control from martial law to absolute power.[4]

May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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November

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December

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Births

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Deaths

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See also

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References

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  1. ^"Thai police arrest fugitive convicted of 1995 India bombing".6 January 2015. Archived fromthe originalon December 19, 2015.Retrieved10 January2015.
  2. ^"Yingluck Shinawatra: Ex-Thai PM rejects impeachment hearing allegations".BBC News.9 January 2015.Retrieved10 January2015.
  3. ^Doksone, Thanyarat (23 January 2015)."Thai ex-premier Yingluck impeached, faces criminal charges".AP.
  4. ^"Thailand junta replaces martial law with absolute power".2 April 2015. Archived fromthe originalon 2 April 2015.Retrieved2 April2015.
  5. ^"Malaysia finds graves of suspected trafficking victims".24 May 2015.Retrieved18 June2015.
  6. ^"Malaysia has found 139 graves believed to contain migrants-police chief".Reuters.25 May 2015. Archived fromthe originalon September 8, 2020.Retrieved18 June2015.
  7. ^"Thailand to allow US to identify migrant boats".29 May 2015.Retrieved18 June2015.
  8. ^"South-East Asian migrant crisis: Thai general faces arrest warrant on suspicion of human trafficking".Australian Broadcasting Corporation.2 June 2015.Retrieved18 June2015.
  9. ^"Mysterious 'fireball' caught on camera blazing over Bangkok".The Telegraph.Archived fromthe originalon September 7, 2015.RetrievedSeptember 7,2015.