March 2006 in Thailand
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- 60th Anniversary Celebrations of His Majesty's Accession to the Throne
- Avian influenza (H5N1) outbreakH5N1Influenza A virus subtype H5N1, also known as "bird flu", A or simply H5N1, is a subtype of the influenza A virus which can cause illness in humans and many other animal species...
Events in Thailand
This page deals with March 2006 events in or of interest to ThailandThailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
and/or involving Thais.
25 March 2006 (Saturday)
- The Pope accepted the resignation of bishop Michael Bunluen MansapMichael Bunluen MansapMichael Bunluen Mansap was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand....
and appointed Philip Banchong ChaiyaraPhilip Banchong ChaiyaraPhilip Banchong Chaiyara C.Ss.R. is the bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand....
as new bishop of Ubon RatchathaniDiocese of Ubon RatchathaniThe Diocese of Ubon Ratchathani is located in the north-east of Thailand. It is a suffragan diocese of the archdiocese of Thare and Nonseng....
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24 March 2006 (Friday)
- 30,000 police officers are on standby as part of tight security measures for an anti-Thaksin rally on Saturday that organizers have billed as the last major push to oust embattled PM Thaksin Shinawatra. (The Nation)
- One of the leaders of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) said Chamlong SrimuangChamlong SrimuangMajor General Chamlong Srimuang is a controversial Thai activist and former politician. A former general, he was a leader of the "Young Turks" military clique, founded and led the Phalang Dharma party, served for six years as governor of Bangkok, led the anti-military uprising of May 1992, and...
had informed a PAD meeting yesterday that Chavalit YongchaiyudhChavalit YongchaiyudhGeneral Chavalit Yongchaiyudh is a Thai politician and retired general. He was Thailand's 22nd Prime Minister from 1996 to 1997. He is of Sino-Thai and ethnic Lao descent....
, former PM and current adviser of Thaksin, had advised the caretaker PM to resign and postpone the election to end the current political crisis. (The Nation) - As the 6-year term of Thailand's first elected Senate ends. More than 200 BangkokBangkokBangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
candidates for next month's Upper houseUpper houseAn upper house, often called a senate, is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house; a legislature composed of only one house is described as unicameral.- Possible specific characteristics :...
election registered at Bangkok's Senior Citizens Club in Lumphini ParkLumphini ParkLumphini Park is a 360-rai park in Bangkok, Thailand. This park offers rare open public space, trees and playgrounds in the Thai capital and contains an artificial lake where visitors can rent a variety of boats. Paths around the park totalling approximately 2.5 km in length are a popular...
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23 March 2006 (Thursday)
- Thai Rak ThaiThai Rak ThaiThe Thai Rak Thai Party was a Thai political party that was officially banned on May 30, 2007, by the Constitutional Court of Thailand due to violations of electoral laws during the 2006 legislative elections. From 2001 to 2006, it was the ruling party under Prime Minister and its founder Thaksin...
's key economic policy suffers a blow when the Supreme Administrative Court rules that the government's plan to list Electricity Generating Authority of ThailandElectricity Generating Authority of ThailandThe Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand , , is a state enterprise that owns and manages the majority of Thailand's electricity generation capacity, as well as the nation's transmission network.EGAT is managed by the Ministry of Energy....
in the stock market was illegal due to flawed preparations and conflicts of interestConflicts of Interest"Conflicts of Interest" is an episode from the fourth season of the science fiction television series Babylon 5.-Arc significance:* Garibaldi begins to work for William Edgars. In the process Garibaldi is reintroduced to his ex-girlfriend, Lise, who is currently married to Edgars.* The "Voice of...
in the committee in charge of listing preparations. (The Nation)
21 March 2006 (Tuesday)
- A mentally-deranged man hammered the much-revered statue of BrahmaBrahmaBrahma is the Hindu god of creation and one of the Trimurti, the others being Vishnu and Shiva. According to the Brahma Purana, he is the father of Mānu, and from Mānu all human beings are descended. In the Ramayana and the...
in the Erawan ShrineErawan ShrineThe Erawan Shrine is a Hindu shrine in Bangkok, Thailand that houses a statue of Phra Phrom, the Thai representation of the Hindu creation god Brahma. A popular tourist attraction, it often features performances by resident Thai dance troupes, who are hired by worshippers in return for seeing...
at Rat Prasong junction near the Hyatt Erawan Hotel and reduced it into pieces. Thereafter, he was beaten to death by angered people. (The Nation)
20 March 2006 (Monday)
- HRH Princess Maha Chakri SirindhornMaha Chakri SirindhornPrincess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn is the second daughter of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. Thais commonly refer to her as Phra Thep, meaning "princess angel." Because her title in Thai is the female equivalent of the title held by her brother, Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, she is informally referred...
will pay a royal visit to New ZealandNew ZealandNew Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
during March 21-24, 2006. (NNB)
19 March 2006 (Sunday)
- Democrat PartyDemocrat Party (Thailand)The Democrat Party is Thailand's oldest political party and was the main coalition government party of the 23rd House of Representatives of Thailand. The Democrat Party's current leader is Abhisit Vejjajiva, incumbent opposition leader and former Prime Minister. The party upholds a conservative...
plans to give an address at Sanam LuangSanam LuangSanam Luang is an open field and public square in front of Wat Phra Kaew and the Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand. Sanam Luang is located in the Phra Nakhon district, the historic center of Bangkok....
on March 24 to reveal suspicious practices under five-year of Thaksin administration. (NNB) - Public Health Ministry reveals that HIVHIVHuman immunodeficiency virus is a lentivirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome , a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive...
antiviral drugAntiviral drugAntiviral drugs are a class of medication used specifically for treating viral infections. Like antibiotics for bacteria, specific antivirals are used for specific viruses...
s given to infected pregnant women in Thailand yield 93% chance of preventing transmission to babies. (NNB)
17 March 2006 (Friday)
- Thailand legislative election, 2006Thailand legislative election, 2006Two elections were scheduled in Thailand in 2006 for the lower house of the Thai National Assembly, the House of Representatives:* Thai legislative election, April 2006 and* Thai legislative election, October 2006...
: The Supreme Court has disqualified a Thai Rak ThaiThai Rak ThaiThe Thai Rak Thai Party was a Thai political party that was officially banned on May 30, 2007, by the Constitutional Court of Thailand due to violations of electoral laws during the 2006 legislative elections. From 2001 to 2006, it was the ruling party under Prime Minister and its founder Thaksin...
candidate after finding that he does not meet all qualifications, left the constituency 3 of Samut Sakhon provinceSamut Sakhon ProvinceSamut Sakhon ) is one of the central provinces of Thailand.Neighboring provinces are Samut Songkhram, Ratchaburi, Nakhon Pathom and Bangkok.- Etymology :...
with no candidate from any political parties. (NNB) - Paradorn SrichaphanParadorn SrichaphanParadorn Srichaphan is a retired professional tennis player from Thailand. He is the highest ranked men's singles player from Thailand and Asia in history, reaching a career high World No. 9. His nickname is "Ball".-Career:...
wins a 3-set thriller tennisTennisTennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
match over Jarkko NieminenJarkko NieminenJarkko Kalervo Nieminen is a professional tennis player from Finland.His highest ranking is 13th, which was achieved on July 10, 2006. He has won one ATP singles title and two doubles titles in his career so far. His best performances in Grand Slam tournaments have been reaching the quarter-finals...
of FinlandFinlandFinland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
7-6 (7-3), 3-6, 7-5 in the quarter-final round of the Pacific Life OpenIndian Wells MastersThe Indian Wells Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in Indian Wells, California....
in Indian WellsIndian Wells, CaliforniaIndian Wells is a city in Riverside County, California, in the Coachella Valley , in between Palm Desert and La Quinta. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 4,958....
, CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. His next opponent is World No.1 Roger FedererRoger FedererRoger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks, and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals . Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles...
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16 March 2006 (Thursday)
- Princess Maha Chakri SirindhornMaha Chakri SirindhornPrincess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn is the second daughter of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. Thais commonly refer to her as Phra Thep, meaning "princess angel." Because her title in Thai is the female equivalent of the title held by her brother, Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, she is informally referred...
was given a doctorate of laws by the University of LiverpoolUniversity of LiverpoolThe University of Liverpool is a teaching and research university in the city of Liverpool, England. It is a member of the Russell Group of large research-intensive universities and the N8 Group for research collaboration. Founded in 1881 , it is also one of the six original "red brick" civic...
(icLiverpool) - Democrat PartyDemocrat Party (Thailand)The Democrat Party is Thailand's oldest political party and was the main coalition government party of the 23rd House of Representatives of Thailand. The Democrat Party's current leader is Abhisit Vejjajiva, incumbent opposition leader and former Prime Minister. The party upholds a conservative...
leader Abhisit VejjajivaAbhisit VejjajivaAbhisit Vejjajiva , , ; born Mark Abhisit Vejjajiva; 3 August 1964 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is a Thai politician who was the 27th Prime Minister of Thailand from 2008 to 2011 and is the current leader of the Democrat Party...
states that he is ready to cooperate with every party to find the best solutions to the ongoing political turmoil. (NNB) - Thailand legislative election, 2006Thailand legislative election, 2006Two elections were scheduled in Thailand in 2006 for the lower house of the Thai National Assembly, the House of Representatives:* Thai legislative election, April 2006 and* Thai legislative election, October 2006...
: Secretary-general of the Election CommissionElection Commission (Thailand)The Election Commission of the Kingdom of Thailand is an independent government agency and the sole Electoral Commission of Thailand tasked with overseeing Senate, House, local and district elections throughout the Kingdom of Thailand. Established by the Constitution, the Election Commission has...
(EC) Major-general Ekachai Varunprapha comments on the disqualification of 84 MP candidates that it may pose slight problems to the electoral pre-voting. (NNB)
14 March 2006 (Tuesday)
- The People's Alliance for DemocracyPeople's Alliance for DemocracyThe People's Alliance for Democracy also called the National Liberation Alliance - กลุ่มพันธมิตรกู้ชาติ, Thai Patriots Network or the Yellow Shirts - เสื้อเหลือง - was originally a coalition of protesters against Thaksin Shinawatra, the former Prime Minister of Thailand. Its leaders include...
(PAD) indicates that there are more than 100,000 people that come to peacefully protest against the government, forcing Thaksin to resign. (NNB)
13 March 2006 (Monday)
- Caretaker PM Thaksin Shinawatra has affirmed that the broadcast of HM the King's words last night, which were extracted from a royal speech during 1992's Black MayBlack MayBlack May is a common name for the 17–20 May 1992 popular protest in Bangkok against the government of General Suchinda Kraprayoon and the bloody military crackdown that followed. Up to 200,000 people demonstrated in central Bangkok at the height of the protests...
, came after a request by the Bureau of the Royal HouseholdBureau of the Royal HouseholdThe Bureau of the Royal Household is an agency of the Monarchy of Thailand and King Bhumibol Adulyadej. In addition to a range of administrative and ceremonial responsibilities, the bureau also serves as a direct conduit for the King's benevolent philanthropy.-History:The history of the king's...
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11 March 2006 (Saturday)
- HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn will pay a royal visit to the United KingdomUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
between 13-17 March 2006. (NNB) - Caretaker PM Thaksin ShinawatraThaksin ShinawatraThaksin Shinawatra is a Thai businessman and politician, who was Prime Minister of Thailand from 2001 to 2006, when he was overthrown in a military coup....
has reaffirmed that he will not resign voluntarily, because he has not done anything wrong. (NNB)
10 March 2006 (Friday)
- Panthongtae ShinawatraPanthongtae ShinawatraPanthongtae Shinawatra , nickname Oak, is the only son of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.He became a billionaire after having been given a large portion of his father's stock in Shin Corporation which transferred to him shortly before Thaksin ascended to the position of prime...
was ordered to pay a total fine of 5.982 million bahtThai bahtThe baht is the currency of Thailand. It is subdivided into 100 satang . The issuance of currency is the responsibility of the Bank of Thailand.-History:The baht, like the pound, originated from a traditional unit of mass...
for his violation of the Securities and Exchange Act. (TNA) - According to caretaker Deputy Prime Minister Pol. Gen. Chidchai Vanasatidya, no emergency decree is considered necessary for BangkokBangkokBangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
yet. (TNA)
9 March 2006 (Thursday)
- A bomb exploded in front of the home of Privy CouncilPrivy Council (Thailand)The Privy Council of Thailand is a body of appointed advisors to the Monarch of Thailand: King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand. The Council, as the Constitution of Thailand stipulates, must be composed of no more than eighteen members...
chairman Prem TinsulanondaPrem TinsulanondaGeneral Prem Tinsulanonda is a retired Thai military officer who served as Prime Minister of Thailand from March 3, 1980 to August 4, 1988. He now serves as the Head of the Privy Council of the King of Thailand, Bhumibol Adulyadej....
injures a British man. (The Nation) (TNA) - People's Alliance for DemocracyPeople's Alliance for DemocracyThe People's Alliance for Democracy also called the National Liberation Alliance - กลุ่มพันธมิตรกู้ชาติ, Thai Patriots Network or the Yellow Shirts - เสื้อเหลือง - was originally a coalition of protesters against Thaksin Shinawatra, the former Prime Minister of Thailand. Its leaders include...
(PAD) activists protest outside the SingaporeSingaporeSingapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
Embassy in Bangkok, demanding Singapore government-related Temasek HoldingsTemasek HoldingsTemasek Holdings is an investment company owned by the government of Singapore. With an international staff of 380 people, it manages a portfolio of about S$193 billion at end of March 2011, focused primarily in Asia...
to cancel its takeover deal of a nearly 50 per cent stake in Shin CorporationShin CorporationShin Corporation is one of the largest conglomerates in Thailand.- History :It was founded in 1983 as Shinawatra Computer by Thaksin Shinawatra, former Prime Minister of Thailand, and took on its current name in 1999, by using the first four letters of his last name...
. (TNA)
7 March 2006 (Tuesday)
- ThailandThailandThailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
, IndonesiaIndonesiaIndonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
, and VietnamVietnamVietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
will conduct a joint study on avian influenza in humans, funded by the United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
's National Institute of Health. (TNA) - Anti-Thaksin demonstration groups led by the People's Alliance for DemocracyPeople's Alliance for DemocracyThe People's Alliance for Democracy also called the National Liberation Alliance - กลุ่มพันธมิตรกู้ชาติ, Thai Patriots Network or the Yellow Shirts - เสื้อเหลือง - was originally a coalition of protesters against Thaksin Shinawatra, the former Prime Minister of Thailand. Its leaders include...
(PAD) set March 14 as 'D-Day' to march to Government HouseGovernment HouseGovernment House is the name of many of the residences of Governors-General, Governors and Lieutenant-Governors in the Commonwealth and the remaining colonies of the British Empire. It serves as the venue for the Governor's official business, as well as the many receptions and functions hosted by...
again to press caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to resign. (TNA)
3 March 2006 (Friday)
- Caretaker PM Thaksin Shinawatra announces that he will step down if the Thai Rak Thai Party win less than 50% of the votes in the upcoming election. (NNB)
2 March 2006 (Thursday)
- Chuan LeekpaiChuan LeekpaiChuan Leekpai was the Prime Minister of Thailand from September 20, 1992 to May 19, 1995 and again from November 9, 1997 to February 9, 2001. A third-generation Thai Chinese, Chuan was born in Trang province in a grass-roofed house. The walls of his family's house were woven from strips of...
, Chairman of the Advisory Council of the Democrat PartyDemocrat Party (Thailand)The Democrat Party is Thailand's oldest political party and was the main coalition government party of the 23rd House of Representatives of Thailand. The Democrat Party's current leader is Abhisit Vejjajiva, incumbent opposition leader and former Prime Minister. The party upholds a conservative...
, confirms that the Democrat will boycott the general election on April 2 by not sending its candidates. (NNB)