2018 in Thailand

Incumbents

• King: Vajiralongkorn
• Prime Minister: Prayut Chan-o-cha
• Supreme Patriarch: Ariyavongsagatanana VIII

  Events

• 18 June — Thailand executes its first execution in nine years and the man was the country's seventh person to be executed by means of lethal injection.
• 23 June onwards — Tham Luang cave rescue
• 5 July — 2018 Phuket boat capsizing
• 17 December - Miss Universe 2018

  Deaths

• 21 January – Chartchai Chionoi, boxer, WBC world champion and WBA world champion in flyweight.
• 6 July – Saman Gunan, diver, participant in Tham Luang cave rescue.
• 6 August – Nat Indrapana, IOC Member in Thailand.
• 27 October – Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, 60, duty-free retailer, helicopter crash.