Darknight Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 PM's rating soars after tsunami hit Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's post-tsunami popularity has surged tremendously, an Abac opinion poll says. In a survey of 1,288 people conducted during Dec 29-Jan 2, 54.1% of the respondents said they admired the prime minister more now than before the tsunami hit; another 23.6% said their satisfaction regarding Mr Thaksin remained the same; 10% said they liked the prime minister even less than before. The government's popularity on the whole also soared: 44.8% said they were more impressed with the government now, while 31.1% said they were neither more nor less impressed; 10.3% were dissatisfied. On a scale of 100, Khunying Pornthip Rojanasunant, deputy director of the Central Institute of Forensic Science, topped the list of most admired among those involved in the rescue and relief work, scoring 61.7%. Trailing behind were rescue personnel in general at 58.4%, and Mr Thaksin at 53.8%. The survey showed 82.1% wanted the government to install an early-warning system against tsunamis; 5.5% thought it was unnecessary. When asked what they thought of the government's handling of the disaster, 53.2% said they were pleased, 24.3% were somewhat pleased, 15.6% weren't too happy and 6.9% were outright dissatisfied. The opinion poll was conducted in Songkhla, Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen and Bangkok and its suburbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfessorFart Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 Oh dear!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penzman Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 Ratings are soaring, but no as high as the man's ego. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDN Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 Oh dear!! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> My thoughts exactly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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