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E-san poll shows Thai government scores only 41% on economic issues

By Bangkok Pundit Mon, May 21, 2012 11:48PM UTC Comments Off

E-san poll is not a poll that BP has regularly blogged on and hence you may wonder how accurate are their polls. As noted in a post last month: Two months before the 2011 election, they surveyed voters in all 20 provinces in the Northeast on which party people would vote for in the July 3, 2011 election. The...

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Suan Dusit political index shows increase in support for PM; continued concerns over cost of living

By Bangkok Pundit Mon, May 21, 2012 10:00AM UTC Comments Off

Every month Suan Dusit conducts a political index survey. The benefit of the Suan Dusit political index is that it is (1) nationwide, (2) a large sample size for the survey (5,403 for March and 7.213 for April), and (3) they ask the same questions each month which makes it easier to compare with previous months....

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‘Uncle SMS’ death inspires hypocrisy, indifference among politicians

By Siam Voices Sat, May 12, 2012 9:30AM UTC View Comments

By Saksith Saiyasombut The death of Ampon Tangnoppakul on Monday, known as “Ah Kong” (grandpa) or “Uncle SMS” and imprisoned under the lèse majesté law for allegedly sending inflammatory text messages against the monarchy, has sparked widespread outcry, condemnation and anger — domestic and international alike. However, one group of people that have been very...

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Nida Poll shows improvement in approval ratings for Yingluck; decline for government

By Bangkok Pundit Fri, May 04, 2012 9:00AM UTC Comments Off

There is a new NIDA Poll which surveyed 1,245 people nationwide which was released April 18. The title of the poll is “Satisfaction with the government and the Prime Minister, 2nd poll, Performance of the government and the Prime Minister between January-March 2012 ” (“ความพึงพอใจต่อผลงานรัฐบาล และนายกรัฐมนตรี” ครั้งที่ 2 ในการปฏิบัติภารกิจของรัฐบาลและนายกรัฐมนตรีระหว่างเดือน มกราคม – มีนาคม 2555). NIDA notes that they...

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E-san poll on Yingluck government performance

By Bangkok Pundit Thu, Apr 19, 2012 11:37PM UTC View Comments

E-san poll is not a poll that BP usually blogs on and hence you may wonder how accurate are their polls. Two months before the 2011 election, they surveyed voters in all 20 provinces in the Northeast on which party people would vote for in the July 3, 2011 election. The result was Puea Thai, 63.9%; Democrats, 20.7%; and...

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