Anti-drug effort pleases city folk
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A majority of residents of Bangkok and other large cities are satisfied with the Yingluck government's antinarcotics campaign, a survey by Abac Poll has found.
Of 2,154 people over the age of 18 in Bangkok and 17 large provinces surveyed between December 1 and Thursday, 76.3 per cent said they were happy with the government’s efforts, while 23.7 per cent were not.
Asked to list officials or groups whose antidrugs performances they were happy with, 80 per cent named Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, 79.4 per cent cited NGOs and the public sector, and 74.1 per cent listed the police’s antinarcotics division.
Other figures and institutions’ approval ratings included (as percentages): national police chief Priewpan Damapong (74.1); the military (73.6); the Office of Narcotics Control Board and Justice Minister Pracha Promnok (73); community leaders (70.8) and local administrative bodies (70.6).
Asked about more immediate problems they would like to see solved first, the respondents pointed to: the high cost of living (65.5 per cent); crime (59.7); and corruption (51.4).
