Government gets poor rating for honesty
The Yingluck government's honesty ranked at the bottom in the latest government job approval rating from Dusit Poll.
The government’s honesty came in at 5.87 out of a possible 10 and its dedication to the people at 7.08.
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s job approval rating was 6.49, the Cabinet’s dedication 6.44, the government’s sincerity to work for the people 6.33 and the Cabinet’s job approval rating 6.21.
Permanent officials scored 6.13 on independence and the government 6.09 on unity.
The Defence Ministry’s job performance was rated at 6.63, the Tourism and Sports Ministry at 6.56, the Public Health Ministry at 6.44, the Agriculture and Cooperative Ministry at 6.43 and the Foreign Ministry at 6.42. The ICT Ministry got the lowest approval at 5.84.
Dusit Poll surveyed 4,238 respondents from December 10-24.
According to Abac Poll, Thais do not yet feel a sense of happiness and do not want to see political conflicts escalate into violence.
The Gross Domestic Happiness survey of 18 provinces across the country from December 10-24 showed that although the happiness index rose in every aspect from economics to social and political, it has not reached standard levels as measured by a score of 100.
The happiness index for economics in terms of enjoying higher income rose from 93.1 in September to 93.4 in December, while happiness from being able to control household expenses climbed from 75.6 to 83.9 and from being able to call for consumer rights from 74.7 to 77.8.
In the social aspect, Thais were happy to see the country’s strong portrayal of loyalty to the monarchy and strong family relationships with the index improving from 162.7 in September to 175.4 in December.
Thais were not happy in every political aspect although the scores were better than in September’s survey. The government’s policies rated 96.6 in happiness and its disaster prevention and solution at 99.3, while the police’s performance in protecting public property rated 98.9 and in terms of the government’s performance, the index was at 90.
Thais were not happy with the way opposition MPs and local politicians behave and work and they were not happy with the quality of politicians at the national level.
Prime Minister Yingluck yesterday wished all Thais a happy and healthy New Year.
