Most Thais trust military to resolve Cambodia border dispute: NIDA poll

The poll was conducted by the National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA Poll) from June 9 to 11, sampling 1,310 respondents aged 18 and over from across all regions, educational backgrounds, occupations and income levels nationwide.

When asked which sectors they trusted to protect the national interest in the Thai-Cambodian conflict (multiple answers allowed), the results were as follows:

• Thai military:
  • 62.52% said they had a high level of trust
  • 23.74% said they had moderate trust
  • 8.85% said they had little trust
  • 4.89% said they had no trust at all
     
• Thai government:
  • 37.48% said they had no trust at all
  • 31.68% said they had little trust
  • 18.85% said they had moderate trust
  • 11.99% said they had a high level of trust
     
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
  • 35.42% said they had little trust
  • 30.76% said they had no trust at all
  • 22.90% said they had moderate trust
  • 10.46% said they had a high level of trust

The survey also gauged public satisfaction with the roles played by various sectors in resolving the Thai-Cambodian border conflict (multiple answers allowed):

• Thai military:
  • 61.76% said they were very satisfied
  • 23.97% said they were somewhat satisfied
  • 10.30% said they were not very satisfied
  • 3.97% said they were not satisfied at all
     
• Thai government:
  • 37.94% said they were not satisfied at all
  • 30.99% said they were not very satisfied
  • 20.76% said they were somewhat satisfied
  • 10.31% said they were very satisfied
     
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
  • 35.73% said they were not very satisfied
  • 29.00% said they were not satisfied at all
  • 24.96% said they were somewhat satisfied
  • 10.31% said they were very satisfied

When asked whether they supported the lyrics in the Thai national anthem that state “Thais love peace, but are not cowardly when it comes to war”, the responses were:

• 69.39% said they strongly supported the statement
• 19.24% said they somewhat supported it
• 7.02% said they supported it only slightly
• 3.05% said they did not support it at all

Regarding the level of nationalism among Thai citizens:

• 48.24% said they had a strong sense of nationalism
• 31.60% said their nationalism depended on the situation
• 14.20% said they had a moderate sense of nationalism
• 3.67% said they had little nationalism
• 2.29% said they had no nationalism at all