Sunday, February 13, 2011

[Thai] Poll: Thai troops acted appropriately

13/02/2011
Bangkok Post

As many as 87.4 per cent of the respondents said Thai soldiers had acted appropriately to protect the country’s sovereignty during the recent border clashes, Abac Poll reported on Sunday.

An opinion poll on Thai-Cambodian border dispute, conducted from Feb 7 to 12, involved 2,971 people in 17 provinces.

A total of 92.7 per cent of the respondents were worried about safety of soldiers and state authorities on duty in border areas, 78.2 per cent of them were concerned about safety of people living in border areas and their assets, Abac Poll said.

Some 51.6 per cent said the border clashes would damage the country’s image in the international community, according to the pollsters.


Asked about ways to settle the border conflict, 54.7 per cent of the respondents said a bilateral talk between Thailand and Cambodia, 17.3 per cent of them said negotiation via the United Nations Organisation or any impartial country, 5.0 per cent said war.

On the question about the confidence in the government’s ability to settle the dispute, 41.3 per cent said they had high confidence, 30.7 per cent had moderate confidence, and 28 per cent had less confidence and did not have any confidence at all.

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

This poll is totally a joke! Why don't you just put 100%.

Anonymous said...

ok, with cluster boom, it is very appropriate..... next time i hope thai military will response appropriately to protesters in bkk by using cluster boom too.

khmerbotra said...

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Anonymous said...

Dear H.E. Hor Nam Hong,

Please do not accept bilateral talk with Abhisit any more. No Ping Pong with Abhisit. Let he playes with PAD and RED SHIRT in Bangkok.

He has played game with Cambodia for his trouble with his own Thai people. We khnow his trick. He has used the Cambodian Temple Preah Vihea to turn Thai people away from criticizing him and his group. This dirty policy is falling down, both domestic and foreigh policy. Yellow is trouble maker. Abhisit cannot escape from his own people.

Please be firm and stay with UN and ICJ.

Cambodian/American in USA

Anonymous said...

LOL,the poll should be included the 5 soldiers captured by Cambodian army must put them together in one pit instead of sending them to Phnom Penh and released. It's wasting time,fuel and millitary personels escort them.Now the Dap news said 50 Thai thieves army has been killed at the front line and 1000 included the wounds were hit by cambodian rocket. The poll agency must check this information and showing the true to the Thai Thief nation.

Anonymous said...

My god...only 87.4%?
If Khmer do the poll, it will be 150% that Thai invaded Cambodia.

Anonymous said...

Huh! Thai know that Prea Vichear belonged to Khmer yet they have used and abused their power to get what they want...it is listed as world international heritage belong to khmer, it is appointed by an international law. It is not agame for Thai to play with in general.

They need to take it seriously in making sure that it is being respected. By doing so, it is for the dignity of individual being, Peace and harmony for all.

That is why we have an international law. It is for the protection and security for all. What the Thai did to Khmer people is un-acceptable.

From now we want the Thai to compansate on the damages that they have done to both our people, the temple and the time of suffering which they have inflicted.

Thai has bridged the international law and this need to be dealt with accordingly.

Aust

Anonymous said...

Thailand never had been in civil war or war for so long,Khmer
has had so many wars:
*Khmer Issarak civil war against French colony.
*Khmer Vietminh(took side with Vietcong).
*Pol Pot civil(Sihanouk was Khmer Rouge leader)
against Lon Nol regime( back with USA)
*Khmer Vietminh or Vietcong(Heng Samrin and Chea Sim) and Hun Sen(Khmer Rouge back with Vietnam).
Were/are Khmer soldier strong fighters?
At Preah Vihear Temple fight zone,
Thai or Khmer was weak?
Which side damaged the most said the truth?
Each side,maybe,hidden their damages.

Anonymous said...

I won't be surprised even its 100 % because Thailand has been lying to its people about the problem along Khmer-Thai border.

Anonymous said...

Kohsantepheap newspaper printed as 87.5% of Thais believed Thai troops acted inappropriately.

Anonymous said...

why they asked the survey on ignorant siem thugs people? these siem pad thugs don't even understand the meaning of the international treaty of 1907 etc, really! they just react to their mad cow abullshit piece of shit and vice versa, really!