Poor economy is on top of the five issues most complained about by the people, followed by the unending political chaos, social problems and crime, corruption in use of state budgets, and lack of generosity among people in society, according to the result of an opinion survey by Suan Dusit Rajabhat University, or Suan Dusit Poll.
The poll was conducted on 1,334 people throughout the country on May 28-June 2.
Asked to name five issues most complained about by the people, the poor economy came first with 63.46% of the respondents saying that they have to burden the higher cost of living and their incomes are not enough to make ends meet, forcing them to seek more money from loans. They urge the government to solve economic problems, introduce measures to spur trade and investment, control goods prices and increase salaries of public servants and the labour wage.
The unending political chaos came second with 40.59% of the respondents saying that the issue has affected the country's economy and image. They said the government should be open to opinions and hold an election as soon as possible.
The issue of social problems and crime came third with 32.39% of the respondents saying that they are now facing more violent threats in various forms. They urged the authorities to strictly enforce the laws.
Came fourth was corruption in use of state budgets with 31.75% of the respondents saying that stringent measures and higher penalties should be imposed on corrupt officials.
Lack of generosity among people in society was the fifth issue mentioned by 23.44% of the respondents who suggested that the government should launch a compaign to promote the people's awareness and discipline.
