HM the King tops the list as the best role model
HM the King tops the list as the best role model, while the Sixtieth Anniversary Celebrations of His Majesty the King's Accession to the Throne was voted the year's enjoyable event of most Bangkokians.
Bangkokians were impressed with HM the King's sustainable sufficiency policy, kindness for his people and doing good deeds without expecting anything in return, the survey showed.The respondents voted their own parents as the second-best role model with the score of 8.3 per cent, followed by president of the Privy Council Gen Prem Tinsulanond (5.3 percent), Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont (4.2 per cent), ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (1.6 per cent) and Council of National Security Gen Sonthi Bunyaratglin (1.5 per cent). On the not-so-happy note, the ongoing unrest in the south and the brutal attack on primary school teacher, Juling Pangamoon, tied for first in the most tragic incident of the year, followed by the enormous flood in various regions in the country, as well as the controversial selling of the Shin Corps. Deal to Singapore. On the most enjoyable category, coming behind celebration of HM's accession were the bloodless coup and the lighting of candles to celebrate His Majesty's birthday on December 5, followed by the opening of the Suvarnabhumi Airport and the Royal Flora Ratchaphruek 2006 in Chiang Mai. The Research Institute of Bangkok University carried out this poll from December 16 to 22 by asking open-end questions to 1,208 Bangkok residents. The Nation
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