Poll: New govt must tackle rising cost of living

The rising cost of living tops the list of problems people want the new government to fix, according to a poll out Sunday.

The Abac Poll Research Centre asked people to name the 10 top problems the government should make "national agenda issues".

Solving rising prices was on 75.4 per cent of respondents' lists. Illegal drugs worried 68.3 per cent.

The poll found that 65.2 per cent of respondents wanted deep South troubles resolved, while 64.3 per cent and 53.6 per cent respectively wished state corruption and youth problems were on the national agenda.

The poll found more than 44 per cent of respondents supported Samak Sundaravej as prime minister, but 38.4 per cent did not want the People Power leader to have the top job in government while 17.3 per cent had no comment.

Most Samak supporters are senior citizens, workers and students.

Abac Poll surveyed 3,506 respondents in 27 provinces between January 20 and January 26.

The Nation