An article based on a new Suan Dusit Poll for the government media arm, the Public Relations Department, states in a headline 'Majority say "United Thais, Strong Thais Project" could lead to national reconciliation'. The actual article based on the poll doesn't show what the PRD headline claims it did.*
The poll showed that a majority of 28.29% said they were proud of being Thai, 23.17% said the national anthem has existed since they were born, and others felt that the national anthem showed the nation's sovereignity.
In addition, the survey indicated that about 31.32% agreed that the project was the beginning of national reconciliation, 30.51% said it would boost all people a sense of being Thai, 25.40% stated that it was fruitless if neglected by all Thais, 36.49% were uncertain that national unity would be improved but 30.66% cited that it could not lead to national reconciliation.
BP: Thai Rath's headline is a little different. It states that "A poll shows that people don't believe that the national anthem will increase unity" (โพลชี้คนไม่เชื่อ เพลงชาติ ช่วยเพิ่มสามัคคี) so not everyone is buying the PRD spin.
h/t to a long-time reader
* the Project is the singing of the national anthem at 6pm daily one province at a time as blogged about on Friday:
