[Bangkok Post] Passing grade for gov't performance, free education top favourite: Suan Dusit Poll
[On the scale of 10, the government has received an average grade point of 6.39 for its six-month performance, Suan Dusit Poll said in a survey released on Friday.
Rural people appeared more enthusiastic about performance than Bangkok residents. The government's rating was 6.52 upcountry and 6.02 in the capital.
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva got the approval rating of 7.38 while his Cabinet trailed behind at 6.30.]
BP: Again, Abhisit does better than the rest of the Cabinet. Will wait to see the full results in Thai before offering a longer comment[MCOT] Foreign Ministry: Cambodia's oil concession doesn't affect Thailand
[Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday said Cambodia's concession granted to a French company to explore petroleum in the disputed maritime area will not affect Thailand's rights over the areas.
Thai Foreign Ministry spokesman Vimol Kidchob said the ministry is now verifying information after Cambodia reportedly granted oil exploration rights to the French company Total in the overlapping zone in the Gulf of Thailand.
"Any concession granted by the Cambodian government would not affect the rights of Thailand," Mr Vimol said, "as both countries agreed in 1975 that any concessionaire would not be allowed to explore or develop petroleum resources in the disputed maritime zone unless Thailand and Cambodia successfully resolve the dispute."]
BP: So there is an agreement dating back to 1975.
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