Majority of Thais believe Thailand should disassociate from Cambodia – poll

More than half of the respondents to an opinion, poll conducted by the National Institute of National Administration (NIDA), agree that Cambodia is a neighboring country with which Thailand should not be associated, while 64.73% believe that super powers are interfering with the border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia in pursuit of their vested interests.

NIDA Poll conducted interviews with 1,310 people on August 18th and 19th to seek their opinions on the border conflict between the neighbouring countries.

The poll shows that 44.96% of the respondents feel that the dispute is abnormal and is a matter of concern. 29.15% feel the dispute is normal, but that the reasons behind it are suspicious. 23.74% feel the situation is not quite normal and 2.14% feel the situation is normal and there is nothing to be worried about.

54.12% of the respondents say that Cambodia is a neighbouring country with which Thailand should not be associated. 29.39% say Cambodia is a Thai neighbour with which it can be associated, but cannot trust. 14.20% believe Cambodia is an enemy of Thailand. 1.91% say Thailand and Cambodia remain good neighbours.

Regarding super power interference in the Thai-Cambodian border conflict, 17.10% of the respondents say Thailand should reject their interference. 64.73% believe the interference by super powers is for their vested interests. 8.85% say that they believe such involvement is intended to restore peace and 6.11% do not believe super powers really want to interfere.