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Thai PM’s Approval Rating Jumps as Cash Gift Rollout Kicks In

  • Paetongtarn’s rating soared from 4.85% in previous survey
  • Latest poll was conducted as government approved cash stimulus
Paetongtarn ShinawatraPhotographer: Andre Malerba/Bloomberg
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Thailand Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s popularity surged in the latest survey as the new government approved its version of a cash handout program.

The daughter of Thaksin Shinawatra secured an approval rating of 31.35% in the quarterly survey by National Institute of Development Administration, up from 4.85% in the last poll. The institute, which is a graduate school in Bangkok, conducted the poll between Sept. 16 and Sept. 23 from every region in the country and covered some 2,000 respondents.