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A majority of people agree with the government s intention to create a special, long holiday similar to Songkran to help stimulate the country s sagging economy, according to a survey by Suan Dusit Rajabhat University, or Suan Dusit Poll.
The poll was conducted online on April 6-15 on 1,447 people throughout the country.
Asked how they viewed the government s plan, a majority 62.34% agreed with it, 23.50% disagreed and 14.16% were uncertain.
Asked their opinion about the number of existing holidays in Thailand, 53.28% said the number is appropriate, 32.34% said there are too many holidays and 14.38% said there aren t enough.
Asked which holiday is most important to them, with each respondent allowed to give more than one answer, most of the respondents 81.30% chose the New Year holiday, followed by 76.56% for the Songkran festival; 48.37% the Father s and Mother s days; 34.99% the beginning and end of the Buddhist Lent; and 27.41% the Makabucha Day.
A majority of people agree with the government's intention to create a special, long holiday similar to Songkran to help stimulate the country's sagging economy, according to a survey by Suan Dusit Rajabhat University, or Suan Dusit Poll.
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Many people say they plan to skip activities to celebrate this year's Songkran festival or are uncertain whether to join them while the number of Covid-19 infections is on the rise, according the result of an opinion survey by Suan Dusit Rajabhat University, or Suan Dusit Poll.