One in seven -- 14.2 per cent -- said the most depressing concern was the ongoing political conflict, 11.2 per cent identified the One-2-Go aircrash at Phuket International Airport and 3 per cent said the death of Big, a member of the musical trio D2B, was the worst moment.

As for the most admired figure, 18.5 per cent named Prime Minister Gen. Surayud Chulanont, 9 per cent said ex-prime Thaksin Shinawatra, 8.7 identified teachers and officials working in the southern border provinces, while 8.6 per cent said Deputy Prime Minister and former chairman of Council for National Security (CNS) Gen. Sonthi Boonyaratkalin.

When asked who conducted the most upsetting behaviour, one in three -- 35.3 per cent -- named ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, while two groups of complainants  each registeristing 15.3 per cent of the total identified People Power Party leader Samak Sundaravej, 6.2 per cent said Gen. Surayud.

Military staff working in the three southernmost provinces were named the most admirable organisation with 8.2 per cent while the most disturbing organisation was Gen. Surayud's government. (TNA)-E003