The purposes of this study were to investigate l.political information exposure to mass media 2. political participation of people in Bangkok metropolitan area. 3.The relationship between political information exposure to mass media and political participation and 4.The difference between demographic characteristics of people in Bangkok metropolitan area with political information exposure to mass media and political participation. This was a survey study. The sample included 400 people in the Bangkok metropolitan area. The questionnaires were administered and the statistical package program was used to analyze the data through frequency percentage means standard deviations t-test f-test and One-Way ANOVA. The results revealed that political information exposure was most exposed via television because it included pictures and sound which were most reliable. However people in Bangkok metropolitan area political participation was at low level. There was no significant difference between political participation and political information exposure to mass media and people with different gender occupied whereas there was a significant difference but people in Bangkok metropolitan area with different age income and education levels. There was a significant relationship between political participation and political information exposure to mass media at .05 level. The suggestions included that political to be more advantage and power. Political participation people in Bangkok to exercise their voting rights by the elected representatives of most. Following by a list of activists as voters before the election and persuade other to exercise their voting rights respectively.

This research is a quantitative research in which data were gathered from 420 students of Rajamangala University of Technologys students in Bangkok. Data were analyzed for frequency percentage mean sum and correlation. The level of signif icance is .05. Results indicated that students conversed with friends mostly on the issue of political information and got most information on politics and political event from television media. Students were knowledgeable on politics in high level particularly about the duty of people. Students had moderate level of political participations mostly by voting in local-level election. Media exposure to follow political events and information has positive relations with knowledge about political party rights in removal of Representatives and eligibility for voting. Media exposure to converse about political information has positive relations with political participations grouping for conservation and revival of traditions customs and local wisdoms

This research is the quantitative research under which data are gathered from Rajamangala University of Technology’s students in Bangkok of 420 persons. Data analysis statistics are frequency percentage mean sum and research question test by correlation statistics. The level of significance is .05. The results of the research are as follows: 1. Rajamangala University of Technology’s students in Bangkok conversed with friends mostly on the issue of political information and exposed political information via media of television receiver most to follow up political events and information including the matter that the students are knowledgeable on politics in high level which in this respect their knowledge on the duty of the people is in the highest level and their political participations are in the moderate level by having the participations in the activity of local level election voting most. 2. The media exposure for use in conversing information on political issue has negative relations with the knowledge on politics current constitution persons eligible for voting and knowledge relating to the right in the democratic system and the media exposure for use on the follow-ups of political events and information has negative relations with the knowledge on politics and current constitution but the relations with the knowledge on the political party removal of the National Assembly Members and persons eligible for voting is positive. 3. The media exposure for use in conversing political information has the positive relations with the political participations grouping for conservation and revival of traditions and customs local wisdoms etc. and the media exposure for use in the follow-ups of political events and information has the negative relations with the political participations the participation to express opinions with the Advisory Council or other independent Organizations participation in an activity a meeting an election campaign with a political party a participation in the meeting political campaign and movement and a support to a politician/political party.

The purpose of this descriptive study was to examine Pongpaiboons portrayal of three major topics as found in his series of poetry entitled Kang Klong Kanna Yao: Thai governments performances Thai politicians and political leaders and social issues emanating from contemporary Thai politics. The three major findings are summarized as follows: As for Thai governments perfonnances it was found that the government had invested much of its effort in maintaining its status quo thus revealing nothing but strong self-interest; therefore its other main mission of solving peoples problems still remains secondary in importance. From 2005 to 2008 Thailand was faced with political instability emanating from the coup de grace brought fought by General Sondhi Bunyaratklin. This led to the successive incapable caretaker governments because those who were more capable had been denied the political platfonn. Concerning Thai politicians and political leaders it turned out that Pongpaiboon had represented them in a negative light pointing out that most if not all of them were non-sympathizers engaging in politics for personal gains at the expense of good governance. Many of them abused their authority resulting in rampant corruption both at the policy and practical levels. The poetry also made it clear that fonner Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra must stop his wayward behavior that will only demoralize the political atmosphere. As far as social issues emanating from contemporary Thai politics it was found that the press has been harassed so blatantly that it becomes lopsided in its coverage. This culminated in the political unrest by the citizens to force Thaksin Shinawatra to step down. Further there was a more intense political tunnoil as exemplified by the April 2nd general election. This was exacerbated by another incident taking place on January 1st 2007 in which the author vehemently encouraged Thai constituents to vote NO in justifying the Constitution of 2007. All these were the dire consequences of the lingering political instability of the country.