Badminton star Ratchanok Intanon brings happiness to the people, according to poll

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Badminton star Ratchanok Intanon brings happiness to the people, according to poll
By Coconuts Bangkok


Ratchanok Intanon. Photo: Facebook

BANGKOK: -- What makes people happy? Long holidays? A wage rise? According to a recent poll, Ratchanok Intanon becoming the world’s top-ranked badminton star is what makes Thais happy.

The 21-year-old Thai also became the first female player to capture three Superseries (top tier) titles in a row earlier this month.

The Suan Dusit Poll was carried out on 1,286 people throughout the country from April 18-23.

Full story: http://bangkok.coconuts.co/2016/04/25/badminton-star-ratchanok-intanon-brings-happiness-people-according-poll

-- Coconuts Bangkok 2016-04-25

[DM07]

Suan Dusit Poll...say no more!

[eldragon]

Anything that helps em bury their heads in the sand.

[rkidlad]

Well done and all, but really?

When you've got nothing and not much of a future, it's a scary thought that a fellow Thai being ranked number 1 for badminton brings you genuine happiness.

It's as if you're living in a bubble.

[leeneeds]

1282 people are happy thats great, good on her,

my rugby team lost so i am not happy

[WhizBang]

Perhaps, but this has zero to do with the junta. Prayut is actually taking happiness from the people.

[shunter]

After reading the O.P. this little ditty came to mind.

[jaltsc]

"Ratchanok Intanon becoming the world’s top-ranked badminton star is what makes Thais happy."

Not quite what Buddha taught about the path to happiness and self-fulfillment .

[NongKhaiKid]

And she fully understands and supports the road map

[Moonmoon]

I like how this country is about returning happiness to the ppl, happy endings ...

[JAG]

After reading the O.P. this little ditty came to mind.

Bravo - you've made the day for this exiled Somerset lad!

[williamgeorgeallen]

gotta look on the bright side sometimes. not so many bright options these days in thailand.

[trainman34014]

Well; at least she will bring happiness to some people, unlike the cruds who are running the country right now or any of those 'Politicians' some would like to replace them with !

[Lupatria]

...like every Chinese is happy and smiling all day long because they are the No.1 Ping Pong Nation.

Edited April 25, 2016 by Lupatria

[SOTIRIOS]

....great....now we have 60 million-plus 'superstars' to deal with....

[Aforek]

I can understand that Thai people are proud ( enough to be happy ? ) of her , she is very good , but is she the best in the world ? in 2014 and 2015 , the world champion was Spanish , Carolina Marin, first western woman to beat Asian stars

have you ever seen badminton competition, even with women ? very impressive, fast and athletic !

[HLover]

Good on her, national pride- congratulations on winning.

[mtls2005]

Unhappiness returns...

STUNNING LOSS IN ASIA CHAMPIONSHIPS

Ratchanok likely to be relegated to world No.2

The Nation

April 29, 2016 6:55 am

[bADMINTON] Ratchanok Intanon’s world No.1 status is likely to be shortlived following the shock 21-17 16-21 17-21 defeat of the defending champion to unseeded Japanese Sayaka Sato which forced the fourth-seeded Thai to crash out from the second round of the US$200,000 Dong Feng Citroen Badminton Asia Championships 2016 in Wuhan, China on Thursday.

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/sports/Ratchanok-likely-to-be-relegated-to-world-No-2-30284945.html