Former Prime Minister Thaksin had been criticized by many Thais as a prime minister who does not practice good governance. Increasingly ,the word governance has been used to refer to an ideal government leader who adheres to high ethical issue. "Corruption" became a major reason why the military staged a coup and overthrew the Thaksin Government in September 11,2006. Because of the political events, the concept of governance was narrowed down to mean the ethics or virtues of the individual; leader. A leader with good governance became a person who is honest and corruption-free.