Former Prime Minister Thaksin had been criticized by many Thais as a prime minister who does not practice good governance because of widespread nepotism and corruption. The Thaksin system was seen as an instrument of the former prime minister to practice bad governance. Increasingly ,the word governance has been used to refer to an ideal government leader who adheres to high ethical standards of behavior. The President of the Privy Council, former prime minister General Prem Tinsulanonda had given several public lectures conveying the message that governance is an 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.