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The “Path of Progress” Ethics Quiz Contest receives royal grace from His Majesty the King of Thailand, who kindly bestows the First Place Honour upon the first place winners in the nation. The Award of Honour for first place in the teacher and professor category is sponsored by the Prime Minister. The Minister of Education also provides certificates. There are growing numbers of international organisations supporting this programme. The participants in the “Path of Progress” Ethics Quiz Contest has increased exponentially from hundreds to thousands, and to tens of thousand each year. The number of participants jumped from tens of thousands to 1,355,154 in 1998. Most recently, in 2006, there were 4,732,291 participants from 19,839 educational institutes. Most schools in Thailand have incorporated the “Path of Progress” Ethics Quiz Programme into their curriculum. The outcome proves very satisfactory for all sectors especially when they witness an improvement in youth morality and behaviour. The programme provides solutions to many youth problems including drug usage, improper activities as given in the Road to Ruin, crimes, aggression, premature sexual activities, etc. The “Path of Progress” Ethics Quiz Contest was honoured as one of the **“Programmes of Peace and Non-Violence of the Century”** by UNESCO. The program was also selected to give a presentation and share experiences with representatives from 1,600 Non-Governmental Organisations at the “Future of our Children” conference in September 2000, Geneva University, Switzerland. At the