Pradit threatens critics with libel action
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Public Health Minister Pradit Sinthawanarong Monday warned that those accusing him of wrongdoing could face libel lawsuits. He also vowed that the government would not change or discontinue its policies to improve the country's public health system even i
“I’ve been thinking about whether what I’ve done during the past few months is the right thing or the wrong thing for the people. I’ve decided that I have to follow my policy announced to the public on the first day I landed in this post,” he told a press conference yesterday. Pradit has been criticised for his proactive policy and his probes of alleged irregularities at the ministry in the past seven months. “All I have done is to improve the national health security and the universal health care scheme. I will not shy away from this hot seat until I feel that I can no longer do good for the people,” he added.
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