Demand for Narong's transfer
The Nation


Dr Narong Sahamethapat

BANGKOK: -- The Rural Doctors' Society (RDS) yesterday demanded that Dr Narong Sahamethapat be removed from his post as Health Ministry's permanent secretary.

RDS president Dr Kriangsak Watcharanukulkiat filed a petition with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, calling on him to "return happiness" to Health Ministry officials by transferring Narong.

The reasons cited were that Narong caused rifts in the ministry, abused his power, urged civil servants to ignore the "returning happiness" policy issued by the health minister and intentionally violated the policies of the government and the National Council for Peace and Order.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Demand-for-Narongs-transfer-30252698.html


-- The Nation 2015-01-27

Ignoring the ' return happiness ' policy, isn't that bordering on treason these days ?

Attitude Adjustment Plus is called for.

Looks like things have gone full circle. RDS was critical of the previous health minister and was on the same side as Dr. Narong.

In case anyone has forgotten, this man took part in events that were reported by Thai PBS as follows;

April 11, 2014:

In an apparent act of defiance against the Centre for the Administration of Peace and Order (Capo), public health permanent secretary Dr Narong Sahamethapat led his officials to give the People’s Democratic Reform Committee core members and followers a warm welcome on Friday. A large number of public health officials waved little Thai flags and blew their whistles to welcome PDRC secretary-general Suthep Thaugsuban when he led the other core leaders, namely Sathit Wongnongtoei and Chumpol Julasai, and protesters to visit the Public Health Ministry ahead of Songkran Day tomorrow, the traditional Thai New Year.

Suthep urged public health officials to join PDRC’s cause in its drive to force the removal of the government and the setting up of an interim government to chart the country’s reform plan The PDRC core members later held a private discussion with Dr Narong and his key staff.

One thing is certain in Thailand. We are always witness to the same events played out repeatedly. The only thing that changes are the actors.

So the DRS are now calling for the removal of this man for not supporting the 'happiness' agenda which the mob that tried to bring down the elected Government he then suported, leading to the milittary coup. Oh what a tangled web....som nam na.

(BTW welcome back GK wher've you been?)

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Ignoring the ' return happiness ' policy, isn't that bordering on treason these days ?

Attitude Adjustment Plus is called for.

The guy has my attitude, returning what happiness.

As long as the public heath program remains under control of corrupt officials you may rest assured that they will continue to stonewall the new government. Now the hospitals are paid by the number of patients they see at about 2600B/year. This means the more patients they can drag in the more money they get next year. This is a major reason that waiting lines in the hospitals are 3-4 hours.

The new minister of public health wanted a co-pay program for patients and the old clan stonewalled the idea to death.