Lao PM details tougher action to curb country’s drug problems


VIENTIANE: Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone (pic) has highlighted nine issues that must be addressed to resolve the country’s burgeoning drug problems.

The Prime Minister summarised these issues at the closing ceremony of a meeting on Wednesday to sum up the progress made under the National Agenda on the Resolution of the Drug Problem, which has been in effect from 2021-2023, and future plans to curb drug abuse until the end of 2025.

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