| By Lyna Mohammad

Lao Minister Soubanh Srithirath (R) is greeted by the Minister
of Culture, Youth and Sports. Photo: Rudolf Portillo
Mr Soubanh Srithirath, Minister to
the President's Office and Chairman of the Lao National
Commission for Drug Control and Supervision, arrived here
yesterday afternoon for a two-day official visit.
The visiting minister was
greeted by the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Pehin Dato
Seri Paduka (Dr.) Hj Awg Hussain. Also present were senior
officers of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB).
He is scheduled for a royal
audience with the Deputy Sultan, His Royal Highness the Crown
Prince Pengiran Muda Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, this afternoon.
Besides a closed meeting and
briefing at NCB headquarters in Tungku Gadong, the minister will
also be visiting the Rumah Al-Islah Treatment and Rehabilitation
Centre in Muara.
He will conclude his visit with
a courtesy call to the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports.
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