Professor Dr Bosengkham Vongdara has officially assumed the post of Laos’ Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism on Tuesday, 12 July, replacing Mounkeo Oraboun, who has led the ministry since 2005 and plans to retire.
A ceremony to finalize the position change took place at the capital’s National Culture Hall, and was attended by Deputy Prime Minister Asang Laoly, high-ranking Party officials, and officials from the information, culture and tourism sectors.Mr Mounkeo’s accomplishments include the creation of model cultural villages, promotion of Buddhism, the study of artifacts and their restoration, culture industry, and human resource development in the information and culture sector.
Source: KPL Lao News Agency
