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	A ceremony to sign the pact and hand over the money was held at the Office of the Narcotics Control Board yesterday, with Myanmar&rsquo;s national police chief participating as head of the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control.&nbsp;</div>
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	The agreement was approved by the Cabinet on January 13.</div>
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	The government has also agreed in principle to grant similar funding to Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam in the near future.&nbsp;</div>
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	Thailand and Myanmar have set up a joint operations centre in Chiang Mai to combat drug trafficking and dealing in the region connected by the Mekong River including Myanmar and Laos.</div>
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	An ONCB office is based at |the Thai Embassy in Myanmar and its operates extensively in conjunction with general anti-drugs operations.</div>
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	&nbsp;It is currently working with the Chiang Mai operations centre.&nbsp;</div>

Bt20m given to back Myanmar's anti-drugs efforts

THAILAND'S anti-narcotics agency has given Bt20 million to Myanmar's counterpart body under a joint agreement to fight rampant drug abuse in both countries.