‘Don’t drink the spirits’: Laos backpackers avoid shots after suspected poisonings
The deaths of six tourists sent shock waves through the backpacker scene in Vang Vieng.
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Three more tourists named in Laos methanol deaths
The local governor visited the hostel in which some of the victims were staying, promising justice for those responsible.
Parents of teenagers who died in suspected Laos methanol poisoning hope deaths ‘not in vain’
Bianca Jones’s father urged Laos government to investigate deaths to the ‘fullest’ and ensure it could not happen again Follow…
Laos government ‘profoundly saddened’ by deaths of tourists in Vang Vieng
Six foreign visitors have died after suspected methanol poisoning during night out in backpacker hotspot What went wrong in Laos?…
Laos pledges justice after suspected tainted alcohol kills tourists
Australia presses Laotian authorities for a full and transparent probe after the deaths of two 19-year-old backpackers.
Free shots and beer buckets in party town at centre of suspected methanol deaths
Six foreign tourists have died after drinking contaminated alcohol in a remote Laos party town.
Six people are dead after a suspected mass methanol poisoning at a backpacker party town. What went wrong in Laos?
As authorities detain a hostel owner in Vang Vieng, expert says the recent deaths are just the ‘tip of the…
Parents ‘devastated’ over British woman’s death in suspected Laos poisoning
Simone White died in Laos after drinking alcohol suspected to have been laced with methanol.
Second Melbourne teen, Holly Bowles, dies after a suspected methanol poisoning in Laos
It come as Vang Vieng’s tourism police says manager and owner of Nana backpacker hostel taken in for questioning A…
Sixth foreign tourist dies of suspected methanol poisoning in Laos
Holly Bowles died in hospital more than a week after first falling ill in a Laos tourist town.
