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At least six tourists—including two Australian and a British woman—travelling to Laos have died due to Methanol poisoning.

The deaths of six backpackers this week, including British solicitor Simone White, has raised the spectre of a Laotian ...

A tragic incident in Vang Vieng, Laos, resulted in the deaths of foreign tourists from methanol-contaminated alcohol. The Lao ...

The local governor visited the hostel in which some of the victims were staying, promising justice for those responsible.

Two Danes, two Australians, a Briton and an American have died after visiting Vang Vieng, an idyllic town that is popular with foreign backpackers, and drinking contaminated alcohol ...

A little town known as a backpacker paradise in northern Laos has come under spotlight for a mass poisoning case that has ...

The U.S., Australia and U.K. have issued warnings for travelers in Vang Vieng after several tourists died in a suspected ...

The deaths of five tourists after apparently drinking tainted drinks highlight the wider issue of bootleg alcohol.

At least six tourists who traveled to Laos have died in recent days, prompting international alarm about the dangers of ...

A hostel owner and manager have been arrested by police, and six tourists have now died in a tainted alcohol tragedy in Laos.