Laos, methanol and backpacker hostel

Laos police arrest three more hostel staff despite government document pointing to factory as source of methanol poisoning
A Laos government document obtained by the ABC suggests the source of a methanol poisoning outbreak that killed six tourists is a rundown factory outside of Vientiane that was making vodka and whisky.
Laos detains foreign hostel staff over backpacker methanol poisonings as families and travelers demand answers
Eight staff members of a backpacker hostel in Laos have been detained by local authorities as they investigate the deaths of six foreign tourists from suspected methanol poisoning, according to state-affiliated media in the Southeast Asian country.
Eight hostel staff detained in Laos over suspected methanol poisoning deaths
Staff from a backpacker hostel have been detained after six tourists died from suspected methanol poisoning after a night out.View on euronews
Methanol poisoning: how Laos horror happened
The suspected mass poisoning of six tourists in Laos last week has sent shockwaves through the backpacker scene, and highlighted Southeast Asia's problem with tainted alcohol. A Briton, two Australians,
Laos: Laos detains foreign hostel staff over backpacker methanol poisonings
Vang Vieng, Laos - 13, 2024 Video shot from inside the hostel on Nov 13, 2024. Eight staff members of a backpacker hostel in Laos have been detained by local authorities as they investigate the deaths of six foreign tourists from suspected methanol poisoning,
8 arrested in Laos after 6 tourists died from suspected methanol poisoning
Officials arrested eight hostel workers in Laos on Monday for allegedly poisoning travelers with methanol according to reports from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Tourists reported illnesses after consuming alcohol in the town of Vang Vieng,
Laos bans ‘Tiger’ vodka and whisky brand after suspected methanol poisoning deaths
Authorities in Laos have reportedly banned the sale and consumption of a vodka and whisky brand after six tourists died from ...
Doctors reveal surprising treatment for methanol poisoning — in wake of 6 tourists’ deaths in Laos
Doctors have revealed a common treatment to slow the effects of methanol poisoning. It comes after six people died following ...
What to Know About the Methanol Poisonings in Laos
At least six tourists who traveled to Laos have died in recent days, prompting international alarm about the dangers of ...
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Tragedy in Laos: Methanol-tainted alcohol kills 6 tourists
Six tourists from Australia, Denmark, the United States, and the United Kingdom died in Laos due to methanol poisoning. In ...
6 tourists died in Laos after apparently drinking methanol. What is it and why was it in drinks?
Two Australian teenagers and a British woman have died from suspected methanol poisoning after drinking tainted alcohol in ...
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Alcohol poisoning deaths in Laos renew concerns about methanol. Here's what to know
The U.S., Australia and U.K. have issued warnings for travelers in Vang Vieng after several tourists died in a suspected ...
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Suspected Mass Methanol Poisoning In Laos: Here’s What To Know
T he death of six tourists visiting Laos is suspected to be the result of mass methanol poisoning, after all are believed to ...
Australian teens among six tourists dead as countries warn of suspected methanol poisonings in Laos
An Australian teenager has become the sixth foreign tourist to die in a suspected mass methanol poisoning in Laos, as a ...
Six tourists died in Laos after apparently drinking methanol. What is it and why was it in drinks?
The US State Department issued a warning to travelers to be “alert to the potential risk of methanol poisoning.” But what is ...
‘Health risk’: Warning after Laos tragedy
Aussie travellers have been urged not to consume certain drinks over “serious safety concerns” following suspected methanol ...