How an idyllic Laos village turned into a hedonistic party hotspot
The deaths of six backpackers this week, including British solicitor Simone White, has raised the spectre of a Laotian ...
Vang Vieng: What to know about the Laos backpacker town at center of suspected methanol poisonings
The deaths of six foreign tourists linked to a suspected mass methanol poisoning has thrown a spotlight on a small town in ...
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Teenage Backpacker and 3 Others Die After Drinking Tainted Alcohol in Popular Tourist Town
Another 19-year-old remains in critical condition as authorities say drinks in the backpacker town of Vang Vieng, Laos, were spiked with methanol Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at ...
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Laotian police detain several people in investigation of tourist deaths in tainted alcohol incident
VANG VIENG, Laos (AP) — Laotian police have detained ... in a case that appears to have claimed the lives of at least five people. An officer at Vang Vieng's Tourism Police office, who ...