This week, an American man and two Danish women, aged 19 and 20, died in the same town due to methanol poisoning.

Laos' government on Saturday officially acknowledged the mass poisoning that has killed at least six tourists, promising it would bring the perpetrators to justice.

Details have been murky over the number of tourists affected and the possible source of the methanol-laced drinks.

“And off they went.” They ended up on 12 November in the riverside town of Vang Vieng in central Laos. The two checked into ...

Simone White, 28, from Orpington, Kent, is one of six people who died in the tragedy in the popular backpacking town of Vang ...

A second Australian teenager who fell critically ill after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos has died in a hospital in Bangkok ...

The Laos government has said it is “profoundly saddened” and is investigating the deaths of six people from suspected ...

A second Australian woman who fell critically ill after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos has died in a hospital in Bangkok, ...

Various countries have issued health alerts, including the US, warning of potential methanol poisoning via tainted drinks in ...

The Laos government said Saturday it was "profoundly saddened" by the deaths of foreign tourists in Vang Vieng, with the toll from a suspected methanol poisoning incident now at six.

The victims were an American, two Danes, two Australians, and a Brit. Australia's prime minister called the ordeal "every ...

Holly Bowles, 19, had been in critical condition on life support following the poisoning in Laos more than a week ago.