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 ...
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 ...
Vang Vieng methanol poisonings: Laos government breaks silence on party town tourist deaths
Simone White, 28, from Orpington, Kent, was one of a number of people taken to hospital after the incident in the popular ...
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Laos Needs a Transparent and Thorough Investigation Into Methanol Deaths
The death of six foreigners in Vang Vieng threatens to undermine the government’s desperate attempts to revive its tourism ...
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Vang Vieng: What to know about the Laos backpacker town at center of suspected methanol poisonings
“(We are) aware of a number of cases of suspected methanol poisoning in Vang Vieng, possibly through the consumption of methanol-laced alcoholic drinks,” the US Embassy in Vientiane said in a ...
Laos hostel staff detained after suspected methanol deaths
Police in Laos have detained eight members of staff at a backpacker hostel following the deaths of six tourists from ...
Methanol poisoning: how Laos horror happened
Southeast Asia has the "highest rates of methanol poisoning globally", said Al Jazeera, and this is often blamed on "economic ...
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 ...
American among 5 tourists dead amid concerns over alcohol tainted with methanol in Laos
An American is among at least five tourists who have died after visiting a town in Laos where concerns have arisen about ...
Six travelers in Laos died from suspected methanol poisoning. Here's where incidents happen the most
Six travelers have died from suspected methanol poisoning in Vang Vieng, Laos. Most of these incidents occur in Asia, ...
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 ...
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Laos’ methanol poisoning deaths send chill through backpacker paradise
Vang Vieng, Laos – The streets of Vang Vieng are quieter than usual as global scrutiny falls on the backpacker hotspot following the deaths of six foreign tourists from suspected methanol poisoning.