The shots stop flowing in Laos party town amid fears for 12 ‘poisoned’ tourists
They have stopped serving shots in the backpacker bars of Vang Vieng. The night spots of this south-east Asian tourist town would normally be full of young travellers downing traditional Lao whiskey,
Deadly alcohol poisoning casts shadow over the Laotian backpacker town
Details have been murky over the number of tourists affected and the possible source of the methanol-laced drinks.
Laos government ‘profoundly saddened’ by tourist deaths from suspected methanol poisoning
Australian officials are pressing the Laotian authorities for a full and transparent investigation. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Hostel Owner Arrested, 6 Tourists Dead in Laos Tainted Alcohol Tragedy
A hostel owner and manager have been arrested by police, and six tourists have now died in a tainted alcohol tragedy in Laos.
Sixth death confirmed in suspected Laos mass methanol poisoning incident
The death toll from a suspected adulterated alcohol mass poisoning in Laos rose to six Friday after an Australian teen backpacker died in a hospital in Thailand where she had been transferred for treatment.
Second Melbourne woman dies from suspected methanol poisoning in Laos
Sixth person dies after suspected mass drink-spiking in Laos
An Australian teenager has become the sixth foreign tourist to die of suspected methanol poisoning in a backpacker hotspot in northern Laos.Holly Bowles, 19, died in hospital the day after her best friend Bianca Jones lost her life in a separate Thai hospital.
Laos poisonings: Sixth tourist dies after drinking 'tainted shots' as hostel manager detained
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Laos hostel owner detained in methanol-tainted alcohol poisonings that killed six tourists
The owner and manager of the Nana Backpacker Hostel in Vang Vieng were among a “number of people ... and bar in the ...
Laos methanol poisoning: Brit woman 'went blind' after 'drinking vodka shots at hostel' where 6 died
A British woman claimed she lost her vision and became violently ill after drinking vodka at the Nana Backpacker Hostel in ...
Laos poisoning: New claims emerge of free vodka as Nana Backpackers hostel operators detained
A British backpacker who drank at the same Laos hostel as Australian victims Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones has revealed she ...
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Laos hostel at centre of ‘mass methanol poisoning’ remained open for over a week after first victim was found dead
THE backpacker hostel at the centre of ... Cops have detained the ­manager and owner of the Nana backpackers hostel ...
Laos police detain owner of backpacker hostel where Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles were staying before methanol poisoning
The owner of a backpackers hostel where two young Australians were staying before they fell violently ill from methanol ...
I went BLIND after drinking ‘methanol-laced booze’ in Laos death hostel just days before 6 died, says Brit backpacker
A BRIT backpacker who drank two shots of alcohol at a hostel in Laos has told how she went blind after consuming the ...
Laos hostel bosses detained after British backpacker becomes fifth to die in suspected methanol poisoning
A British backpacker has died in a suspected methanol poisoning case after allegedly being served free drinks in Laos. Simone ...
A second Australian has died as Laos Police reportedly detain hostel owner over allegedly poisoned methanol
A second Australian woman has died after drinking a cocktail allegedly containing methanol at a hostel in Laos, taking the ...