The rise and fall of Vang Vieng, Laos' notorious party town
Once notorious as a debauched riverside party town, Vang Vieng had cleaned up its act in recent years, but is now in the ...
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Lao government to hold perpetrators accountable for suspected methanol poisoning of foreign tourists
VIENTIANE – The Lao government on Saturday pledged to act and hold wrongdoers ... He was taken to the district hospital, and police were called to inspect his room, where four empty bottles of beer ...
Inside the wild YOLO nights at the drug-fuelled bars of the exotic 'new Bali' - where every traveller's worst nightmare is now unfolding as six people die after drinking ...
Melbourne teenagers Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones, both aged 19, had been enjoying the trip of their young lives there when ...
'Don't drink the spirits': Laos backpackers avoid shots after suspected poisonings
Out on the river there is little sign that the poisonings are stopping people coming to Vang Vieng. Late November is peak ...
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Six travelers in Laos died from suspected tainted alcohol. Here's where most incidents occur
Six travelers have died from suspected methanol poisoning in Vang Vieng, Laos. Most of these incidents occur in Asia, ...
Vang Vieng: Laos party town stops serving shots after six tourists killed by 'methanol poisoning'
Laos party-goers are on edge and sticking to beer after six tourists were killed by 'methanol poisoning', with backpackers in ...
Deadly alcohol poisoning casts shadow over the Laotian backpacker town
A little town known as a backpacker paradise in northern Laos has come under spotlight for a mass poisoning case that has ...
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What to know about the methanol poisonings in Laos
OFFICIALS in several countries are warning of the dangers of consuming alcoholic drinks that contain methanol after the ...
Free shots and beer buckets in party town at centre of suspected methanol deaths
Vang Vieng - a tiny town on the Nam Song river surrounded by limestone mountains and paddy fields - is known for its scenery. It is also known as a party town - a reputation Laos officials have been ...
Shadow cast over Laos backpacker town after six die from mass methanol poisoning
ITV News' Asia Correspondent Debi Edward has been to Vang Vieng, Laos, where local bars have reassured visitors and ...
The shots stop flowing in Laos party town amid fears for 12 ‘poisoned’ tourists
Six foreign backpackers including Simone White, a British lawyer, have died after drinking contaminated alcohol in Vang Vieng ...
American man, 57, killed in mass alcohol spiking in Laos is named - as more chilling details are revealed
James Louis Hutson, 57, was found dead inside his room at the Nana Backpacker Hotel in Vang Viang on November 13 and is one ...