The Laos government says it is "profoundly saddened" by the deaths of foreign tourists in Vang Vieng, with the toll from a ...

The father of one of the Melbourne teens who died from suspected methanol poisoning on the South-East Asia "trip of a ...

They have stopped serving shots in the backpacker bars of Vang Vieng. The night spots of this south-east Asian tourist town ...

An American man was among at least six tourists who were killed in a mass alcohol poisoning case in a popular tourist town in ...

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Bars and hotels across Laos have been asked to stop vending alcohol while police investigate the string of deaths. AP The ...