Police revealed that the first victim was only discovered in the Nana Backpacker guesthouse after concerned staff used a ...

Laos state media has confirmed the operators of the Nana backpacker hostel, where Ms Bowles and Ms Jones were staying, have ...

The government of Laos has released its first statement in response to tourists becoming ill and dying from methanol ...

The two teens were found in their room at the Nana Backpacker Hostel on Nov.13, after not checking out as planned. Authorities investigate methanol-laced alcohol The Laos government statement ...

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

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

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

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.

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 ...

The owner and manager of the Nana Backpacker Hostel in Vang Vieng were among a “number of people ... and bar in the town to ...