The local governor visited the hostel in which some of the victims were staying, promising justice for those responsible.

At least six tourists who traveled to Laos have died in recent days, prompting international alarm about the dangers of ...

The U.S. State Department issued a warning to travelers to be “alert to the potential risk of methanol poisoning.” ...

The U.S., Australia and U.K. have issued warnings for travelers in Vang Vieng after several tourists died in a suspected ...

Text messages from two Danish backpackers who died in a mass poisoning in Laos suggest the pair had been vomiting blood for ...

The father of one of the two Australian teenagers who died from methanol poisoning in Laos is calling on the authorities ...

Methanol is highly toxic and as little as one shot can be fatal. It is difficult to distinguish from ethanol, the alcohol found in beer, wine, and spirits, because it is colourless, odourless, and ...

A British backpacker and four other people have died in southeast Asia after reports of suspected methanol poisoning. Four people had already died following the poisonings - an Australian named ...

Two Australian teenagers are severely ill in hospital in Thailand after experiencing suspected methanol poisoning while they were traveling in Laos. The pair are reportedly among several foreign ...

Alcohol tainted with methanol is suspected to be the cause of death of four foreign tourists at the popular backpacker destination of Vang Vieng in Laos. Here are some facts: Methanol is a toxic ...

Four people have died and six British backpackers are in hospital in southeast Asia after reports of suspected methanol poisoning. Simone White, 28, from Orpington in Kent, is among those who fell ill ...

Melbourne teenager Bianca Jones has died and her friend Holly Bowles remains severely ill in hospital in Thailand, after experiencing suspected methanol poisoning while they were travelling in Laos.