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Bethany Clarke and Simone White had been best friends since the first year of primary school and had been so excited to go ...
Bethany Clarke, 27, and her best friend Simone White, 28, met in Laos, Southeast Asia, for the trip of a lifetime, but after ...
A British woman who narrowly survived a lethal methanol poisoning incident in Laos last year has spoken publicly for the ...
A survivor of the Laos methanol poisoning in late 2024 is speaking out on the harrowing experience, campaigning for airports ...
A travel agent whose 28-year-old daughter died from methanol poisoning while travelling in Laos is backing a petition for the dangers of methanol poisoning to be covered in the school curriculum – and ...
DOWNING shot after shot of vodka just hours after landing in New Zealand, backpacker Ashley King could feel herself becoming ...
At least six tourists died last month in Laos after drinking what were thought to be methanol-tainted drinks. The Associated Press, citing a manager at the Nana Backpacker Hostel in Vang Vieng ...
A spotlight is being put on counterfeit liquor in Southeast Asia after six people died from methanol poisoning in the Laotian backpacker hotspot Vang Vieng.
For some, the case in Vang Vieng may be the first they have heard about methanol poisoning, although, sadly, is not an uncommon occurrence across Southeast Asia, with cases reported every year in ...
Back in Vang Vieng and with Nana's now closed and the news of the deaths having spread, other businesses are already seeing reduced visitor numbers.
Questions linger in Vang Vieng LAOS: The bars of bustling Vang Vieng remain open, but information on the investigation into the deaths of six backpackers from suspected methanol poisoning is scarce ...