Counterfeits of well-known alcohol brands and home-made spirits are a common problem in the gap year destination ...

James Louis Hutson, 57, is one of the three latest people confirmed to have died in Laos following what is suspected - but ...

British lawyer Simone White, 28, from Orpington in Kent died after drinking free shots allegedly laced with deadly methanol.

The father of Australian teenager Bianca Jones has shared a heartbreaking tribute to his 19-year-old daughter after she died ...

A British backpacker who drank at the same Laos hostel as Australian victims Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones has revealed she ...

A British backpacker who was given ‘free vodka’ at the Laos hostel at the centre of a suspected mass methanol poisoning told how she had a lucky escape. The tourist, who wished to remain anonymous, ...

The father of a Melbourne teenager who died in Laos due to suspected methanol poisoning is calling for a broader ...

The grieving father of a Melbourne teen has called on the Laos government to act after his daughter died due to suspected ...

Two Danish backpackers who died in a mass poisoning in Laos messaged a friend to say they had been vomiting blood for hours ...

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Methanol poisoning in Laos has claimed six international tourists' lives, including Australian teens Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles, after they consumed tainted drinks while backpacking in Vang Vieng.

Bianca Jones’ father made an emotional appeal to the Laos government after his daughter died of suspected methanol poisoning ...