Australia has warned travelers against drinking spirits made by a Laos distiller, following the deaths of six foreign tourists from suspected methanol poisoning in the Southeast Asian country. The ...

Friends and family — some wearing pink and others with blue and yellow ribbons in their hair — have gathered to farewell Holly Morton-Bowles, who died after consuming methanol-laced drinks in Laos.

They have begun a campaign, which has been financed through a GoFundMe page, to make sure their daughter’s death was not in ...

Authorities in Laos have reportedly banned the sale and consumption of a vodka and whisky brand after six tourists died from ...

Laotian police have detained the manager and owner of a hostel after five backpackers, including British lawyer Simone White, ...

Melbourne teenager Holly Bowles has been farewelled in a funeral at Beaumaris Secondary College. The 19-year-old and her best friend Bianca Jones died after consuming drinks laced with methanol in ...

Simone White, 28, a lawyer from Orpington, Kent, died after drinking booze suspected to have been laced with methanol The Brit lawyer from Kent was on a backpacking trip to Laos where she and her ...

It comes after the father of Melbourne teenager Bianca Jones demanded a “full investigation” into the mass methanol poisoning in Laos that claimed the life of his daughter. Mark Jones made an ...

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The AP quickly deployed an all-formats team that dominated the story by providing voices and color from Vang Vieng, Laos, ...

THE parents of a British teenager found dead at a Laos hostel where six tourists died after drinking “methanol-laced shots” fear their son may have been poisoned with dodgy booze. Navy hopeful ...

Ava felt disturbed because she likely drank methanol, but not enough for it to impact her health. Laos Police arrested eight management and staff members from Nana Backpacker Hostel. No charges ...