Six backpackers, including a British lawyer, have tragically died after falling ill from suspected methanol poisoning in Laos. It is believed the tourists had all taken shots laced with methanol, which is sometimes used by disreputable bars as a cheaper …
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Laura Hill travelled to Vang Vieng in Laos in 2011. The town has a had a reputation for partying and danger for over a decade. Over a decade ago, I visited the party town of Vang Vieng in Laos, where tragedy struck in recent days with the deaths of six …
A second Australian teenager has died after drinking suspected tainted alcohol in Laos. Several people, including the manager and owner of a hostel, have been detained by police after at least six tourists died in a suspected mass methanol poisoning in the …
ShareSharePin ItShare In a tragic turn of events, police in Laos have detained the owner of Nana Hostel following the suspected poisoning of two Australian women who were staying there. Both women tragically died after hospital admissions due to what …
The parents of a young British lawyer who tragically died after mistakenly consuming vodka laced with methanol have paid heartfelt tribute to their "beautiful, kind and loving" daughter Simone. Simone White, aged 28 from Orpington, Kent, was …
THE mum of Laos booze poisoning victim Simone White yesterday paid tribute to her “popular, fun-loving” daughter. Sue White said the hostel her lawyer daughter was staying at offered free whisky or vodka shots for two hours every night. 3 Sue White said …
VANG VIENG (AP) – A second Australian teenager who fell critically ill after drinking beverage poisoning in Laos has died, according to a family statement sent to Australian media. Holly Bowles, 19, had been in critical condition in a hospital in Bangkok …
Laos is under the limelight at the moment after six tourists have died in what is believed to be a suspected mass methanol poisoning - but it looks like the country loved by backpacking 20-somethings is far darker than first thought. Over the last few days …
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