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.” ...

Multiple tourists have fallen sick after reportedly drinking alcohol spiked with methanol in a popular tourist town ...

Holly Bowles was taken to a Thai hospital after consuming ‘tainted’ alcohol shots in the backpacking hotspot of Vang Vieng ...

Two Australians, two Danes, an American, and a Briton have died following a night out in tourist hotspot Vang Vieng. Alcohol ...

Details have been murky over the number of tourists affected and the possible source of the methanol-laced drinks.

The Laotian government officially acknowledged the mass poisoning on Saturday and offered its condolences to the families of ...

The government of Laos breaks its silence over the deaths of six tourists from methanol poisoning, saying it is "profoundly ...

The Laos government said on Saturday (Nov 23) that it was "profoundly saddened" by the deaths of foreign tourists in Vang ...

A British woman claimed she lost her vision and became violently ill after drinking vodka at the Nana Backpacker Hostel in ...

Australian officials are pressing Laotian authorities for a full and transparent investigation. Read more at straitstimes.com ...

Methanol is sometimes illicitly used as a cheap substitute ... adding that police advised every hotel and bar in the town to ...