Laos, backpacker hostel and Methanol toxicity

Laos detains foreign hostel staff over backpacker methanol poisonings as families and travelers demand answers
Eight staff members of a backpacker hostel in Laos have been detained by local authorities as they investigate the deaths of six foreign tourists from suspected methanol poisoning, according to state-affiliated media in the Southeast Asian country.
Deaths of backpackers poisoned by methanol-tainted alcohol in Laos highlights 'forgotten crisis'
Neang Keo was at work in her job as a cleaner at a casino in the Cambodian coastal town of Sihanoukville when she got an alarming phone call — her husband was vomiting blood.Her husband, Ngoem Phea, was at their home province of Takeo more than 200 kilometres away and had been drinking rice wine with friends at one of their homes.
Laos: Laos detains foreign hostel staff over backpacker methanol poisonings
Vang Vieng, Laos - 13, 2024 Video shot from inside the hostel on Nov 13, 2024. Eight staff members of a backpacker hostel in Laos have been detained by local authorities as they investigate the deaths of six foreign tourists from suspected methanol poisoning,
8 arrested in Laos after 6 tourists died from suspected methanol poisoning
Officials arrested eight hostel workers in Laos on Monday for allegedly poisoning travelers with methanol according to reports from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Tourists reported illnesses after consuming alcohol in the town of Vang Vieng,
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Methanol poisoning: how Laos horror happened
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6 tourists died in Laos after apparently drinking methanol. What is it and why was it in drinks?
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What to Know About the Methanol Poisonings in Laos
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'Do not go here': Tourists' warnings over hostel in Laos methanol probe reportedly deleted
As some of their number succumbed to methanol poisoning, other guests at the Laotian hostel at the centre of the probe tried ...