Six people are so far dead, with the cause suspected as methanol-tainted drinks in the town of Vang Vieng, Laos.

Pressure is on the government to clean up the "absolute mess" of legislation as the final parliamentary sitting week looms.

Holly Bowles, 19, (pictured) of Melbourne in Australia, died from suspected methanol poisoning on Friday during her travels, ...

Out on the river there is little sign that the poisonings are stopping people coming to Vang Vieng. Late November is peak ...

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

Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones' devastated families have heaped pressure on Laos authorities to get to the bottom of a mass ...

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

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.

The Melbourne girls died one day apart in Thailand hospitals last week after consuming alcohol believed to be laced ...