Police in Laos have detained the manager and seven staff members of a backpacker hostel in Vang Vieng following the deaths of ...

Southeast Asia has the "highest rates of methanol poisoning globally", said Al Jazeera, and this is often blamed on "economic ...

Staff from a backpacker hostel have been detained after six tourists died from suspected methanol poisoning after a night out ...

Officials arrested eight hostel workers in Laos on Monday for allegedly poisoning travelers with methanol, according to ...

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, ...

Alcohol poisoning in Laos leaves 2 tourists hospitalized By HAU DINH The Associated Press A notice displayed at the bar of Nana Backpack hostel in Vang Vieng, Laos, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024.

Laos is a favorite tourist destination for many backpackers and young, carefree adults. However, in recent weeks, the ...

Four people have died after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos after officials said that multiple people had been sickened in ...

Officials say a young Australian woman has died after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos, and the U.S. State Department has ...

The U.S., Australia and U.K. have issued warnings for travelers in Vang Vieng after several tourists died in a suspected ...

An American citizen has died at a popular adventure spot in Laos where alcohol tainted with methanol has been blamed for a ...

Landlocked Laos is one of Southeast Asia's poorest nations and a popular tourist destination. Vang Vieng is particularly ...