Vang Vieng: What to know about the Laos city swept up in methanol …
6 days ago — But now, Vang Vieng’s drinking culture is back in the news. As reports of tourists’ deaths emerged in recent days, New Zealand, Australia, the UK, Canada and the US all …
Laos methanol: Foreign hostel staff detained after poisonings as ...
2 days ago — The employees of the Nana Backpacker Hostel in the northern town of Vang Vieng, all Vietnamese nationals aged between 23 and 44, were arrested Monday by local police, …
Laos methanol poisonings: Don’t drink local ‘Tiger’ spirits in Laos ...
5 hours ago — The manager of a hostel in Vang Vieng displays a bottle of Tiger Vodka in Vang Vieng, Laos, on November 19, 2024.
Laos' deadly alcohol poisoning casts shadow over backpacker town | AP News
6 days ago — VANG VIENG, Laos (AP) — A little town known as a backpacker paradise in northern Laos has come under spotlight for a mass poisoning case that has killed at least six …
Laos hostel staff detained after suspected methanol deaths - BBC
3 days ago — He earlier told the Associated Press news agency that 19-year-old Australians Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles ... also died after she was believed to have ingested methanol …
Laos methanol poisonings: Australian teens among six tourists …
Nov 21, 2024 — A British woman, another Australian teenager, an American and two Danes have also died in recent days following a spate of suspected poisonings in the popular backpacker …
Laos’ methanol poisoning deaths send chill through backpacker …
4 days ago — Vang Vieng, Laos – The streets of Vang Vieng are quieter than usual as global scrutiny falls on the backpacker hotspot following the deaths of six foreign tourists from …
Eight detained in Laos over mass poisoning as families ... - NBC News
2 days ago — Several of those who died had stayed at the Nana Backpackers Hostel in Vang Vieng, a town north of the capital, Vientiane, that is popular among backpackers. Guests at the …
Laos methanol poisoning: Fifth tourist dies after 'tainted drinks'
Nov 21, 2024 — It is believed the victims may have consumed drinks laced with methanol while in the Laotian town of Vang Vieng British lawyer Simone White has become the fifth tourist to …
Mass poisoning blamed on tainted alcohol in Laos, with ... - NBC News
Nov 21, 2024 — Reports about the mass poisoning in Vang Vieng began to emerge last week after Jones and Bowles fell ill on Nov. 13 after a night out drinking with a group in the remote town.