DOWNING shot after shot of vodka just hours after landing in New Zealand, backpacker Ashley King could feel herself becoming ...

The best friend of a woman who died of suspected methanol poisoning in Laos is opening up about her final moments in an Instagram video posted six months after the tragedy.

The parents of two Australian teenagers who died from suspected methanol poisoning in Laos have described an update into the investigation as “appalling”. Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles, both ...

Laos has failed to accept "consistent" offers by Australian Federal Police to assist the investigation into the methanol poisoning deaths of Australian teenagers Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles.

Meanwhile, the recent deaths in Turkey come after six tourists, including an American and a backpacker from the United Kingdom, died in Laos after unknowingly consuming methanol-tainted booze.

It’s a pain shared around the globe. In the United Kingdom, Sue White lost her 28-year-old daughter, Simone, to the adulterated alcohol at the same place on the same night.

Methanol Poisoning Is Senseless and Easily Preventable. Why Does it Keep Happening? The recent deaths of six foreign tourists in Laos has cast a light on a long-standing problem in Southeast Asia.

The AP quickly deployed an all-formats team that dominated the story by providing voices and color from Vang Vieng, Laos, ahead of competitors. AP’s visuals were widely used, first in Australia and ...

Photo: Private photo // TV2 Anne-Sofie was one of the danish girls that tragically died in Laos. Her parents, Anne-Marie and Didier have been talking to TV2 about their experience and to warn others.

Officials arrested eight hostel workers in Laos on Monday for allegedly poisoning travelers with methanol, according to reports from the Australian Broadcasting Corp. Tourists reported illnesses ...

The U.S. Embassy in Laos said on Friday that it was aware of “a number of cases of suspected methanol poisoning in Vang Vieng, possibly through the consumption of methanol-laced alcoholic drinks.” ...