Laos

Hostel staff arrested after 6 tourists die from suspected alcohol poisoning in Laos Blogging Sole

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Police in Laos arrested the manager and seven staff members of a backpacker hostel in Vang Vieng following the incident. deaths of six tourists of suspected methanol poisoning, state media reported Tuesday. Two Danish citizens, one Americana Briton and two Australians died following what media reports said was a night on the town on November … Read more

More tourists die after drinking contaminated alcohol in Laos and several people are arrested Blogging Sole

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Vang Vieng, Laos — Second Australian teenager fell seriously ill after drinking contaminated alcohol in Laos died in a Bangkok hospital, her family said Friday, bringing the death toll in the mass poisoning of foreign tourists to six. Holly Bowles, 19, was in critical condition and on life support following her poisoning in Laos more … Read more