Laos, methanol poisoning

Three more arrested over Laos poisoning deaths as mum reveals tragic details of another methanol poisoning death
There have been more arrests over the methanol poisoning deaths of two young Australians in Laos. Eight Vietnamese staff members from the Nana Backpackers hostel in the tourist town of Vang Vieng were arrested last week and the hostel was shut down.
Breakthrough after suspected source of poisoning that killed Brit in Laos revealed
Police have arrested the owner of a factory in Laos thought to be the source of the methanol poisoning that killed six tourists – including a British woman. The plant, outside the capital Vientiane is believed to have made the Tiger Vodka and Tiger Whiskey that they drank in the popular backpacker town of Vang Vieng.
‘I knew she was going to die,’ says mother of lawyer killed in Laos poisoning after call from daughter’s friend
The following day, she received a phone call from her daughter’s friend, who told her to travel out to Laos as Simone’s condition had worsened. Simone was given two blood transfusions as well as having brain surgery as doctors attempted to save her life.
Doctors reveal surprising treatment for methanol poisoning — in wake of 6 tourists’ deaths in Laos
Doctors have revealed a common treatment to slow the effects of methanol poisoning. It comes after six people died following a mass methanol poisoning in Laos, including Melbourne teenagers Bianca
Mum of poisoned Brit Simone White reveals agonising 16hr Laos flight to stricken daughter after methanol-laced shot hell
THE heartbroken mum of Brit lawyer Simone White has revealed her agonising journey to see her dying daughter after she was killed with methanol-laced booze. Simone, 28, along with five other young
Laos bans ‘Tiger’ vodka and whisky brand after suspected methanol poisoning deaths
Authorities in Laos have reportedly banned the sale and consumption of a vodka and whisky brand after six tourists died from suspected methanol poisoning in Vang Vieng earlier this month. An Australia travel advisory published on Friday said the Southeast Asian country has banned Tiger Vodka and Tiger Whisky.
‘I knew my daughter was going to die’, says mother of lawyer killed by methanol poisoning in Laos
The mother of a British lawyer who died of suspected methanol poisoning in Laos has described her race from the UK to be by her daughter’s side as she underwent brain surgery.
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Factory owner arrested in breakthrough in Laos mass methanol poisoning that left six backpackers dead
A factory owner has been arrested by police in a major breakthrough in the mass methanol poisoning in Laos that left six ...
Deadly alcohol poisoning casts shadow over the Laotian backpacker town
Details have been murky over the number of tourists affected and the possible source of the methanol-laced drinks.
Vang Vieng: What to know about the Laos backpacker town at center of suspected methanol poisonings
The deaths of six foreign tourists linked to a suspected mass methanol poisoning has thrown a spotlight on a small town in Southeast Asia that has worked hard in recent years to shed its reputation ...
American Tourist Killed in Laos Hostel Poisoning Is Identified
Authorities have named the American tourist who was one of five people to die of suspected methanol poisoning at a hostel in ...
Vang Vieng: Laos party town stops serving shots after six tourists killed by 'methanol poisoning'
Laos party-goers are on edge and sticking to beer after six tourists were killed by 'methanol poisoning', with backpackers in ...
Deleted reviews show backpackers tried to warn others about hostel at the centre of methanol poisoning scandal
In the days after backpackers in Laos began falling violently ill due to suspected methanol poisoning, travellers tried ...
Eight hostel workers arrested after six tourists died from ‘methanol poisoning’ while on holiday
Eight workers at a hostel in Laos have been arrested after six tourists died from suspected 'methanol poisoning'.
Vang Vieng methanol poisonings: Laos government breaks silence on party town tourist deaths
Simone White, 28, from Orpington, Kent, was one of a number of people taken to hospital after the incident in the popular ...