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Months after the deaths of Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones, their families say they are furious at the lack of information from Lao authorities and want travellers to boycott the country until a proper ...

The parents of two Melbourne teenagers who died of methanol poisoning in Laos have urged Australians to boycott the country until it investigates their daughters’ deaths.

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) has raised the alarm for UK travellers about a spike in fatalities and ...

A growing awareness of the risk of accidental methanol poisoning in Southeast Asia is apparently changing backpacker drinking habits.More young people travelling in the region now say they feel "extra ...

A man in his 60s died at his home and his partner was rushed to hospital in Midleton, Ireland, after the alarm was raised ...

UK tourists have been issued a warning from the Foreign Office over an increase in the number of deaths and serious illness ...

KALLAKURICHI: The death toll in the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy last year has now gone up from 68 to 69, after a recent police ...

From counterfeit premium brands to homemade spirits, experts explain the hidden dangers in certain alcoholic drinks that can ...

The deadly methanol poisonings in Laos exposed the chilling underbelly of the illicit alcohol trade across south-east Asia ...

As little as one shot of a methanol-laced spirit can be enough to kill. Symptoms of poisoning begin around 12 hours after drinking and resemble consuming too much alcohol — including nausea and ...

"On the fourth day, we went with his son to see him. He was totally yellow," she said, describing jaundice, another symptom ...