Vang Vieng, a town of around 25,000 people on the banks of the Nam Song River in central Laos, has for decades ... surrounding the town do not form a mountain range, but erupt suddenly from ...
She felt compelled to share her story as a warning to other travellers in the wake of six tourists who died from suspected methanol poisoning at a hostel in Vang Vieng, Laos. Officials confirm the ...
A Laos party town has stopped serving shots after six tourists were killed by "methanol poisoning". Night spots in the south-east Asian town of Vang Vieng has suspended the sale of shots following ...
Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The deaths of six Western tourists – including Australian teenagers Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles – due to inadvertently ...
Methanol is sometimes added to mixed drinks at disreputable bars as a cheaper alternative to ethanol, but can cause severe ...
With little information forthcoming from Laos authorities, some travelers in Vang Vieng and friends of those who died have taken it upon themselves to investigate. One, who asked not to be named ...
Out on the river there is little sign that the poisonings are stopping people coming to Vang Vieng. Late November is peak ...
Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Vang Vieng: A grieving backpacker who has taken it upon himself to try to uncover the truth about a suspected mass methanol ...
VIENTIANE: Four corruption cases involving over 115 billion kip, 3.2 million baht, US$25.6 million, and 7.8 million yuan have been identified and investigated this year, according to a report by ...