Police revealed that the first victim was only discovered in the Nana Backpacker guesthouse after concerned staff used a ...

Laos state media has confirmed the operators of the Nana backpacker hostel, where Ms Bowles and Ms Jones were staying, have ...

The government of Laos has released its first statement in response to tourists becoming ill and dying from methanol ...

Details have been murky over the number of tourists affected and the possible source of the methanol-laced drinks.

The Laos government has said it is “profoundly saddened” and is investigating the deaths of six people from suspected ...

A second Australian teenager who fell critically ill after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos has died in a hospital in Bangkok ...

A second Australian woman who fell critically ill after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos has died in a hospital in Bangkok, ...

The victims were an American, two Danes, two Australians, and a Brit. Australia's prime minister called the ordeal "every ...

Holly Bowles, 19, had been in critical condition on life support following the poisoning in Laos more than a week ago.

Vang Vieng - a tiny town on the Nam Song river surrounded by limestone mountains and paddy fields - is known for its scenery.

Tourists from the U.S., Australia, Denmark and the U.K. have died. A tourism police officer said a "number of people" had ...