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 for excess.
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Six people have died after drinking alcohol in Laos. But what is methanol poisoning?Simone White was enjoying a holiday with friends in Laos last week when she accepted a free shot from a bar. The 28-year-old ...
Another 19-year-old remains in critical condition as authorities say drinks in the backpacker town of Vang Vieng, Laos, were spiked with methanol Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE.
Two Australian teenagers and a British woman have died from suspected methanol poisoning after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos.
Vang Vieng - a tiny town on the Nam Song river surrounded by limestone mountains and paddy fields - is known for its scenery.
Manager and owner of Laos hostel at centre of fatal methanol poisonings detained - Five tourists, including Simone White from ...
A backpacker who stayed at the hostel at the centre of a "mass methanol poisoning" incident in Laos has claimed the venue ...
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