Facing methanol poisoning in a place like Laos means hurdles to getting help, including accessing health care in time.

A little town known as a backpacker paradise in northern Laos has come under spotlight for a mass poisoning case that has killed at least six tourists and potentially injured scores of others ...

Once notorious as a debauched riverside party town, Vang Vieng had cleaned up its act in recent years, but is now in the ...

Six people have died of suspected methanol poisoning in Laos ...

Eight employees of a backpacker hostel in Laos have been detained for questioning after six foreign tourists died from ...

The vibrant town of Vang Vieng, renowned for its stunning landscapes and adventurous spirit, has become the focal point of a ...

Eight staff members of a backpacker hostel in Laos have been detained by local authorities as they investigate the deaths of six foreign tourists from suspected methanol poisoning, according to ...

Southeast Asia has the "highest rates of methanol poisoning globally", said Al Jazeera, and this is often blamed on "economic ...

Officials arrested eight hostel workers in Laos on Monday for allegedly poisoning travelers with methanol, according to ...

Authorities have named the American tourist who was one of five people to die of suspected methanol poisoning at a hostel in ...

Doctors have revealed a common treatment to slow the effects of methanol poisoning. It comes after six people died following ...