Australia has warned travelers against drinking spirits made by a Laos distiller, following the deaths of six foreign tourists from suspected methanol poisoning in the Southeast Asian country.

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SINGAPORE: Laos has banned the sale and consumption of a brand of whisky and vodka following the death of six tourists from suspected methanol poisoning earlier this month. This is according to ...

Six people reportedly died after consuming methanol-laced alcohol while vacationing in Laos Samira Asma-Sadeque is a legal reporter at PEOPLE's crime desk. Her work includes writing about crime ...

Laos police have detained eight employees of the hostel where Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles were staying when they fell ill. DFAT is supporting another Australian who is in hospital with possible ...

A document from the Laos Ministry of Health's Department of Food and Drugs orders the prohibition of selling or consuming Tiger Vodka and Tiger Whisky and the closure of the factory that makes the ...

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 ...

The government of Laos expressed its sorrow on Saturday following the deaths of six foreign tourists from possible methanol poisoning. The government said in a statement that it "expresses its ...

Workers at a backpackers hostel in Laos have been arrested after six tourists, including a British woman, died from suspected methanol poisoning. Eight staff of the Nana Backpacker Hostel in Vang ...

A second Australian teenager who fell critically ill after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos has died in a hospital in Bangkok, her family said Friday, bringing the death toll in the mass poisoning ...

Officials arrested eight hostel workers in Laos on Monday for allegedly poisoning travelers with methanol, according to reports from the Australian Broadcasting Corp. Tourists reported illnesses ...

The Laos government said on Saturday (Nov 23) that it was "profoundly saddened" by the deaths of foreign tourists in Vang Vieng, with the toll from a suspected methanol poisoning incident now at six.