The government must do more to heighten awareness of the risk of methanol poisoning while abroad: that is the message from family and friends of British victims who unwittingly consumed drinks ...

A string of deaths in Laos tied to tainted alcohol has raised alarm around the world and renewed concerns about methanol in alcoholic drinks. Last week, six tourists died in Laos from a suspected ...

From Laos last month there came the terrible news of a suspected mass methanol poisoning incident in which some six foreign nationals died, with more still in hospital, raising questions about how ...

Police in Laos have detained the manager and seven staff members of a backpacker hostel in Vang Vieng following the deaths of six tourists from suspected methanol poisoning, state media reported ...

Laos is a favorite tourist destination for many backpackers and young, carefree adults. However, in recent weeks, the Southeast Asian country, particularly the party village of Vang Vieng, is now ...

(CNN) — Seven tourists sought hospital treatment for suspected poisoning after drinking cocktails at a bar in an upscale Fiji resort that’s now being investigated by police. Four Australians, along ...

Officials in Laos have released the names of three tourists — including one American — who died of suspected methanol poisoning from drinking tainted alcohol. James Louis Hutson, 57, of the US, and ...