Two Danish backpackers who died in a mass poisoning in Laos messaged a friend to say they had been vomiting blood for hours ...

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

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, ...

Vang Vieng - a tiny town on the Nam Song river surrounded by limestone mountains and paddy fields - is known for its scenery. It is also known as a party town - a reputation Laos officials have been ...

The owner and manager of the Nana Backpacker Hostel in Vang Vieng were among a “number of people ... and bar in the town to ...

At least six tourists who traveled to Laos have died in recent days, prompting international alarm about the dangers of ...

Laotian police have detained the manager and owner of a hostel where two teenage Australian tourists stayed who were poisoned by tainted alcohol, one fatally, in a case that appears to have claimed ...