The Laotian government has promised to bring perpetrators to justice after a mass poisoning that has killed six tourists including two Australians.

Australian methanol poisoning survivors have shared their experiences of consuming tainted alcohol after two teenagers fell ill in Laos and died this week.

The suspected methanol-laced vodka blamed for the deaths of six backpackers in Laos, including Australian teenagers Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles, sells for just 70 cents a bottle.

Holly Bowles, 19, has died in a Thailand hospital from methanol poisoning linked to Laos, which also claimed the life of her friend, Bianca Jones.

The family of a young Australian girl who died in hospital after falling critically ill from a mass methanol poisoning in Laos has urged the local government to prevent other lives from being lost. Bianca Jones died in a Thailand hospital on Thursday, and her friend Holly Bowles’ family confirmed her death the next day.

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 th

Australian teenager Holly Bowles has become the sixth foreign tourist to die from suspected methanol poisoning in Laos. The 19-year-old died more than a week after falling ill in the tourist town of Vang Vieng,

A second Australian teen who fell critically ill from a mass methanol poisoning in Laos last week has died in a Thailand hospital. The family of Holly Bowles delivered the devastating update on Friday,

An Australian teenager has become the sixth foreign tourist to die of suspected methanol poisoning in a backpacker hotspot in northern Laos.

Second Australian teenager dies from poisoning in Laos Holly Bowles and her best friend Bianca Jones, both 19 and from Melbourne, are among the six foreigners confirmed to have died as a result of drinking methanol-laced vodka in the southeast Asian country of Laos.