Police in Laos arrested 12 people, including two Indian men, after six foreign tourists died from consuming methanol-contaminated vodka and whisky at a backpackers' hostel in Vang Vieng. Authorities have yet to press charges against those arrested.

The Guardian reported on Friday that Laos is implementing a ban on Tiger, a local whisky and vodka brand, after six tourists, including one American, died of what authorities believe to be methanol poisoning.

A second Australian teenager who fell critically ill after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos has died, according to a family statement sent to Australian media.

The problem with methanol poisoning is that it looks very much like alcohol poisoning. And delays in treatment can be fatal.

Laos has banned the sale and consumption of a local alcohol brand following the death of six foreign tourists due to alleged methanol poisoning.

Six tourists from Australia, Denmark, the United States, and the United Kingdom died in Laos due to methanol poisoning. In response to these tragic events, the country's authorities banned the sale and consumption of a specific brand of vodka and whiskey.