The rise and fall of Vang Vieng, Laos' notorious party town
Once notorious as a debauched riverside party town, Vang Vieng had cleaned up its act in recent years, but is now in the ...
Eight arrested over Laos methanol poisonings which killed six tourists
The Laos government promised justice after two Danish, two Australians, a Briton and an American citizen died after becoming ...
6 tourists who died are believed to have drunk tainted alcohol in Laos
The victims were an American, two Danes, two Australians, and a Brit. Australia's prime minister called the ordeal "every ...
How an idyllic Laos village turned into a hedonistic party hotspot
Most people who want to get from Vientiane to Vang Vieng take the bus. The small, secluded town is a two-hour ride from ...
Police in Laos close hostel where Australian victims of suspected methanol poisoning stayed
The venue’s manager is assisting police in the capital Vientiane while foreigners in Vang Vieng are being told not to drink ...
Shadow cast over Laos backpacker town after six die from mass methanol poisoning
ITV News' Asia Correspondent Debi Edward has been to Vang Vieng, Laos, where local bars have reassured visitors and ...
Sydney Morning Herald6d
In Vang Vieng, tragically, tourist deaths are nothing new
Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The deaths of six Western tourists – including Australian teenagers Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles – due to inadvertently ...
Yahoo8d
Vang Vieng: What to know about the Laos backpacker town at center of suspected methanol poisonings
Vang Vieng, a popular backpacker destination in northern Laos, is at the center of an unfolding tragedy after several Western nations, including the United States and the United Kingdom ...
The Durango Herald7d
Deadly alcohol poisoning casts shadow over the Laotian backpacker town
VANG VIENG, Laos (AP) — A little town known as a backpacker paradise in northern Laos has come under spotlight for a mass poisoning case that has killed at least six tourists and potentially ...
The Durango Herald8d
Second Australian teen dies in tainted alcohol case in Laos that has killed 6 tourists
VANG VIENG, Laos (AP) — 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 ...