Southeast Asia has the "highest rates of methanol poisoning globally", said Al Jazeera, and this is often blamed on "economic ...

Police in Laos have detained the manager and seven staff members of a backpacker hostel in Vang Vieng following the deaths of ...

The U.S., Australia and U.K. have issued warnings for travelers in Vang Vieng after several tourists died in a suspected ...

James Louis Hutson, 57, of the US, and Anne-Sofie Orkild Coyman, 20 and Freja Vennervald Sorensen, 21, both Danish, were ...

Officials arrested eight hostel workers in Laos on Monday for allegedly poisoning travelers with methanol, according to ...

Six foreign tourists have died of suspected methanol poisoning in Laos, Southeast Asia. What is the substance and how does it ...

Doctors have revealed a common treatment to slow the effects of methanol poisoning. It comes after six people died following ...

Authorities in Laos have reportedly banned the sale and consumption of a vodka and whisky brand after six tourists died from ...

T he death of six tourists visiting Laos is suspected to be the result of mass methanol poisoning, after all are believed to ...

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

The deaths of five tourists after apparently drinking tainted drinks highlight the wider issue of bootleg alcohol.

Alcohol tainted with methanol is suspected to be the cause of death of four foreign tourists at the popular backpacker destination of Vang Vieng in Laos.