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 ...

The U.S. State Department issued a warning to travelers to be “alert to the potential risk of methanol poisoning.” ...

An American is among at least five tourists who have died after visiting a town in Laos where concerns have arisen about ...

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.