Eight staff members of a backpacker hostel in Laos have been detained by local authorities as they investigate the deaths of ...

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

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

Police in Laos have detained eight members of staff at a backpacker hostel following the deaths of six tourists from ...

The local governor visited the hostel in which some of the victims were staying, promising justice for those responsible.

Six travelers have died from suspected methanol poisoning in Vang Vieng, Laos. Most of these incidents occur in Asia, ...

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

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

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

The arrest came after two Danish citizens, an American, a Briton, and two Australians died after drinking alcohol believed to ...

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.