A spotlight is being put on counterfeit liquor in Southeast Asia after six people died from methanol poisoning in the Laotian backpacker hotspot Vang Vieng.

Laotian police have detained the manager and owner of a hostel after five backpackers, including British lawyer Simone White, ...

Three more people allegedly linked to the Laos methanol poisonings that killed two Danish tourists were arrested.

Laos: The law enforcement agencies in Laos have arrested 12 persons, including two Indians after methanol-contaminated ...

Police in Laos have reportedly arrested the owner of a factory which reportedly supplied the poisoned alcohol that claimed ...

Freja Vennervald Sørensen’s tragic death in Laos has prompted urgent warnings from her parents about the dangers of alcohol ...

Simone White’s mum has spoken publicly for the first time after her daughter died in Laos from a suspected mass methanol poisoning.

Sue White, 61, has said she wants to warn people who are travelling to be careful about what they drink after her 28-year-old ...

Australia has warned travellers not to drink some liquors in Laos, following a spate of deaths linked to suspected methanol ...

A bartender at the hostel bar also drank a vodka served there in front of media cameras in an attempt to prove it was not tainted. Nana Backpackers Hostel bartender Toan Van Vanng pours a vodka ...

Six tourists, including a British woman, have died following a suspected methanol poisoning at the Nana Backpackers Hostel, which has since been shut down by police. The victims, Simone White ...