Laos, Methanol toxicity and Nana Backpacker Hostel

Doctors reveal surprising treatment for methanol poisoning — in wake of 6 tourists’ deaths in Laos
Doctors have revealed a common treatment to slow the effects of methanol poisoning. It comes after six people died following a mass methanol poisoning in Laos, including Melbourne teenagers Bianca
Eight hostel staff arrested in Laos after tourists die in suspected methanol poisoning
Six people have died, including Simone White from Kent, after falling ill in the town of Vang Vieng, a town popular with backpackers.
Laos hostel staff detained after suspected methanol deaths
Police in Laos have detained eight members of staff at a backpacker hostel following the deaths of six tourists from suspected methanol poisoning last week. According to local media, those detained include workers and management from the Nana Backpacker Hostel in the town of Vang Vieng, where several of the tourists who later died had stayed.
Laos Police Detain Hostel Workers After Tourist Deaths Linked to Methanol Poisoning
Eight hostel staff have been arrested in Laos after tourist deaths from suspected methanol poisoning. Police have detained eight employees of a backpacker hostel in Laos following the deaths of six tourists, believed to be caused by methanol poisoning last week.
Vang Vieng: What to know about the Laos backpacker town at center of suspected methanol poisonings
The deaths of six foreign tourists linked to a suspected mass methanol poisoning has thrown a spotlight on a small town in Southeast Asia that has worked hard in recent years to shed its reputation for excess.
Laos hostel staff detained after backpackers' deaths from suspected methanol poisoning
BANGKOK: Police in Laos have detained the manager and seven staff of a backpacker hostel in Vang Vieng following the deaths of six tourists from suspected methanol poisoning,
Six travelers in Laos died from suspected tainted alcohol. Here's where most incidents occur
Six travelers have died from suspected methanol poisoning in Vang Vieng, Laos. Most of these incidents occur in Asia, according to Doctors Without Borders.
Laos hostel staff detained after backpackers’ deaths from methanol poisoning
Police in Laos have detained the manager and seven staff members of a backpacker hostel in Vang Vieng following the deaths of six tourists from suspected methanol poisoning, state media reported on Tuesday.
Eight hostel workers arrested after six tourists died from ‘methanol poisoning’ while on holiday
Eight workers at a hostel in Laos have been arrested after six tourists died from suspected 'methanol poisoning'.
Eight arrested over Laos methanol poisonings which killed six tourists
Police in Laos have arrested eight people over the suspected mass methanol poisoning which killed six foreign tourists in ...
Our son died after staying in SAME Laos hostel at centre of methanol poison tragedy – we fear he drank same toxic booze
THE parents of a British teenager found dead at a Laos hostel where six tourists died after drinking “methanol-laced shots” ...
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Laos Needs a Transparent and Thorough Investigation Into Methanol Deaths
The death of six foreigners in Vang Vieng threatens to undermine the government’s desperate attempts to revive its tourism ...
Vang Vieng methanol poisonings: Laos government breaks silence on party town tourist deaths
Simone White, 28, from Orpington, Kent, was one of a number of people taken to hospital after the incident in the popular ...
Laos methanol poisoning: Danish women reportedly vomited blood for hours
Text messages from two Danish backpackers who died in a mass poisoning in Laos suggest the pair had been vomiting blood for ...
Free shots and beer buckets in party town at centre of suspected methanol deaths
Vang Vieng - a tiny town on the Nam Song river surrounded by limestone mountains and paddy fields - is known for its scenery.
Vang Vieng: Laos party town stops serving shots after six tourists killed by 'methanol poisoning'
Laos party-goers are on edge and sticking to beer after six tourists were killed by 'methanol poisoning', with backpackers in ...