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What is methanol? How does it get into drinks and cause harm?
Two Australian teenagers, Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones, have died after experiencing suspected methanol poisoning while they were travelling in Laos.
Snap decision ‘saved’ backpacker from potentially fatal shots
A backpacker in Laos has said a snap decision made on a whim may have saved her from being another victim of a suspected mass ...
‘Serious safety concerns’: Warning over vodka, whisky after Laos tragedy
A grim warning has been issued to Australians following the deaths of Melbourne teens Bianca Jones and Holly Bowle, who died ...
Laos detains foreign hostel staff over backpacker methanol poisonings as families and travelers demand answers
Eight staff members of a backpacker hostel in Laos have been detained by local authorities as they investigate the deaths of ...
Families of Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones welcome Laos arrests over suspected methanol poisoning deaths
Laos police have detained eight staff and managers of the hostel where Australians Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles were staying ...
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Australian who drank tainted alcohol in Laos has died, raising toll to 4, including an American
An Australian teenager has died after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos in what Australia’s prime minister on Thursday called ...
Father of Australian teen who died in Laos urges government ‘to protect others’ from tainted alcohol
The father of an Australian teenager who died from suspected methanol poisoning while on a backpacking holiday has issued a ...
‘The best of us’: Tributes flow for Holly Bowles, 19, after suspected methanol poisoning in Laos
Family members, co-workers and the Beaumaris Football Club are mourning the Melbourne teen, who died in Thailand one day ...
Hostel Owner Arrested, 6 Tourists Dead in Laos Tainted Alcohol Tragedy
A hostel owner and manager have been arrested by police, and six tourists have now died in a tainted alcohol tragedy in Laos.