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13 days ago
The brother of Simone White, a British tourist who died in a mass ethanol poisoning in Laos has lambasted £135 fines being issued to offenders as 'an absolute joke'.
14 days ago
Brother of Laos methanol victim says £135 fines 'an absolute joke' ⊖
Ten people linked to six deaths at a hostel in Laos are given suspended sentences and fines.
15 days ago
Australia sends special envoy to Laos to shadow investigation of backpackers’ methanol poisoning deaths ⊖⊖
Holly Morton-Bowles and Bianca Jones were travelling in Laos in late 2024 when they were fatally poisoned with methanol at Nana Backpackers Hostel in Vang Vieng
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17 days ago
Parents of Melbourne methanol-poisoning victims ‘shocked’ by $185 fines handed to Laos hostel staff ⊖⊖
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Fathers of Bianca Jones and Holly Morton-Bowles, both 19, who died after a night out at the Nana backpackers hostel in 2024, say court decision is ‘absolute injustice’
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57 days ago
Trump's travel ban on seven new countries comes into effect as 2026 begins ⊖
Immigrants and nonimmigrants from Burkina Faso, Laos, Mali, Niger, Sierra Leone, South Sudan and Syria will all be denied entry into the US as part of new Border Patrol Guidance.
70 days ago
British tourists among more than 100 rescued as ferry capsizes in Laos ⊕
The boat was carrying around 120 passengers when it struck a rock on its way to the historic city of Luang Prabang on Thursday afternoon.
88 days ago
Onlookers review – snapshots of a south-east Asian country shaped by tourism ⊕
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Through static compositions and observational detail, the documentary explores how Laos’s visitors and residents inhabit the same spaces in very different ways
Shot in Laos, Kimi Takesue’s idiosyncrat…
90 days ago
Brain damage, blindness and death: the global trail of trauma left by methanol-laced alcohol ○
Methanol, a cheap relative of ethanol, is entering the supply chain, causing thousands of deaths around the world
For Bethany Clarke, poison tasted like nothing. There was no bitter aftertaste, no ast…
3 months ago
'Seeing friends drink shots brings back sister's methanol death' ⊖
Zak White, whose sister Simone died after drinking tainted shots in Laos, speaks about his loss for the first time.
4 months ago
North Korea invites foreign dignitaries for ruling party's 80th anniversary celebrations ○
Officials from China, Russia, Vietnam and Laos will be among those attending the celebrations on Friday.