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Laos hostel owners held over deadly tainted alcohol poisonings

Laotian police have detained the manager and owner of a hostel after two Australian tourists were poisoned by tainted alcohol, one fatally, in a case that appears to have claimed the lives of at least five people including British tourist Simone ...

22 Nov 2024 at 08:04

British lawyer dies from suspected methanol poisoning in Laos

A British lawyer has died after allegedly being served alcohol poisoned with methanol in Laos. Simone White, from Orpington, Kent, was among a number of people taken to hospital following the incident in the popular backpacking town of Vang ...

21 Nov 2024 at 17:02

British tourists among those in hospital after ‘methanol poisoning’ in Laos

British tourists are among those in hospital after allegedly being served alcoholic drinks poisoned with methanol in Laos. The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) confirmed they were providing consular assistance to British ...

21 Nov 2024 at 14:37

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Second Australian teenager dies in Laos tainted alcohol case

A second Australian teenager has died after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos, her family said. Holly Bowles, 19, had been in a critical condition in hospital in Bangkok for days following the poisoning in Laos more than a week ago. ...

22 Nov 2024 at 08:35

British lawyer’s parents ‘devastated’ at her suspected poisoning death

The parents of a British lawyer who died after allegedly being served drinks laced with methanol in Laos have said they are “devastated by the loss of our beautiful, kind and loving daughter”. Simone White, 28, from Orpington, ...

22 Nov 2024 at 15:51

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Tourists hospitalised in Fiji not poisoned by alcohol or drugs, officials say

Seven foreign tourists who were hospitalised in Fiji after drinking cocktails at a resort bar were not poisoned by alcohol or illicit drugs, officials said following a toxicology report. The cause of the tourists’ illness ...

18 Dec 2024 at 10:31

Laos government ‘saddened’ by suspected poisoning deaths and is investigating

The Laos government has said it is “profoundly saddened” and is investigating the deaths of six people from suspected methanol poisoning, including a British lawyer. Simone White, 28, from Orpington, Kent, was one of a ...

23 Nov 2024 at 11:01

Laos hostel manager and owner detained after British lawyer’s ‘poisoning’ death

Police in Laos have detained the manager and owner of a hostel in connection with the death of six people from suspected methanol poisoning, including a British lawyer. Simone White, 28, from Orpington, Kent, was ...

22 Nov 2024 at 12:21

Man who went blind after drinking alcohol in Laos now raising awareness

A man who went blind after drinking alcohol in Laos is working with other affected families to campaign for awareness of methanol poisoning. Calum Macdonald had a night out in Vang Vieng in November last year ...

18 Aug 2025 at 11:26

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