Laos' government hopes new hotels, roads and a train system will put the country on visitors’ lists. Read more at ...

Parents of Australian, Danish and English victims speak to Nine following tragic deaths from methanol poisoning in Laos.

Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles both died from methanol poisoning after a night out drinking at the Nana Backpacker Hostel in the town of Vang Vieng.

The UK Foreign Office is warning tourists about the risks and has issued an alert to tourists about how to protect themselves ...

VANG VIENG, Laos--A second Australian teenager who fell critically ill after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos has died in a hospital in Bangkok, her family said Friday, bringing the death toll in ...

took to the Laos Backpacking Facebook group to warn other travellers. She said: 'Urgent — please avoid all local spirits. Our group stayed in Vang Vieng and we drank free shots offered by one of ...

This comes after a bus driver fell asleep, according to initial investigations, leading to 13 Israelis injured and five ...

Laos has recorded over five million tourists this year, exceeding expectations and generating more than US$1 billion in ...

A BRITISH lawyer died from a bleed on the brain after she was poisoned by methanol while on holiday in Laos, an inquest heard. Simone White, 28, died in hospital nine days after consuming free ...

Travellers line up to board a train to northern Laos at the Vientiane Railway Station on Oct 21, 2024 in Vientiane, Laos.