Laos hostel owner detained in methanoltainted alcohol poisonings that killed six tourists

Nov 22, 2024

Employees of a Laotian hostel were detained after an American tourist and five others died from suspected methanol poisoning following a night of drinking tainted booze. The owner and manager of the Nana Backpacker Hostel in Vang Vieng were among a “number of people” being questioned by police as a sixth tourist – an Australian...