Laos, methanol poisoning and Nana Backpacker Hostel

Laos hostel bosses detained after British backpacker becomes fifth to die in suspected methanol poisoning
Laotian police have detained the manager and owner of a hostel after five backpackers, including British lawyer Simone White, died of suspected methanol poisoning in the riverside party town of Van Vieng.
Hostel staff detained after 6 tourists' deaths linked to suspected alcohol poisoning in Laos
Police in Laos have detained the manager and seven staff members of a backpacker hostel in Vang Vieng following the deaths of six tourists from suspected methanol poisoning, state media reported Tuesday. Two Danish citizens, an American, a Briton and two Australians died following what media said was a night out in the town on November 12.
Major development in Laos poisoning deaths case as alcohol factory owner arrested
Police in Laos have reportedly arrested the owner of a factory which reportedly supplied the poisoned alcohol that claimed the lives of six backpackers, including a British lawyer. Simone White, 28, died while on holiday with two friends after they accepted free vodka shots from Nana Backpackers Hostel in Vang Vieng, a popular tourist destination.
American Tourist Killed in Laos Hostel Poisoning Is Identified
Authorities have named the American tourist who was one of five people to die of suspected methanol poisoning at a hostel in Laos. The victim is 57-year-old James Louis Hutson, the BBC reported, citing Laotian authorities.
‘I knew she was going to die’, says mother of lawyer killed by methanol poisoning in Laos
The mother of a British lawyer who died of suspected methanol poisoning in Laos has described her race from the UK to be by her daughter’s side as she underwent brain surgery.
Heartbroken mum of Brit lawyer poisoned in Laos had 'mother's intuition' in phone call
Sue White, 61, says she had a 'mother's intuition' that her daughter Simone White, 28, was going to die after she was left critically ill from drinking contaminated vodka at a backpackers' hostel
Mom of UK lawyer opens up about daughter’s nightmarish final moments after mass poisoning in Laos
Simone White’s mum has spoken publicly for the first time after her daughter died in Laos from a suspected mass methanol poisoning.
‘I knew she was going to die’, says mother of lawyer killed in Laos poisoning after call from daughter’s friend
The mother of a London lawyer who died after drinking contaminated vodka while travelling in Laos has recalled her “horrendous” journey to be at her daughter’s bedside. Simone White, 28, had been backpacking with two childhood friends at Nana Backpackers Hotel in Vang Vieng when she became seriously unwell after accepting a shot of alcohol,
Mum of British lawyer who 'died from poisoned vodka' says it could happen to anyone
The mother of a British woman who died of methanol poisoning while backpacking with friends told of the ‘horrendous’ journey to Laos as her daughter’s life hung in the balance. Sue White, 61, said it was a ‘terrible,
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 ...
Methanol-Contaminated Alcohol Claims 6 Lives At Hostel In Laos; 2 Indians Among 12 Arrested
Laos: The law enforcement agencies in Laos have arrested 12 persons, including two Indians after methanol-contaminated ...
Reviews Warning Tourists About Potential Methanol Poisoning At Laos Hostel Are Reportedly Being Deleted
Amongst the tourists who tragically lost their lives were American traveller James Louis Hutson, 57, 28-year-old British ...
Laos police arrest three more hostel staff despite government document pointing to factory as source of methanol poisoning
A Laos government document obtained by the ABC suggests the source of a methanol poisoning outbreak that killed six tourists ...
Eight hostel staff detained in Laos over suspected methanol poisoning deaths
Staff from a backpacker hostel have been detained after six tourists died from suspected methanol poisoning after a night out ...
Laos hostel worker started 'massaging' poisoning victim's feet after she had seizure
Six tourists, including a British woman, have died following a suspected methanol poisoning at the Nana Backpackers Hostel, ...
Our son died after staying in SAME Laos hostel at centre of methanol poison tragedy – we fear he drank same toxic booze
THE parents of a British teenager found dead at a Laos hostel where six tourists died after drinking “methanol-laced shots” ...
Hostel at centre of mass methanol poisoning in Laos deleted reviews warning others away - reports
As some of their number succumbed to methanol poisoning, other guests at the Laotian hostel at the centre of the probe tried ...