Thursday, August 20

Daniel Morales

Reporter · Newsparlor

The Nam Song river at Vang Vieng, Laos (file image)
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Laos says it cannot determine cause of tourists' methanol deaths

  • More than a year after six young foreign tourists died from suspected methanol poisoning in Vang Vieng, Laos says it cannot conclusively establish the cause, even as it charges a distillery owner over the tainted alcohol.
  • Australia and grieving families say the response falls far short of justice.

In brief

In brief

In brief

In brief