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Topic: laos

The Nam Song river at Vang Vieng, Laos (file image)
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Saturday, 7/18, 10:22 AM

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.

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