New Zealand citizen poisoned by tainted alcohol in Laos returns home
Updated: 3:20pm (AEDT) Bangkok, Thailand Reuters A New Zealand citizen poisoned after drinking contaminated alcohol in a popular tourist town in Laos has returned home, authorities said on Monday, as Laos pledged to prosecute those responsible for the incident which has killed six tourists. “The New Zealand Embassy in Bangkok has been providing assistance to […]
Second Australian dies from tainted alcohol in Laos, sixth death reported
Bangkok, Thailand Reuters A second Australian woman hospitalised after drinking contaminated alcohol in a popular tourist town in Laos has died, the government said on Friday, the sixth fatality from suspected methanol poisoning. Holly Bowles, 19, died in a hospital in neighbouring Thailand, where she had been evacuated for emergency treatment, the Australian foreign ministry said. […]