Smartraveller Raises Laos Threat Level Amid Anger over Lenient Methanol Charges

Australia Updates Travel Warning For Laos After Announcement of Methanol Poisoning Charges

Foreign Minister Penny Wong said that she was “deeply frustrated and bitterly disappointed" at the leniency of the charges announced on Friday.

Laos distillery owner charged after alcohol poisoning killed 6 tourists, including 2 Aussie teens

Authorities have charged the distillery owner after six tourists, including two Australian teens, died after consuming bad alcohol in Laos in 2024. Two 19-year-olds, Bianca Jones and Holly Morton-Bowles, and two Danish women were among the six killed in Vang Vieng in November 2024. However, the parents of the teens weren’t satisfied with the charges...

Laos charges distillery owner after methanol deaths of six foreign tourist

A year and a half after six foreign tourists died from methanol poisoning in Laos, authorities have charged a distillery owner with selling food harmful to health and operating an … The post Laos charges distillery owner after methanol deaths of six foreign tourist appeared first on Scandasia.

Smartraveller raises Laos threat level amid anger over lenient methanol charges

Smartraveller has increased its threat level for Laos following ‘disappointment’ at how authorities have managed the fallout from the deaths of two Australian teenagers. Smartraveller raised its safety level for Laos to “exercise a high degree of caution” last week due to “the risk of methanol poisoning and ongoing concerns around lack of transparency in […]