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‘Deeply frustrated’ Australia summons Laos ambassador over methanol-poisoning charges

Melbourne backpackers fell fatally sick in 2024 after taking ‘free shots’ of what they thought was Laotian vodka

The Independent UK

Australia to send special envoy to Laos to investigate 2024 methanol poisoning deaths

Foreign minister Penny Wong expresses frustration over ‘lack of transparency’ in legal processes in Laos

The Independent UK

Laos Methanol Poisoning: How It Happens and Should Tourists Worry About Drinking After Hostel Deaths?

Six tourists died in Laos after drinking methanol-tainted alcohol at a hostel in Vang Vieng. Experts urge caution but say travellers can stay safe with basic precautions.

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Parents Warn Against Travel, Slam Government After Their Daughters Lose Their Lives On Vacation

The parents of the two teenage best friends, Holly Morton-Bowles and Bianca Jones, urged travelers to “remove this country from their bucket list.”

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Safety push for travellers after methanol poisoning

The heartbreaking death of two Australian teenagers has sparked extra safety tools online to help prevent young travellers suffer methanol poisoning.

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Mums Of Aussie Teens Poisoned In Laos Slam ‘Insulting’ Proposed Charges For Those Involved

“We know that there’s no murder or manslaughter charges, which we feel there should be.”

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Government Launches Alcohol Safety Ads For Travellers In Wake Of Laos Poisoning Deaths

Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles, the 19-year-olds who died from methanol poisoning while on holiday in Laos, were “foremost in mind” for the campaign.

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Alcohol risk ad blitz aims to stop overseas tragedies

A new campaign targeting young people travelling overseas is aiming to prevent alcohol-related tragedies which killed two Australian teenagers.

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Alcohol safety ads to target young Australian travellers amid push for answers over methanol deaths

Penny Wong says families of Laos poisoning victims Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles ‘foremost in mind’ as Smartraveller campaign announced

The Guardian - AU

Four months after daughters’ deaths, parents of Laos backpackers face ‘horror scenarios’ amid fight for answers

As the UK, Australia and Denmark mount joint diplomatic push, grieving families fear Laos’ investigation into the suspected methanol poisonings won’t deliver justice

The Guardian - AU

Laos Yet To Accept AFP Help As Families Seek Answers In Methanol Poisoning Deaths

“Two young Australian women died here. We need to know why, how this happened."

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Laos waives AFP assistance in Aussie methanol deaths

An investigation by Laos into the deaths of two Melbourne teens by methanol poisoning has not taken up an offer of help from Australian authorities.

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Teenage who died in Laos poisonings was ‘full of life’. Now father is determined to get justice

Holly Bowles was among six foreign tourists to die after drinking alcohol in the small town of Vang Vieng

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'Adored' Holly Bowles farewelled in colourful service

Holly Bowles' friends and loved ones have farewelled the 19-year-old, weeks after she died along with her best friend from methanol poisoning in Laos.

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'Profound day': family mourn Laos poisoning victim

A teenager who died after consuming a methanol-laced drink in Laos has been farewelled at her former school with a community guard of honour.

The Independent UK

Major development in Laos poisoning deaths case as alcohol factory owner arrested

British lawyer Simone White, 28, was among those killed after accepting vodka shots at a hostel

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Three More Arrested Over Laos Methanol Poisoning Following Death Of Six Including Two Australians

“If it can happen to her, it can happen to anybody," Simone White's mother Sue warns.

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Reviews Warning Tourists About Potential Methanol Poisoning At Laos Hostel Are Reportedly Being Deleted

The hostel reportedly labelled the reviews a "slander case" before they disappeared from the reviews page.

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A Third Australian Is In Hospital Following Suspected Mass Methanol Poisoning In Laos

Eight people have been arrested in connection to the poisoning.

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Sad homecoming as teenage backpackers' bodies returned

The heartbroken parents of Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles have brought their bodies back to Australia after their deaths from methanol poisoning in Laos.

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'Overwhelmed' family raise Laos tragedy target to $500k

Laos media say eight men have been detained over tourist deaths, as the families of two Australians who died of suspected methanol poisoning lift funding goals.

The Guardian - AU

Third Australian fell ill after suspected mass methanol poisoning in Laos

Exclusive: Dual national understood to be in stable condition after tragedy which has claimed six lives

AAP

Australian offer to help Laos tainted alcohol probe

As friends and family mourn the loss of Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles, the prime minister has offered federal police to help the investigation in Laos.

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'Not in vain': families demand poisoning deaths answers

The families of Australians Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones are demanding the Laos government fully investigate a mass poisoning event that claimed their lives.

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