Laos authorities blame lack of autopsies for failure to bring methanol death murder charges Six foreign tourists died after drinking methanol-tainted alcohol in a backpacker town in November 2024 The Independent UK · Jul 19
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 · Feb 12
Families of methanol poisoning victims ‘shocked’ by £95 fine handed to Laos hostel staff Parents of Melbourne teens accuse Australian government of lack of communication which ‘made an unbearable grief even worse’ The Independent UK · Feb 10
Parents of Melbourne methanol-poisoning victims ‘shocked’ by $185 fines handed to Laos hostel staff Fathers of Bianca Jones and Holly Morton-Bowles, both 19, who died after a night out at the Nana backpackers hostel in 2024, say court decision is ‘absolute injustice’ The Guardian - AU · Feb 10
'Don't go': grieving dad's warning after teens' deaths The grieving father of teen Holly Morton-Bowles, who died by methanol poisoning while backpacking in Laos, has warned others thinking of visiting the country. AAP · Feb 9
Aussie Parents Urged Others To 'Remove This Country From Their Bucket List' After Daughters' Tragedy Holly Morton-Bowles and Bianca Jones' parents campaigned against visiting one Asian country that they called 'corrupt' after the two died there during a trip. International Business Times UK · Nov 9, 2025
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 · Mar 23, 2025
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 · Mar 14, 2025
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." Pedestrian.tv · Feb 7, 2025
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 The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2024
Laos methanol poisonings latest: Parents of killed British tourist pay tribute to ‘beautiful daughter’ Holly Bowles was taken to a Thai hospital after consuming ‘tainted’ alcohol shots in the backpacking hotspot of Vang Vieng The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2024
Family ‘devastated’ after British lawyer Simone White’s Laos methanol death Ms White has been remembered as a ‘beautiful, kind and loving daughter’ who had the ‘most wonderful energy‘ The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2024
'At peace': teenager's family confirms methanol death Holly Bowles has become the sixth person and second Australian to die after a suspected methanol poisoning event in Laos, her family has confirmed. AAP · Nov 21, 2024
Four Tourists Die After Suspected Laos Methanol Poisoning Four foreign tourists have died after a suspected mass methanol poisoning from drinking tainted alcohol at a backpacker hotspot in Laos, Western government officials and media said Thursday. International Business Times · Nov 21, 2024
Pedestrian.tv · Nov 21, 2024 American Tourist Confirmed Dead After Suspected Methanol Poisoning In Laos The death toll of a suspect methanol poisoning in Laos has risen to four after it was confirmed that an American tourist had died.
Pedestrian.tv · Nov 21, 2024 Tributes Flow After Bianca Jones, 19, Dies From Suspected Methanol Poisoning In Thailand “Rest easy now beautiful Bianca. Keep fighting Holly.”
Pedestrian.tv · Nov 21, 2024 Melb Teen Bianca Jones Dies In Thailand After Methanol Poisoning: ‘She Was Surrounded By Love’ The Melbourne teenager was "surrounded by love", her family has confirmed.