Laos hostel staff detained

Laos detains foreign hostel staff over backpacker methanol poisonings as families and travelers demand answers
Eight staff members of a backpacker hostel in Laos have been detained by local authorities as they investigate the deaths of six foreign tourists from suspected methanol poisoning, according to state-affiliated media in the Southeast Asian country.
Deaths of backpackers poisoned by methanol-tainted alcohol in Laos highlights 'forgotten crisis'
Neang Keo was at work in her job as a cleaner at a casino in the Cambodian coastal town of Sihanoukville when she got an alarming phone call — her husband was vomiting blood.Her husband, Ngoem Phea, was at their home province of Takeo more than 200 kilometres away and had been drinking rice wine with friends at one of their homes.
Laos: Laos detains foreign hostel staff over backpacker methanol poisonings
Vang Vieng, Laos - 13, 2024 Video shot from inside the hostel on Nov 13, 2024. Eight staff members of a backpacker hostel in Laos have been detained by local authorities as they investigate the deaths of six foreign tourists from suspected methanol poisoning,
Eight detained in Laos over mass poisoning as families demand answers
Eight employees of a backpacker hostel in Laos have been detained for questioning after six foreign tourists died from suspected methanol poisoning.
Laos hostel staff detained after backpackers' deaths
Police in Laos have detained the manager and seven staff of a backpacker hostel in Vang Vieng following the deaths of six tourists from suspected methanol poisoning, state media reported
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