A British man who went blind during a mass poisoning in Laos that killed six other backpackers has said he would still have ...

Calum Macdonald and the families of three people who died in South East Asia call on the Foreign Office for clearer travel ...

A Brisbane woman who survived a suspected mass methanol poisoning incident in Laos last year has criticised investigators for ...

Laos detains foreign hostel staff over backpacker methanol poisonings as families and travelers demand answers (CNN) — Eight staff members of a backpacker hostel in Laos have been detained by local ...

Six tourists who were staying at a youth hostel in Vang Vieng, Laos, died of methanol poisoning in November 2024. The methanol was believed to be in contaminated drinks. Methanol – a colourless, ...

The UK and Laos held the fourth biennial Political Dialogue on 3 September, covering topics including trade, regional security, climate and consular ...

A British man who went blind after suffering from methanol poisoning while travelling in Laos has described the moments before he lost his sight. Calum Macdonald was one of a number of tourists who ...

When Calum Macdonald arrived at the Vietnamese border, he couldn't read the administrative forms in front of him. All he could see was a "kaleidoscopic blinding light". He had just stepped off an ...

A 23-year-old British traveller, Calum Macdonald, has been left blind after drinking contaminated alcohol in Laos, in what has been described as a mass methanol poisoning that claimed at least six ...