Eight Laos hostel staff held over suspected methanol poisoning deaths

Multiple articles report on a recent spate of deaths among foreign tourists in Laos, specifically in the town of Vang Vieng. The victims include six individuals, comprising two Australians, one Briton, one American, and two Danish citizens. The causes of death are linked to tainted alcohol consumption. Local authorities have arrested the employees of a backpacker hostel, all Vietnamese nationals, in connection with the deaths, with the government promising to bring perpetrators to justice.