Australia Updates Travel Advice for Laos Following Methanol Poisoning Deaths
Vientiane, Laos — The Australian government has revised its travel advisories for Laos following the tragic methanol poisoning deaths of two teenage tourists from Melbourne earlier this month. The advisory was updated after the Lao government banned the sale and consumption of two local alcohol brands linked to multiple fatalities involving foreign nationals. The deceased Australian youths, identified as 19-year-olds Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles, were vacationing in the scenic town of Vang Vieng when …