The Laos government said on Saturday (Nov 23) that it was "profoundly saddened" by the deaths of foreign tourists in Vang Vieng, with the toll from a suspected methanol poisoning incident now at six.

The Laotian government on Saturday officially acknowledged the mass poisoning that has killed at least six tourists, pledging it would bring perpetrators to justice

This week, an American man and two Danish women, aged 19 and 20, died in the same town due to methanol poisoning.

The government of Laos breaks its silence over the deaths of six tourists from methanol poisoning, saying it is "profoundly saddened".

Two Australians, two Danes, an American, and a Briton have died following a night out in tourist hotspot Vang Vieng. Alcohol laced with methanol is believed to be the cause of their deaths.

Six foreign tourists have died of suspected methanol poisoning in Laos, Southeast Asia. What is the substance and how does it affect the body?

An Australian teenager has become the sixth foreign tourist to die in a suspected mass methanol poisoning in Laos, as a growing list of countries warned of the potentially fatal consequences of drinking tainted alcohol in the Southeast Asian country.

An Australian teenager has become the sixth foreign tourist to die in a suspected mass methanol poisoning in Laos, as a growing list of countries warned of the potentially fatal consequences of drinking tainted alcohol in the Southeast Asian country.