Laos

• Parents condemn $176 fines for hostel staff after daughters died from tainted alcohol

  Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones, both 19, died after they were served tainted alcohol laced with methanol at the Nana Backpacker Hostel in Laos in 2024.

  World

  Feb 10
  
• Can you tell fake alcohol from real? Why methanol is so hard to detect

  As authorities investigate the deaths of six tourists in Laos, here's what Canadians need to know about recognizing and preventing methanol poisoning while travelling.

  Health

  Nov 25, 2024
  
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• Laos mass poisoning casts shadow over tourist town after at least 6 killed

  The Laotian government on Saturday officially acknowledged the case and promised to bring the perpetrators to justice, as tourists and business owners in Vang Vieng grow worried.

  World

  Nov 23, 2024
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• 2nd Australian teen dies, totalling 6 tourists dead in Laos tainted alcohol case

  Holly Bowles, 19, had been in critical condition on life support following the poisoning in Laos, but she eventually died in a Bangkok hospital.

  World

  Nov 22, 2024
• Canada commits $1M to clear landmines, cluster bombs in Cambodia, Laos

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the pledge while in Cambodia to attend the summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

  World

  Nov 13, 2022
• China, 14 other countries sign deal to form world’s largest trade bloc

  The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, or RCEP, was signed virtually on Sunday on the sidelines of the annual summit of the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

  World

  Nov 15, 2020
• Laos dam collapse leaves at least 19 dead, thousands homeless

  Rescuers were searching Wednesday for villagers left missing when part of a dam broke in Laos, flooding the surrounding countryside and killing at least 19 people.

  World

  Jul 25, 2018
• Hundreds missing in devastating Laos dam collapse

  A hydroelectric dam in Laos has collapsed, releasing a torrent of water that swept away homes, killed several people and left hundreds more unaccounted for.

  World

  Jul 24, 2018
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• Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte wants US special forces out of southern Philippines

  President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday called for the withdrawal of U.S. special forces troops from a group of islands in the southern Philippines, saying their presence could complicate offensives against Islamist militants notorious for beheading Westerners.

  Politics

  Sep 12, 2016
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• Barack Obama, Rodrigo Duterte meet informally after insults

  The brief meeting Wednesday night took a little sting out of the soured relations caused by Duterte's intemperate language in referring to Obama earlier this week.

  Politics

  Sep 7, 2016