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Laos government ‘profoundly saddened’ by deaths of tourists in Vang Vieng

Six foreign visitors died earlier this month after suspected methanol poisoning during night out in backpacker hotspot

The Guardian - UK

Laos pledges justice after suspected tainted alcohol kills tourists

Australia presses Laotian authorities for a full and transparent probe after the deaths of two 19-year-old backpackers.

Al Jazeera

Historic cultural treasures to be returned to Ghana's king

Ghana's Asante king, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, will receive 28 historic gold ornaments and regalia this weekend, in the latest major restoration of cultural treasures to the West African country.

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Six people are dead after a suspected mass methanol poisoning at a backpacker party town. What went wrong in Laos?

As authorities detain a hostel owner in Vang Vieng, expert says the recent deaths are just the ‘tip of the iceberg’

The Guardian - AU

In Bali, young girls dance in a traditional Hindu festival threatened by changing times

Ketut Nita Wahyuni lifts her folded hands prayerfully to her forehead as a priest leads the temple gathering. The 11-year-old is preparing to perform the Rejang Dewa, a sacred Balinese dance.

The Independent UK

Laos hostel manager and owner detained after British lawyer’s ‘poisoning’ death

Simone White died from suspected methanol poisoning following the incident in Vang Vieng last week.

Evening Standard

Laos poisonings: Sixth tourist dies after drinking 'tainted shots' as hostel manager detained

Six tourists, including Simone White from Orpington, are thought to have died after ingesting tainted alcohol

Evening Standard

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Laotian police detain several people in investigation of tourist deaths in tainted alcohol incident

Laotian police have detained the manager and owner of a hostel where two teenage Australian tourists stayed who were poisoned by tainted alcohol, one fatally, in a case that appears to have claimed the lives of at least five people

The Independent UK

British lawyer dies from suspected methanol poisoning in Laos

Simone White, 28, was one of a number of people taken to hospital following the incident in Vang Vieng last week.

Evening Standard

British lawyer among six to die in suspected methanol poisoning in Laos

As well as Simone White, two Danes, an American and two Australians have died after incident in town popular with backpackers

The Guardian - UK

Historic Gold Regalia Returned To Ghana's King

Ghana's Asante king, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, will receive 28 historic gold ornaments and regalia this weekend, in the latest major restoration of cultural treasures to the West African country.

International Business Times

‘I wanted to create a sanctuary’ – discover a nature-conscious take on Balinese architecture

Umah Tsuki by Colvin Haven is an idyllic Balinese family home rooted in the island's crafts culture

Wallpaper

Papuan women's mangrove forest in Indonesia is increasingly threatened by development and pollution

On the southeastern coast of Jayapura city lies a mangrove forest where only women are permitted to enter

The Independent UK

Screen To Reality: South Korea Targets K-pop, K-drama Tourism Boom

Deep in South Korea's hinterlands lies a perfect replica of 1900s Seoul: welcome to Sunshine Land, the latest K-drama theme park to cash in on booming K-culture tourism.

International Business Times

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The Independent UK

Missing British tourist, 37, found dead in Thai storm drain

Fraser Wright went drinking alone on the party island of Phuket

Evening Standard

11 Tropical getaways to book for a Christmas escape — where temperatures are at least 27C

Say adios to the UK grey and spend this 25 December reclining in sultry sunshine

International Business Times

Mob of Hundreds Of Monkeys Riot In Thai Town

Police in central Thailand said they barricaded themselves into their own station over the weekend, after a menacing mob of 200 escaped monkeys ran riot on the town.

International Business Times

Woman-owned Cafe In Indonesia's Sharia Stronghold Shakes Stigma

In what claims to be the only woman-run cafe in the capital of Indonesia's most conservative province, owner Qurrata Ayuni says she and her baristas provide an alternative to rowdy, smoke-filled male haunts.

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Al Jazeera

‘We lost everything’: the Indonesians falling out of the middle class

Nearly 10 million people have slipped out of Indonesia’s middle class since 2019, according to government statistics.

The Independent UK

Indonesia's volcanic eruption grounds international flights on tourist island of Bali

Several international airlines have canceled flights to and from Indonesia’s tourist island of Bali because of an ongoing volcanic eruption

International Business Times

Airlines Around Asia Ground Bali Flights After Volcano Erupts

Airlines in Australia, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia and Singapore cancelled flights to and from the Indonesian resort island of Bali on Wednesday, after a nearby volcano catapulted an ash tower miles into the sky.

The Independent UK

Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki continues to unleash towering column of hot clouds

Hot ash and rocks continued to be thrown from Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki on Friday, four days after the volcano on Indonesia’s remote island of Flores erupted, killing nine people and injuring dozens of others

Al Jazeera

Indonesia’s Laki-Laki erupts eight times as gov’t eyes permanent relocation

Amid the scramble for shelters, the authorities plan to move thousands of remaining residents from the danger zone.

The Independent UK

Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki erupts again as residents to relocate from its danger zone

Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki has erupted again, spewing a column of hot clouds 2,500 meters up from its peak three days after a midnight eruption killed nine people and injured dozens of others

The Independent UK

What to know about the eruptions of Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki that killed 9 in Indonesia

A series of volcanic eruptions of Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki on Indonesia’s remote island of Flores killed nine people and injured dozens with searing lava and ash, as buildings crumbled and terrified residents ran for their lives in darkness

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