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Family ‘devastated’ after British lawyer Simone White’s Laos methanol death

Ms White has been remembered as a ‘beautiful, kind and loving daughter’ who had the ‘most wonderful energy‘

The Independent UK

Second Melbourne teen, Holly Bowles, dies after a suspected methanol poisoning in Laos

The 19-year-old’s death comes as Vang Vieng’s tourism police says manager and owner of Nana backpacker hostel taken in for questioning

The Guardian - AU

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.

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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

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

Fifth tourist dies in suspected methanol poisoning in Laos

A British woman who fell ill after drinking contaminated alcohol in Laos has died, the fifth foreign national now suspected to have died in the incident.

Bangkok Post

A Fifth Person Has Died After Drinking Methanol-Laced Alcohol In Laos

A fifth tourist has died after consuming methanol-laced alcohol in Laos. The 28-year-old woman was a British tourist travelling in Asia.

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'At peace': teenager's family confirms methanol death

Holly Bowles has become the sixth person and second Australian to die after a suspected methanol poisoning event in Laos, her family has confirmed.

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Morning Mail: Netanyahu charged with war crimes by ICC, fifth Laos methanol death, Gaetz withdraws nomination

Israeli PM and former defence minister face warrants for ‘crimes against humanity’; British lawyer becomes victim of mass poisoning

The Guardian - AU

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

Laos hostel bosses detained after British backpacker becomes fifth to die in suspected methanol poisoning

Simone White one of five people dead following poisoning incident in backpacking hotspot of Vang Vieng

The Independent UK

British backpacker among five dead in Laos after ‘drinking methanol served as free shots’

Simone White, a solicitor from Orpington in Kent, is the fifth tourist to die following the incident in the Vang Vieng area

The Independent UK

British tourists among those in hospital after ‘methanol poisoning’ in Laos

The Foreign Office said it was providing consular assistance to British nationals and their families following the alleged incident.

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ASEAN Defense Talks Address South China Sea Tensions

Defense chiefs from Southeast Asian nations meet in Laos to discuss South China Sea tensions and regional security challenges with global partners.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Melbourne teen dies after suspected Laos methanol poisoning; Sydney train strike called off; and a US$5.2m banana

Bianca Jones has died in a Thai hospital, Anthony Albanese confirmed in parliament

The Independent UK

Southeast Asian defense chiefs discuss regional security with US, China and other partner nations

Southeast Asian defense chiefs are meeting with China, the United States and other partner nations in Laos for security talks, which come as Beijing’s increasingly assertive stance in its claim to most of the South China Sea is leading to more confrontations

The Independent UK

Laos methanol poisoning: Two tourists among four dead at gap year hotspot

Australian19-year-old Bianca Jones died in hospital in Thailand

The Guardian - AU

Melbourne teen Bianca Jones dies in hospital after methanol poisoning in Laos

A New Zealand citizen is also ill, while a US citizen has died following a suspected mass poisoning event in the town of Vang Vieng

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