A VODKA and whisky factory believed to be the source of a deadly batch of drinks that killed six backpackers has been closed ...

Police have arrested the owner of a factory near Vientiane, Laos, after being identified as the source of methanol-poisoned ...

Police in Laos arrested the owner of a factory believed to be the source of a methanol poisoning incident that killed six tourists.

The bodies of Melbourne teenagers Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles have been returned home following their deaths in Thailand.

Three more staff members from a hostel have been taken into custody after six tourists died from potentially tainted drinks.

Analysis of the factory where the alcohol was made revealed ‘contamination that may pose a risk to public safety’.