Australia is sending a diplomat to Laos to “explore all avenues” in the 2024 methanol mass poisoning that killed six foreign nationals, including two of its nationals.
The visit comes amid the Australian government’s frustration over the alleged lack of transparency from local authorities in Laos. As many as six foreign tourists, including a British woman, two Australian women, a US man and two Danish nationals, died after drinking free shots tainted with methanol at Nana Backpackers Hostel in Vang Vieng.
