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Buying spirits in popular gap year destinations like ‘Russian roulette’

Simone White died last year, less than three weeks after her 28th birthday, after drinking shots at a hostel bar in Laos.

Evening Standard

The Laos Methanol Poisoning Could Happen To You: Early Signs, Symptoms You Should Be Aware Of

Methanol-tainted alcohol at a Laos hostel killed six tourists and blinded a British man, raising urgent safety concerns for travellers.

International Business Times UK

What is methanol poisoning? The colourless, tasteless liquid that can kill

Methanol is an important industrial solvent used in antifreeze, paint thinners and windshield washer fluid

The Independent UK

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Laos methanol poisoning survivor describes ‘kaleidoscopic light’ before going blind

Calum Macdonald was one of a number of tourists who fell victim to methanol poisoning in the popular tourist destination of Vang Vieng, Laos

The Independent UK

Dangerous Mekong River pollution blamed on lawless mining in Myanmar

Fishing communities in Laos feel effect of pollution from gold, rare earth mining in rebel-controlled areas of Myanmar.

Al Jazeera

Laos Braced For Blow Of Trump Tariff Threat

Hawking clothes outside the garment factory where her daughter toils inside, a Laos vendor weighs US President Donald Trump's threat of trade tariffs that may soon snarl both their livelihoods.

International Business Times

A rare, direct warning from Japan signals a shift in the fight against child sex tourism in Asia

Japan’s embassy in Laos and its Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a rare and unusually direct advisory, warning Japanese men against “buying sex from children” in Laos.

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Eswatini opposition attacks US deal as ‘human trafficking disguised as deportation’

Men from Vietnam, Jamaica, Laos, Yemen and Cuba to be temporarily held in kingdom

The Guardian - UK

Storm Wipha downgrades to depression in Laos

Tropical storm Wipha became a depression at 1am Wednesday and hit Laos, 180km east of Thailand’s Nan province, at 4am, according to the Meteorological Department.

Bangkok Post

First Solar, Other US Solar Firms Urge Trump Administration To Impose Tariffs On Solar Cell Imports From Indonesia, India, Laos

A group of U.S. solar panel manufacturers has called on the Commerce Department to impose tariffs on imports from Indonesia, India, and Laos. The manufacturers allege that these countries are saturating the market with low-cost goods.

Benzinga

What to know about the African kingdom of Eswatini where the US sent 5 deportees

The United States has deported five immigrants from Vietnam, Jamaica, Cuba, Yemen and Laos to Eswatini, a small country in southern Africa where the king still holds absolute power

The Independent UK

US deports migrants to Eswatini, African country with troubling human rights record

Announcement that people from Vietnam, Jamaica, Laos, Cuba and Yemen were deported comes after eight others were sent to South Sudan this month

The Guardian - US

'Las Vegas In Laos': The Riverside City Awash With Crime

Rising from the muddy fields on the Mekong riverbank in Laos, a lotus tops a casino in a sprawling city which analysts decry as a centre for cybercrime.

International Business Times

Ukraine war briefing: US resumes military supplies to Ukraine, Zelenskyy announces

President says Kyiv ‘preparing new European defence packages’; Ukraine says its drones hit fighter aircraft plant and missile production facility inside Russia

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US border czar says he doesn’t know fate of eight men deported to South Sudan

Men from Mexico, Cuba, Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar were removed from the US and flown to the war-torn country

International Business Times

EU Blasts Russia's Latest Ukraine Attacks, Threatens New Sanctions

The EU's top diplomat on Friday slammed Russia's latest blitz on Ukraine as "unacceptable", saying the 27-nation bloc was pondering a new raft of sanctions against Moscow.

Barchart

Dollar Rises as Trade Tensions Undercut Stocks

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Monday rose by +0.30% and posted a 1.5-week high. The weakness in stocks on Monday boosted some liquidity demand for the dollar. The dollar extended its gains Monday when President Trump announced plans to hike tariffs on several countries, including Japan, South Korea, Laos, South...

The Guardian - US

US judge clears path for eight immigrants to be deported to South Sudan

Justice department says the men – including nationals from Vietnam, South Korea, Mexico, Laos, Cuba and Myanmar – will be flown to South Sudan

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The Guardian - UK

A moment that changed me: An accident left me terrified of risk. Then I joined a stranger on a motorbike adventure

We rode through the dark, through winding mountain roads to reach scenic nooks I otherwise would never have seen. From then, I had the confidence to make friends and travel more

The Guardian - UK

Dr Martens promises not to raise prices this year despite US tariffs

UK footwear brand says it will continue to source bulk of its shoes from Laos and Vietnam ‘through tough times’

Al Jazeera

Abused, exploited: How two Africans became trapped in a cyber-scam in Laos

Southeast Asia’s multibillion-dollar cyber-scam centres lure victims from as far away as Africa.

Al Jazeera

Methamphetamine trafficking surges from ‘Golden Triangle’ region

UN Office on Drugs and Crime says ‘explosive growth’ in synthetic drug trade led to record regional seizures in 2024.

Capital & Main

Betrayed Again by Washington 50 Years After the Vietnam War?

Hmong farmers who feed California’s hungry now face the end of federal support under President Trump.

The Independent UK

A look at the deportees on plane that headed for South Sudan from US

The men who were placed on a deportation flight headed for the chaotic nation of South Sudan were originally from countries as far away as Vietnam

Pedestrian.tv

Mums Of Aussie Teens Poisoned In Laos Slam ‘Insulting’ Proposed Charges For Those Involved

“We know that there’s no murder or manslaughter charges, which we feel there should be.”

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