The Foreign Office is warning travellers to look out for some key symptoms that could prove fatal. According to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), these concerning signs can take ...

“We include information about the risks from methanol poisoning or counterfeit alcohol in our travel advice pages for Cambodia, Costa Rica, Fiji, Indonesia, Laos, Thailand, Turkey and Vietnam.

Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles, the 19-year-olds who died from methanol poisoning while on holiday in Laos, were “foremost in mind” for the campaign.

After medical evaluation, doctors concluded that the patients were suffering from alcohol poisoning, likely caused by ...

Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday evening received six critically-ill patients suffering from suspected methanol ...

In a warning on X, the FCDO outlined the primary symptoms of methanol poisoning, noting that it can be "tricky" to distinguish as the initial effects may resemble those of "regular" alcohol poisoning.

Authorities in the country said it was a suspected mass poisoning ... in countries where drinking alcohol is frowned upon, taboo, or even illegal. The culprit is methanol. Matthew Hill ...

Travellers will also receive advice and alerts through social media, text messages and airport campaigns warning of the dangers of drink spiking and alcohol safety. The programs will focus on the ...

Foreign ministry warns travellers to ‘be suspicious of unusually cheap drinks’ following the death of two 19-year-olds.

The Australian government has unveiled a new campaign to raise awareness about the risks of drinking tainted alcohol overseas. It comes after the deaths of two Melbourne teenagers, Holly Bowles ...

“These efforts will help young Australians travelling overseas to protect themselves from methanol poisoning, drinking spiking and other alcohol harms.” Assistant Foreign Affair Minister Tim ...