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Som Tam… don’t hold the spice.

Perfectly balanced, but this spicy salad is not for the faint-hearted

Order this South-East Asian dish “medium spicy” and prepare to have your world turned upside down.

  • Ben Groundwater

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Bianca Jones (left) and Holly Morton-Bowles died after being poisoned in Laos.

Three pairs of friends, five dead young women, families in torment around the globe

From the excited farewells to the chaotic aftermath and, eventually, the decision to turn off life support, this is how the Laos methanol poisoning unfolded.

  • Tara Brown, Serge Negus and Sheree Gibson
Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones died of methanol poisoning in Laos.

‘Not good enough’: Laos poisoning families fear there will be no justice for their daughters

The families of Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones say they are losing faith in the Laos government’s investigation of the young travellers’ deaths.

  • Tara Brown, Serge Negus and Sheree Gibson
The funeral of Holly Bowles has been held in Melbourne.

‘Forever in our hearts’: Loved ones farewell Holly Morton-Bowles, who died during dream holiday

Many mourners chose to honour the life of the 19-year-old by wearing something pink.

  • Caroline Schelle
More than 1000 mourners attended Bianca Jones’ funeral after her dream Laos holiday ended in tragedy.

Grief, disbelief and a shout of colour: Bianca Jones farewelled after Laos holiday tragedy

More than 1000 people – dressed in bright hues at the family’s request – attended “a celebration of life” for the Melbourne 19-year-old at her former high school.

  • Tony Wright
A foreign tourist couple rest near a swimming pool at Nana Backpackers hostel in Vang Vieng, Laos.

Three more arrests in suspected Laos mass methanol poisoning

The development comes as the mother of British tourist Simone White, one of the six tourists killed, speaks out for the first time.

  • Josefine Ganko
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Mark Jones said he and his family desperately miss Bianca.

‘We miss our girls’: Families of suspected methanol poisoning victims return home

The parents of Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles travelled from Bangkok to Melbourne on Tuesday, bringing home the bodies of their two teenage daughters.

  • Alex Crowe
Danish backpackers Anne-Sofie Coyman (left) and Freja Sorensen, who died in Laos.

Eight detained by police over Laos backpacker deaths: local media

Those detained include management and staff at Nana Backpackers Hostel, where two Australian teenagers stayed before dying from suspected methanol poisoning.

  • Zach Hope and Nick Ralston
Danish backpackers Anne-Sofie Coyman and Freja Sorensen, who died in Laos.

‘Don’t worry’: Claims Laos hostel staff brushed off dying backpacker

A grieving backpacker has taken it upon himself to try to uncover the truth about the suspected mass methanol poisoning in Vang Vieng that killed at least six people.

  • Zach Hope
Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones are fighting for life in a Thai hospital.

In Vang Vieng, tragically, tourist deaths are nothing new

Laotian authorities have been working to rid the town of its deadly reputation. Clearly, they haven’t worked hard enough.

  • Jimmy Thomson

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