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Six tourists who died in Laos are believed to have consumed tainted drinks. The victims are an American, two Danes, a Brit, and two Australians. The US State Department said it was monitoring the ...
The 28-year-old, from Orpington, south-east London, was one of a number of people taken to hospital after drinking alcohol suspected to have been laced with methanol in the backpacking hotspot ...
An American citizen has died at a popular adventure spot in Laos where alcohol tainted with methanol has been blamed for a spate of poisonings in recent days.. The State Department said the U.S ...
Lao people use sticky rice to prepare khao tom for ceremonies connected with the plantings, rainfall, harvest and death. [5] Khao tom is offered during the Lao baci ceremony held to commemorate special occasions, such as starting a new job, marriage, housewarming, birth of a new baby, and celebration of Lao New Year .
Post-mortem photograph of Emperor Frederick III of Germany, 1888. Post-mortem photograph of Brazil's deposed emperor Pedro II, taken by Nadar, 1891.. The invention of the daguerreotype in 1839 made portraiture commonplace, as many of those who were unable to afford the commission of a painted portrait could afford to sit for a photography session.
The mother of a London lawyer who died after drinking contaminated vodka while travelling in Laos has recalled her “horrendous” journey to be at her daughter’s bedside. Simone White, 28, had ...
A 1864 drawing by Henri Mouhot during his travels in Laos depicting Laotians cooking over a bonfire. Like most Southeast Asian nations, Laos has been heavily influenced by Indian and Chinese culture. From time immemorial, Lao people traded directly with ancient China. It was the Indianization of Laos, however, that has had the most impact.
However, the idyllic town, which sits against the backdrop of Mount Nam Xay, is now at the centre of an unfolding tragedy after six people died from suspected alcohol poisoning, with a number of ...