(CNN) — Australia has warned travelers against drinking spirits made by a Laos distiller, following the deaths of six foreign tourists from suspected methanol poisoning in the Southeast Asian country.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The visit comes amid the Australian government’s frustration over the alleged lack of transparency from local authorities in Laos.

BANGKOK (Reuters) - A second Australian woman hospitalised after drinking contaminated alcohol in a popular tourist town in Laos has died, the government said on Friday, the sixth fatality from ...

VIENTIANE, Laos — An Australian teenager and a British woman have died after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos in what Australia’s prime minister on Thursday said was every parent’s nightmare. An ...

VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) — An Australian teenager has died after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos in what Australia’s prime minister on Thursday called every parent’s nightmare. An American and two Danish ...

Representatives from the Australian Embassy to Laos and relevant ministries attend the opening of the Taste of Australia event last week.