The Age · National / Victoria

When the search for the truth is bad for business

· By John Silvester
Story summary

At the picturesque Laos town of Vang Vieng, local booze and foreign lives are cheap, which is why no one talks about the death of six tourists, poisoned by toxic backyard alcohol at a popular backpacker hotel.

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