A New Zealander who had fallen ill from suspected methanol poisoning in Laos has now returned home, authorities have confirmed. No other details were given about the tourist, who is among several that fell sick or died in recent weeks after consuming what may have been tainted drinks in Laos.

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

POLICE have arrested several members of staff from the Laos hostel that has been suspected of handing out methanol laced shots that killed six people. Eight employees at the Nana Backpacker hostel