Eight workers at a hostel in Laos have been arrested after six tourists died from suspected 'methanol poisoning'.

Several members of staff from a hostel in Laos have reportedly been arrested after six tourists died from a suspected mass poisoning.

Eight people have been arrested by Laos police in connection with the suspected methanol poisoning that killed two Melbourne teenagers.

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.

The deaths of six foreign tourists linked to a suspected mass methanol poisoning has thrown a spotlight on a small town in Southeast Asia that has worked hard in recent years to shed its reputation for excess.

Laos party-goers are on edge and sticking to beer after six tourists were killed by 'methanol poisoning', with backpackers in the south-east Asian town in Laos speaking of their experiences

Two weeks on from the first case of suspected methanol poisoning in Laos, fellow backpackers have been investigating the culprit in lieu of public information from police. It's understood Australian authorities have asked their Lao counterparts for their investigations to be thorough and transparent.

Holly Bowles, 19, is one of six tourists who have died in Laos from what is believed to be methanol poisoning. She passed away on Friday, the day after her 19-year-old friend Bianca Jones passed away in a Thai hospital.

Simone White, 28, from Orpington, Kent, was one of a number of people taken to hospital after the incident in the popular backpacking town of Vang Vieng last week

The local governor visited the hostel in which some of the victims were staying, promising justice for those responsible.