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Toxic booze death toll rises to 8
Post Reporters, Published on 03/09/2024
» Another person has died after drinking methanol moonshine purchased from stalls in northern Bangkok, lifting the toll to eight with six imbibers still in hospital.
House looks to clamp down on moonshine
News, Post Reporters, Published on 03/09/2024
» A House committee vetting an alcoholic beverages control bill will discuss with health and excise authorities about measures to address the issue of unregulated herbal moonshine (ya dong).
More moonshine deaths, investigation widens
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/08/2024
» Two more deaths have taken the toll in Bangkok’s moonshine methanol scare to six, as investigators widen their search for those producing and selling the deadly rotgut beyond the city's northern suburbs.
Moonshine methanol death toll rises in Bangkok
Post Reporters, Published on 26/08/2024
» The death toll of people consuming moonshine methanol rose to two as two siblings were arrested for producing and distributing the illicit liquor in northern Bangkok.
Moonshine methanol hospitalises 20, kills 1 in Bangkok
Post Reporters, Published on 25/08/2024
» Authorities shut down 18 moonshine shops in six districts after one man died and 20 more were hospitalised due to methanol intoxication in Min Buri district on Saturday night.
Hand sanitisers fail to scrub up to standard, find tests
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/06/2020
» Consumer activists have found that 67% of alcohol-based hand sanitisers available on the market are substandard. One brand was even found to contain methanol -- a toxic ingredient prohibited from use in cosmetics.