Indonesia has the most methanol poisoning cases worldwide. Why? | Asia News Week

The deaths of six tourists in Laos has cast a new spotlight on the dangers of methanol in South-East Asia, but it's a problem locals live with daily, with thousands affected by methanol poisoning each year. ABC reporter Erin Handley tells Asia News Week host Girish Sawlani why Indonesia reports the highest number of cases in the world.

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