Indonesian authorities have confirmed the bar
where Perth teenager Liam Davies had the methanol-laced drink that killed him
is still selling potentially deadly drinks.
The Food and Drug Monitoring Agency found methanol in drink
samples from Rudy's Pub, the bar on the holiday island of Gili Trawangan, north
of Lombok, where Mr Davies, 19, bought the drink on New Year's Eve.
Agency head Sri Utami Ekaningtyas revealed the findings in
Bali yesterday and said he had informed Lombok police.
Mr Davies' parents, Lhani and Tim, demanded police
immediately close the bar.
"People have to be protected and it has to send a
strong message that contaminating alcohol with local spirits and methanol will
not be accepted," Mrs Davies said.
It is not clear when the tainted drinks were tested but
authorities took samples from the bar last month when Mr Davies' parents flew
to Lombok to push for a belated manslaughter investigation. They were assured
there would be an inquiry but the bar stayed open.
In days after Mr Davies' death, tests for _The West
Australian _found traces of methanol in a vodka-based drink from Rudy's similar
to the one the teenager had.
Of the two samples tested in a clinical laboratory in
Denpasar, a drink meant to contain only vodka, Sprite and ice water had a
methanol level of 0.02 per cent.
Authorities have banned the sale of Arak, other homemade
"moonshine" and drugs in Gili Trawangan venues and forced businesses
to buy their alcohol from approved suppliers.
Mrs Davies said the family were pleased to learn of the new
conditions because it meant they were starting to be heard.
But she said her husband was returning to Indonesia next
week and wanted to hear from authorities and bar owners how the regulations
would be enforced long term, especially when there was not a permanent police
presence on Gili Trawangan.
Matt Blundell, who owns two resorts on Gili Trawangan, said
island businesses supported the restrictions.
Those who had been selling cheaper locally made spirits were
realising it was not worth the risk.
"They are not trying to kill
people, they just do not understand," he said. The West Australian
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