Ayo risks being arrested if he leaves his village, nestled in the gentle slopes along Thailand's hilly northern border, for a visit south, say to the capital Bangkok. His crime? Being a member of a ...

Thailand is home to thousands of people who were born there, but are not recognized as citizens due to a lack of documentation. In the northern hills of Chiang Rai alone, there are at least seven ...

FOR centuries, the women of the Kayan tribe who have been dubbed the "giraffe women" have sported elaborate brass coils around their necks. The tribe live in the north west province of Mae Hong Son in ...

Beautiful vintage pictures show Thai hill tribe people in the 1970s before mass tourism changed their lives forever. Dutch photographer Don Oppedijk, now 65, captured the locals in the remote ...

Take a look at rare photos of remote hill tribes in northern Thailand taken 30 years ago. Some children smoke tobacco, which was common among the tribes. [CRI] ...

A hands-on farming day with the Lahu hill tribe offers travellers a unique insight into how remote communities are working towards a more sustainable future. Thailand’s northern hill tribes have long ...

Father Bruno Rossi turns a handle and twirls a knob. Another cup of piping hot espresso is ready. Operating the coffee machine is part of a day's work for the Italian Catholic priest who lives among ...

MAUNG TAN, Thailand — Until five years ago, the Burmese “giraffe” women were dying out. Few modern women of the Padaung tribe were interested in wearing 10 to 20 pounds of 6- to 12-inch brass coils ...

Kayan tribe believe the coil helps enhance a woman’s beauty and femininity and protect them from tiger attacks FOR centuries, the women of the Kayan tribe who have been dubbed the “giraffe women” have ...