While some tribes trace their history in Thailand over hundreds of years, the Akha are more recent arrivals, crossing over from Myanmar over the past 50 years to escape persecution by that country's ...

Nestled in the northern mountains of Thailand, the hill tribes are a mosaic of diverse ethnic groups, each with its own distinct language, customs, and way of life. These tribes have lived in relative ...

“Karen” (“Kayin” in Burmese) is an umbrella term given to the heterogeneous tribal people of the Burma-Thailand border regions. In modern times, and after the conversion to Christianity of the ...

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 ...

CHIANG RAI, Thailand (AP) -- The Kok River is a cocoa-colored expressway into the heart of hill tribe country. Rushing down from Myanmar and through Thailand's northern mountains to the city of Chiang ...