Nestled in the northern mountains of Thailand, the hill tribes are a mosaic of diverse ethnic groups, each with its own ...

Each hill tribe has its own (sub-)language, customs, clothing, and religion, and even between the villages differences occur. The Akha migrated in stages from Yunnan (China), where the great majority ...

The Indians, our neighbors to the west, have been trading and settling in Burma for centuries, attracted by the opportunities of our fertile, uncrowded country. The British used cheap Indian labor ...