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    Padaung ‘longnecks’ begin their journey home

    The new democratic transition in Burma has emboldened a handful of women from this group to take the journey back to their homes in Dawmawso Township in Karenni State.

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    Culture Ethnic issues Karenni Lead Story News

    Karen long-necks stretch tradition

    Women of the Karen ethnic hilltribe in northern Thailand are renowned for their unusually long necks, stretched by multiple layers of neck-rings starting from the age of five.

    They are a tourist drawcard, but the tradition may be dying out. Young Karen women can now choose whether they want to have the heavy and uncomfortable wire coils around their necks.

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