‘Can we ensure equal status in a federal Burma?’ ask ethnic youths
Several participants questioned whether equal rights would prevail for those ethnic minorities that do not have their own state or administrative region.
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Culture Ethnic issues Human Rights Karenni Lead Story News
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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Pyay locals evacuate as Irrawaddy reaches danger level
The town of Padaung, ten kilometres south of Pyay, has been almost completely inundated. Locals from some 30 villages have been evacuated to safety.
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When an ethical boycott backfires
Tourists used to flock to see the legendary ‘long-neck’ women in northern Thailand. Now, amid campaigns to ‘Stop the Human Zoo’, the steady stream of visitors has dried up. And so has their money.
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.
Culture Karenni Lead Story News
Karenni language, alphabet to be taught in schools
The Karenni alphabet – kyal poe gyi or kayah li – was created in 1962, and has only ever been widely taught at refugee camps in Thailand. It appears to be modelled, linguists say, on Thai and Burmese scripts.
The last of the Padaung long-necks
For generations Padaung (Kayan) women and girls have adorned their necks, arms and legs with long brass coils. The tradition has earned them the name Padaung long-necks – or to[…]
