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    Tagged: Padaung

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News

    ‘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.

    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.

    Lead Story Natural Disasters News Pegu Division

    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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    Culture Ethnic issues Feature Karen Lead Story News

    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.

    Karen long-necks stretch tradition video

    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 video

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    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[…]

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