Even after decades in Thailand, Kayan women who fled Myanmar make their living from their traditional neck rings. But that’s changing. By Hannah Beech HUAY PU KENG, Thailand — In front of ...

Kayan women, who live on the border between Myanmar and Thailand, are given the weighty rings when they turn five. They will wear the impressive jewellery throughout their lives. Although the ...

A single Kayan woman who can speak little English or Thai, Ma Tha is unmarried and says with a smile that she has no boyfriend. Once the preserve of travelers as its ethnic areas languished under ...