Like most of Thailand's hill tribes, the Akha started in southern China and moved south into Myanmar (then known as Burma) where they were exposed to Christianity by British and American missionaries.

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

Thailand is home to thousands of people who were born there, but are not recognized as citizens due to a lack of documentation. In the northern ... population of the hill tribes in Thailand ...

A hands-on farming day with the Lahu hill tribe offers travellers a unique insight into how remote communities are working towards a more sustainable future. Thailand’s northern hill tribes have ...

This July 21, 2012 photo shows a woman crossing a wooden bridge over the Mae Kok River in northern Thailand’s Chiang Rai Province. The valley is home to numerous minority hill tribe villages ...

CHIANG RAI, Thailand (AP) – The Kok River is a cocoa-colored expressway into the heart of hill tribe country. Rushing down from Myanmar and through Thailand's northern mountains to the city of ...

CHIANG RAI, Thailand — The Kok River is a cocoa-colored expressway into the heart of hill tribe country, rushing down from Myanmar and through Thailand’s northern mountains to the city of ...

CHIANG RAI, Thailand — The Kok River is a cocoa-colored expressway into the heart of Thailand’s hill-tribe country. Rushing down from Myanmar and through Thailand’s northern mountains to the ...