In the late 1980s and early 1990s due to conflict with the military regime in Burma, many Kayan tribes fled to the Thai border area, where they live with an uncertain legal status, and villages displaying Padaung women with brass neck coils for tourist dollars appeared.
Many Kayan tribes fled to the Thai border area. This was in the late 1980s due to conflict with the military regime in Burma. This was in early 1990s due to conflict with the military regime in Burma. They live with an uncertain legal status. Villages displaying Padaung women with brass neck coils for tourist dollars appeared. This was in the late 1980s due to conflict with the military regime in Burma. This was in early 1990s due to conflict with the military regime in Burma.