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Myanmar’s “Neck-Coil” Women Back in the Village After Coronavirus Shuts Down Tourism in Thailand

2020-10-02

During the good times, Kayan women were popular attractions in the northern Thai tourist city of Chiang Mai. Now they’re once again working in the fields.

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