The Death Railway and the River Kwai Bridge in Kanchanaburi, Thailand
A visit to sites related to the construction of the Death Railway in Thailand during World War II: The Bridge on the River Kwai, and the Death Railway.

China, along with three other Asian nations, has started co-ordinated patrols on the Mekong river in an effort to improve security in the increasingly violent area.

Thailand, Myanmar and Laos have signed an agreement with (View More....)

There are around 1.4 million migrant workers in Thailand mainly from Burma and Cambodia, but only 800,000 have registered with the Labour Ministry program for immigrants and were granted a certificate allowing a special type of residency. According to activists, lack of (View More....)

A DKBA with two hand grenades demonstrates in front of UNHCR at Mae Sot, Thailand. He surrendered on Monday after briefly seizing a hostage in the Thai border town of Mae Sot. The soldier, identified as Sorta Mini, seized motorcycle-taxi driver Rote Laowan on the (View More....)

A 7-magnitude earthquake jolted Myanmar on Thursday night, killing at least 25 people. The epicenter was close to the borders with China, Thailand and Laos and was just 10 kilometers deep. Myanmar officials warned that there could be many more casualties. People fled their homes in (View More....)

A visit to the long necks in the mountains near Chiang Rai, especially to see the Padaung or Karen tribe, worldwide known for the Longneck women. These women have many rings around their neck, which make their neck look longer. This is not the case though. The (View More....)

Mae Sai is a border town between Thailand and Myanmar (Burma).

In 2001, a visit to Mae Hong Son, Northern Thailand brought us to the so-called Giraffe Long-Neck Karen Tribe Women. Supposedly there were around 600 of these refugees from Myanmar (View More....)