Thailand's Troubled Border - North. Golden Triangle, Akha people

Huei Naam Kun village is located in the mountains near Chiang Rai. There is no public transportation for going there and it's 51 families live a very traditional stylle. There was no electricity either until the World bank offered them a few years ago some sollar panels and now they can use electricity for a few hours every day. The village has always been peaceful but because of drug armies that were trying to force them to grow opium, the village had to relocate 6 times to escape them. It was originaly in Burma and it has been in the curent location in Thailand for the last 28 years.

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Huei Naam Kun village is located in the mountains near Chiang Rai. There is no public transportation for going there and it's 51 families live a very traditional stylle. There was no electricity either until the World bank offered them a few years ago some sollar panels and now they can use electricity for a few hours every day. The village has always been peaceful but because of drug armies that were trying to force them to grow opium, the village had to relocate 6 times to escape them. It was originaly in Burma and it has been in the curent location in Thailand for the last 28 years.