The Standard (Hong Kong) carries a Reuters article on the plight of hundreds of ethnic Padaung "long-neck" people from military-ruled Burma, now living in the hills of northern Thailand."But plans to consolidate three Padaung villages into a single refugee settlement are intensifying concerns among rights workers about their exploitation as a tourist attraction.
Already, busloads of foreigners on "eco-tourism" trips pile into the remote villages every day to pose beside the Padaung "giraffe women" - so-called for their elongated necks propped up on layers of brass coils.
Some visitors along with Padaung people say the tours are more akin to trips to a human zoo."
Full article: Rights groups fear for 'giraffe women'
Note for Australian readers: As far as I know, there are no plans for Naomi Robson to go in and rescue them
