Ma-Sa, 30, a Karen hill tribe woman, plays an instrument with a French tourist at a village near Mae Hong Son province, north of Bangkok, Thailand September 7, 2006. Ma-Sa has been living in this village for more than 12 years after fleeing Myanmar. The long-neck Karen hill tribes are one of many ethnic minorities living in the mountainous regions of Thailand's far northwest. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND)

Ma-Nang, 49, a Karen hill tribe woman prepares souvenirs at her shop in a village near Mae Hong Son province, north of Bangkok, Thailand September 7, 2006. The long-neck Karen hill tribes are one of many ethnic minorities living in the mountainous regions of Thailand's far north west. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND)