Mountain tribes in northern Thailand celebrate their freedom - with a wacky swing festival. The Akha people were once native to China before being being conquered by rival factions and forced to flee to Burma in therapy 1900s. Following decades…
Superstitious locals are flocking to a Buddhist temple to worship lucky tree trunks - which they use to choose their next lottery numbers. The Wat Bo temple in Pathum Thani, central Thailand, has been housing 32 of the sacred trees…
Footage shows how locals take part in an extreme buffalo racing competition in Thailand. The men mounted the beasts for the ten-second long sprints at the event in Chonburi province on Saturday October 12. They sit on the hind quarters…
Craftsmen who make Chinese lanterns for a popular festival fear they will be put out of business after a crackdown on the items. Manufacturers have been preparing for the renowned Yee Peng festival, which sees locals and tourists release the…
Troubling footage shows how children are forced to wear brass rings around their neck in a Thai village slammed as a 'human zoo'. The young girls - some that appear to be just two or three years old - are…
Women in this tribe stretch their necks with brass rings so they resemble mythological dragons - but they are only allowed to marry their relatives. The Karen Long Neck women fled Burma during war and political unrest before settling in…
A fascinating street in Bangkok where thousands of Buddha statutes of made before being delivered to temples. The Bamrung Mueang Road - or Buddha Street as it is nicknamed - has been churning out the religious idols since the early…
This street cleaner has come up with a creative way of taking pet dog to work - by carrying him on her back. The one-year-old pooch named Mazda calmly sits in the backpack while his owner does an eight-hour shift…
Footage shows how elephants are forced to carry spectators in their TRUNKS with mahouts using sharp hooks to control them. The animals were filmed being threatened with metal spikes to do their gruelling daily shows for crowds in Surin province,…
Captain Calamity sailors took to the seas in their own bizarre home made boats. The would-be seamen and women launched their amusing vessels into the Gulf of Finland from the beach in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on August 17. But there…