Welcome to Huay Pu Keng
Huay Pu Keng, situated in Mae Hong Son, nothern Thailand, is a small village populated primarily by the Kayan (long-neck) and Kayaw (big-ears) Karenni ethnic sub-groups. It is open all year round to visitors.
On this website you can find out about the village of Huay Pu Keng, including its amazing people and their culture. If you are interested in visiting Huay Pu Keng please check out the Visitor Information.
“I just want to leave”
Zember, once a poster child for Thailand's tourism
describes why she is now desperate to leave.
Latest Updates
Several news organisations including the BBC and Al Jazeera ran pieces about the Kayan in Mae Hong Son recently. You can find links to some of the articles here.
One of the Kayan featured in many of the articles mentioned above, is Mu Lo (Zember) who lives in the long-neck village of Nai Soi. She is now receiving a lot of attention from the press, but not wanting the facts to be either distorted or truncated she has written her own story and asked us to publish it here.
Ma Lo, who moved to Huay Pu Keng last year, has also updated her autobiography.
Both Ma Lo and Zember appear on 60 Minute feature by New Zealand station TV3. It can be viewed on their website.
Elsewhere the site has been reorganised to allow useful information to be found more easily. There is also a new FAQ up; if you have any questions about the Kayan people or Huay Pu Keng e-mail us .