To further promote sustainable agriculture, the hotel has partnered with
Akha Ama, a socially empowered enterprise growing coffee in northern Thailand, to source 100 per cent Arabica beans from the project.
'Just wandering around the neighbourhood, talking to Shan construction workers,
Akha and Lahu flower girls, listening to their stories, developing relationships with the local community,' said Lisa, 'I began to see how many tourists were behaving badly with these kids, drunkenly grabbing them and flinging them about in bars until early morning and much worse.
While they are described as a sub-group of the
Akha ethnic group, many of the Oma consider themselves as distinct from the
Akha.
Chapter Four looks at the ways of living of the
Akha people: how they negotiate between China and Southeast Asia, as well as between development and local traditions.
Arjaw, who belongs to the ethnic
Akha hill-tribe, was found in the southern Chinese city of Kunming in January with a Thai identity card.
class="MsoNormalMy father was born in a tiny village, known as Kodwav and my mother was born in
Akha and after their arranged marriage, the couple moved to Bantwa, a small town nearby for greener pastures.
The Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly (
AKHA) premises is currently being attacked by people suspected to be political thugs.
For coffee lovers, the place to be is
Akha Mino Coffee where, aside from a good brew, one can have photos taken wearing the traditional garb of the
Akha hill tribe, and even have a ride on the farm's trusty carabao.
"Agency, Social Capital, and Mixed Embeddedness among
Akha Minority Street Vendors in Thailand's Tourist Areas".
Akshaya Tritiya is known as
Akha Teej within the Marwari community, a successful business community that hails from the state of Rajasthan in India.