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Hacking When It Counts: Surviving The Burma Death Railway
In the early days of World War II, the Japanese army invaded Burma ... And so it was decided that a railway connecting Thailand and Burma would be constructed through dense tropical jungle ...
Remembering Tamil victims of the 'death railway' 80 years on
The remains of 106 Tamil laborers who toiled on the Thailand-Burma Railway under Japanese occupation have been cremated in a ...
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What’s Thailand’s Death Railway all about?
The Death Railway in Thailand, also known as the Burma Railway, was built during World War II by the Japanese. It stands as a reminder of the sacrifices and hardships endured by Allied prisoners ...
Asia News27d
Kanchanaburi: posthumous funeral rite for 'Death Railway' victims
The immense suffering endured by Allied prisoners of war (POWs) and Asian labourers (known as Rōmusha[*] in Japanese), forced to build the 415 km railway between Thailand and Burma (now Myanmar ...
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Champion of former Korean war criminals dies at 96
A court in Singapore held Lee responsible for the deaths of many POWs by forcing them to work at a construction site for the Thai-Burma Railway, also known as the infamous “Death Railway.” ...
What’s Thailand’s Death Railway all about?
The Death Railway in Thailand, also known as the Burma Railway, was built during World War II by the Japanese. It stands as a reminder of the sacrifices and hardships endured by Allied prisoners of ...