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Remembering Tamil victims of the 'death railway' 80 years on
On a warm January morning in Thailand's western Kanchanaburi province ... Japanese term for conscripted Asian workers — were forced to work on the Thailand-Burma Railway during the Japanese occupation ...
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What’s Thailand’s Death Railway all about?
The Death Railway in Thailand, also known as the Burma Railway ... The train then goes to Nam Tok via Kanchanaburi. The journey to Kanchanaburi, which takes around three hours, costs only 100 ...
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Hacking When It Counts: Surviving The Burma Death Railway
And so it was decided that a railway connecting Thailand and Burma would be constructed through dense tropical jungle over hilly terrain with hundreds of rivers, including the Kwae Noi River ...
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106 Death Railway victims to be cremated
He said the MIB plans to conduct cremation ceremonies at Wat Chaichumpon-Chanasongkram, a Buddhist temple in Kanchanaburi ... of the 415km Thailand-Burma Railway, as it was called then, remains ...
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Sikhs working on the Death Railway: Blood, toil, tears and sweat
The Death Railway line from Ban Pong in Siam (Thailand) to Ye in Burma (Myanmar) was built over 76 years ago by Prisoners of War (PoW) and slave labourers. Besides the Tamils, Chinese and Malays ...
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From peaceful wildlife to buzzing Bangkok: Put your money on Thailand for longhaul winter sun
Looking to catch the last of the winter sun without blowing your budget? Beautiful Thailand remains easy and affordable – ...
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What’s Thailand’s Death Railway all about?
Officially called the Burma Railway, this 415-kilometer track was built by the Japanese during World War II to connect Thailand and ... then goes to Nam Tok via Kanchanaburi.