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 ...

Seventy-five years ago, in June 1942, the Japanese Occupation Army commissioned the construction of the Thai-Burma Railway that later gained its infamous name, the Death Railway.

Schoolchildren sang Happy Birthday to Mr Jennings when he turned 103 A former soldier thought to be the last surviving veteran of the infamous Burma Railway has died aged 104. Jack Jennings was ...

Mr Jennings received a guard of honour by the Royal British Legion at the service The funeral of Jack Jennings, thought to be the last surviving veteran of the infamous Burma Railway, has taken place.

PETALING JAYA: It is high time the international community gives due recognition to the Asian forced labourers of the Thai-Burma Death Railway. Death Railway Interest Group chairman P ...