The real story of what came to be known as the Burma Death Railway is far grislier than any movie could make it, and the ways that the prisoners who built it managed to stay alive is a fascinating ...

They would spend three and a half years of hard labour building the Burma Railway, which became known as the "death railway" due to the loss of life suffered. It will be the first time a new roll ...

Flanagan's inspiration for 'Narrow Road to the Deep North' stems from a deeply personal history, as his father was a prisoner of war forced to work on the infamous Burma Railway. Drawing on this ...

during the construction of the 415km Thailand-Burma Railway, as it was called then, remains largely unseen. The exact number of deaths during the construction of the railway is unknown ...

PETALING JAYA: A new registration exercise begins today for Death Railway survivors and next-of-kin by Persatuan Kebajikan Bekas dan Warisan Buruh Binaan Landasan Keretapi Siam-Burma: 1942-1946.