Chandrasegar (centre) pointing to the spot where the Death Railway was constructed. Flanking him are Kanapathy (left) and Maruthamuthu. — S.S. KANESAN/The Star
IT HAS been 75 years since the construction of the infamous Thai-Burma “Death Railway” line, and many survivors have since passed on.
However, their families and next of kin are still trying to find out more about the Japanese-commissioned project which involved more than 100,000 men, including prisoners of war and Asian labourers.
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