Arumugam Kandasamy, worker on infamous 'Death Railway', dies at 97


  • Nation
  • Saturday, 09 Nov 2024

Arumugam Kandasamy.

SEREMBAN: The oldest surviving worker of the infamous 'Death Railway' between Thailand and Myanmar, Arumugam Kandasamy, has died at the age of 97.

His son, A. Sudhagaran, 45, said his father died at 3.26am on Saturday (Nov 9), after receiving treatment at a private hospital here.

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