Train tracks leading away from the bridge towards Burma

Bridge over the River Kwai and Sai Yok Noi waterfall

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May 2nd 2009
In 1942, The Empire of Japan invaded Burma from neighbouring Thailand, which they already occupied, and seized control of the country from the British. In order to maintain control of Burma they needed to deliver troops and supplies to the country and the only existing way to do that was by sea, along the coast of Thailand and up the west coast of Malaysia to Burma. The route was long and very exp ... read more

Asia » Thailand » Western Thailand » Kanchanaburi

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A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more