Thailand-Burma-Eisenbahn
Most foreigners are mainly aware of Kanchanaburi's recent history with the Burma Railway. During Japanese occupation of Thailand in 1942, both allied POWs and Asian labourers were ordered by the Japanese to build a Thailand-Burma railway. Eventually, more than 100,000 people (16,000 allied POWs and 90,000 local Asian labourers) died from horrific working conditions.