River Kwai Bridge Festival opensKANCHANABURI: The annual River Kwai Bridge Festival and the Red Cross Fair was opened yesterday and will run until Dec 2. The opening ceremony was held at 7pm on Saturday at the bridge across the Kwai river in Muang district.It was chaired by governor Jirakiat Phumsawat and his wife Rachaya, chairwoman of the Kanchanaburi Red Cross. The River Kwai Bridge Festival has been held annually in late November since 1980. The festival also includes a big Red Cross fair at the bridge. The River Kwai Bridge formed part of the so-called Death Railway, built by Japan in 1943 to support its forces in Burma during World War II.

Source: Bangkok Post November 24, 2019 04:30 UTC