BANGKOK: On March 26, 1967, Thailand’s “King of Silk” Jim Thompson went for an afternoon walk in Malaysia’s Cameron Highland and disappeared without any trace, leaving behind one of the most intriguing unsolved mysteries. “Jim Thompson was executed by the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM),” claimed its producer, Barry Broman from Adventure Film Productions here recently. Speaking during a premiere of his documentary in Bangkok, he claimed the new information which had linked CPM to Thompson’s disappearance was discovered by his friend, Xuwicha “Noi” Hiranpruek about five years ago. Hiranpruek, who was also present during the premiere, said the information which implicated the CPM with Thompson’s disappearance came about following his conversation with a Singaporean friend, Teo Pin who now lives in Shanghai. He also claimed Moonlight Cottage where the American stayed before his disappearance had once served as the CPM headquarters.

Source: New Strait Times December 10, 2017 07:19 UTC