Tag: Jim Thompson

  • Jim Thompson: The Thai Silk King

    Jim Thompson: The Thai Silk King

    This post was updated on Nov. 11, 2018. Jim Thompson & Thai Silk Jim Thompson is rightly considered the father of the contemporary Thai silk industry (post 1950). He is often referred to as the King of Thai silk. He disappeared mysteriously in 1967 in the jungles of Malaysia and was never heard from again.…