Category Archives: Bizarre Thailand

Review: Vulture Peak by John Burdett

THE PEAK OF THE FLESH TRADE By Jim Algie Starting with the first shot, the brilliantly warped Bangkok 8, John Burdett’s series of mysteries starring the Thai-American detective Sonchai Jitpleecheep have traded on flesh: of sex workers and the transgendered, … Continue reading

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Thailand’s Last Executioner: Obituary for a Kindly Killer

            Story and photos by Jim Algie What sort of person leans over a sub-machine-gun bolted to the floor, takes aim at a target on a white curtain in front of a condemned man strapped … Continue reading

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The tell-tale art

By Jim Algie In the middle of 2011, some eight years after the Thai government’s “War on Drugs” stacked up a body count of 2,500 people in three months, the first and only policemen to be indicted were handed down … Continue reading

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Eco Apocalypse

Weather patterns have gone schizo and loco lately with unheard of days of downpours in Bangkok during the dry season, cold snaps and lashes of wintry wind and frost in Europe, and even blizzards and school closures in normally balmy … Continue reading

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Reviewing the Reviewer

Given the ever-more scrawny and space-famished column inches given to book reviews, it takes a surgeon’s skill to tap that vein and distill the blood and bile of a tome these days. But Max Crosbie-Jones, the managing editor of Bangkok101, … Continue reading

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YouTubing on the New Bizarre Thailand Channel

After consulting with a Thai fortune-teller, re-reading parts of the I-Ching, uttering an incantation to Ganesha, the god of art, and waiting until Venus was in Neptune, while staving off much apathy and plenty of petulance (though that last clause … Continue reading

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Playing the Pimp of Self-Promotion (Reluctantly Once More)

A message from our host, Jim Algie… Many thanks are due to all the readers, reviewers and good bookwormish Samaritans out there for buying up the first print run of the book back in June: about 15 months ahead of … Continue reading

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Sabotage Times runs Bizarre Thailand excerpt on See Uey, the notorious child-killing cannibal

Sabotage Times, the online magazine published by the legendary James Brown of Loaded fame, has just run a full excerpt from Bizarre Thailand. The chapter from the book’s Crime Scenes section covers a number of morbid and gruesome tales, focusing … Continue reading

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Bizarre Thailand reviewed by The Age

Bruce Elder has just reviewed Bizarre Thailand in The Age, calling Jim’s book a “thoughtful book” and a ” a useful introduction to Thailand’s lesser-known history.” Read on for the full review. ARMCHAIR JOURNEY THE old adage about never judging … Continue reading

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Bizarre Thailand in The Big Chilli — Excerpt on Chang and Eng, the original Siamese Twins

The Big Chilli recently ran an excerpt from Bizarre Thailand which traces the life story of Chang and Eng, the original Siamese Twins. You can download the article here. Big Chili excerpt The magazine said “Covering everything from fish fights … Continue reading

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