Nathan A. Thompson
Most Cambodian 'Coffee' Is Actually Soybeans and Scorched Corn
Coffee in Cambodia is a con, cut through with blackened water, soybeans, and dodgy flavourings as rival roasters compete to sell the cheapest product. I got on a moped with a local roaster to visit some of the fakers at work.
'Trading Refugees for Money’: Four of Australia’s Failed Asylum Seekers Arrive in Phnom Penh
Only four out of 718 people accepted the Australian government's offer, despite being housed in conditions that Amnesty International has called "toxic" and "inhumane."
Joining Cambodia's Underwater Bomb Squad on their First Live Disposal Mission
Unexploded bombs from the Vietnam War still litter Cambodia's countryside. VICE News took a trip on the Mekong River to see a live US explosive being delicately lifted from the murky water.
In Cambodia, Coffee and Tea Come Together in One Cup
Pouring jasmine tea over coffee dregs sounds like a bad idea but in Cambodia, it’s a refreshing way to cap off the heavy Robusta blends favoured by street sellers.
Phnom Penh’s Best Breakfast Comes From a Stall Next to a Sewer
Vanna has been serving babaw—a Cambodian rice porridge similar to congee—in a stall next to Phnom Penh’s infamous Lu Tuk S'Oi, or ‘bad smelling water’ for eight years.
We Met the Secretive American Leader of the Free Burma Rangers
They have been described as Doctors Without Borders with guns. VICE News traveled to the Myanmar jungle to meet the group of Jesus-inspired warriors on a mission to help the victims of the country's civil war.
'We’re Testing About 20 People a Day': Inside the Cambodian Village Devastated by an HIV Outbreak
At least 212 people in Roka have tested positive for HIV and a village doctor is awaiting trial for murder and spreading the virus after habitually reusing syringes on patients.
'Haunted Technology': An Interview with Erik Davis, Scholar of the Weird
We talked about conspiracy theories, confronting the void, and modern-day magic.
Having Dinner with North Korea's Celebrity Defector
"I'm extremely grateful I was born in North Korea," Yeonmi Park told me in London recently. "If that didn't happen, there's no way I could understand other people's pain."
North Korea's Got a Big Crystal Meth Problem
Meth is the bomb in the Hermit Kingdom — at least, according to US officials who tested two batches last year.
Military Police Are Killing the Cambodians Who Make Your Clothes
Four people were killed and 21 more injured in Cambodia this morning, when police opened fire with AK-47s into a group of protesters.
Military Police Are Killing the Cambodians Who Make Your Clothes
Four people were killed and 21 more injured in Cambodia this morning, when police opened fire with AK-47s into a group of protesters. The deaths come after months of tension and escalating violence between the authorities and garment workers, who are...