Nathan A. Thompson
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The last 92 Irrawaddy dolphins in Mekong River may not survive
Experts are concerned that the Mekong dolphin is unlikely to survive Cambodia's modernisation as a new dam is planned. → Read More
Meth Addiction in Bangladesh
“It is reported that 53.27% of young people in the country addicted to drugs." → Read More
Talking Yoga and Recovery with Paige Elizabeth
It would be a lie to say I love my body today, but I can’t deny the fact that yoga taught me how powerful my body is and that is what I think about if I move too far into self-hatred. → Read More
The Perils of Healing
I thought that if I meditated enough I would become a better person. But progress in meditation is not linear. It’s more a process of revealing what is inside than making improvements. → Read More
How I Accidentally Quit Drinking (in Thailand)
I didn’t expect to learn any more than I needed to file my story. But, by the time I left, I would know how to quit drinking. → Read More
Turning Three Years Clean in an Opium Field
I'm standing in Myanmar holding a ball of opium. My old counselors would tell me this isn't a good place for a former junky to be... but I'm here for work. → Read More
This ‘Lucky’ Pasta Could Save Bhutan from MSG Noodles
Students from Bhutan’s Royal Thimphu College have created a healthy wheat flour pasta shaped to look like the lucky “endless knot” symbol of Buddhist tradition. → Read More
The Cost of Cambodia’s Development
The country has grand plans, but not everyone is a winner. → Read More
Burmese Opium Farmers Make the Best Rice Wine
U Mint Aung, village chief of a tiny community in the opium fields of Myanmar brings out a clay pot brimming with multi-coloured grains: home-brewed rice wine. → Read More
This Iraqi Refugee Family Makes Cambodia’s Best Baba Ghanouj
Muna, her husband, and five sons fled their war torn hometown of Fallujah for Cambodia two years ago. Now in Phnom Penh, they run a Middle Eastern restaurant. → Read More
Let’s have an open relationship, my girlfriend said
Polyamorists believe in being romantically connected to more than one person at a time. Could it work for Nathan A Thompson? → Read More
For me, ayahuasca was as good as therapy. Here's what the science says
Even war veterans are now turning to the psychedelic jungle medicine to treat deep trauma. → Read More
Cambodian Ghosts Love Sticky Rice Cakes
On Pchum Ben festival, the gates of hell open and dead relatives enter the homes of the living. Cambodians offer these ghosts a Num Om Saum sticky rice cake. → Read More
Cambodian Ghosts Love Sticky Rice Cakes
On Pchum Ben festival, the gates of hell open and dead relatives enter the homes of the living. Cambodians offer these ghosts a Num Om Saum sticky rice cake. → Read More
Why do I keep getting dumped?
He’s got plenty of experience in dealing with break-ups but Nathan A Thompson has realised that, at 30, none of his relationships have lasted longer than 18 months. What’s he doing wrong? → Read More
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. → Read More
Building a Pizza Oven on a Tuk-Tuk Is As Impossible as It Sounds
Three years ago, four friends decided to open Cambodia’s first wood-fired pizza oven on a tuk-tuk. Katy Peri Pizza now sells slices to Phnom Penh clubbers. → Read More
'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." → Read More
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. → Read More
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 Robusta blends favoured by street sellers. → Read More