Nate Thayer, Dead at 62, and Stories That Still Resonate

Among his many scoops, Thayer’s work also foreshadowed the rapid growth of Chinese influence in Cambodia.

American journalist Nate Thayer, who died on January 3 at the age of 62 in Falmouth, Massachusetts, left behind a trail of good friends and colleagues and a wealth of stories that spanned from Cambodia and China to Iraq and the United States.

The obits were many and deserved. The New York Times, NPR, Asia Times, Voice of America, NK News and Sour Milk were just a few to publish his exploits alongside the international news wires.

Thayer arrived in Cambodia as a reporter with Associated Press. He then worked as a freelancer for the Far Eastern Economic Review and by the early 1990s had become a consistent contributor to the Phnom Penh Post. He covered the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, and between 2011 and 2016 we collaborated on North Korea-related stories.

In full: https://thediplomat.com/2023/01/nate-thayer-dead-at-62-and-stories-that-still-resonate/

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