Oliver Slow

Oliver Slow is a Southeast Asia-based journalist. He is a former Chief-of-Staff at Frontier, and is writing a book about Myanmar's transition.

Affairs, Features

Lives in limbo as refugees in Malaysia await news from Rakhine

Members of the 150,000-strong Rohingya community in Malaysia are anxiously watching developments in northern Rakhine State, still hopeful that one day they will be able to return.

BY Oliver Slow

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Daw Aung San Suu Kyi invites international help for Rakhine crisis

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BY Mratt Kyaw Thu & Oliver Slow

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Rohingya protest in Malaysia is ‘freedom of expression’, says minister

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BY Oliver Slow

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With ARSA attacks, northern Rakhine plunges into new, darker chapter

The most recent attacks on security forces in the region came just hours after the commission led by Kofi Annan submitted its final report to the government.

BY Mratt Kyaw Thu & Oliver Slow

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Volume 6, Issue 17

January 12, 2021

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Editorial, Opinion

Why we’re back in print

We’re not betting on a print revival to ensure Frontier’s survival, but we believe print still has an important place in the media landscape.

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The ultimate penalty: Debating the death sentence

Myanmar has not executed a convict for decades, though they continue to be put on death row. While some call for capital punishment to be scrapped, others are demanding it for child rapists.

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