By Oliver Slow, Author at Frontier Myanmar

By 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.

Articles by By Oliver Slow (236 posts)

Opinion

The encouraging rejection of Ma Ba Tha

Voters may have rejected Ma Ba Tha’s anti-Muslim rhetoric at the ballot box, but the hardline Buddhist nationalist movement is far from finished.

BY Oliver Slow

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Court denies bail to Kachin peace activist

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Kachin Facebook activist's health deteriorating

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Culture

Mong La, Myanmar's dreary 'sleaze capital'

Mong La, on the border with China, has a reputation for debauchery but a recent visit revealed a dank, depressing town.

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Latest Issue

Volume 6, Issue 10

September 22, 2020

Stories in this issue

2020 Election, Editorial, Opinion

Ahead of the vote, it’s still ‘Myanmar vs the world’

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s election address through state media doesn’t just present Myanmar and its government, perversely, as the real victims of the Rohingya crisis, it also contradicts what she is trying to tell the rest of the world.

magazine, Features

Keeping the faith: Can the USDP retain its Dry Zone stronghold?

Buddhist nationalism and a focus on rural voters helped the USDP retain a rare stronghold in southern Mandalay Region, but cracks are emerging ahead of this year’s vote.

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By Oliver Slow

Articles by By Oliver Slow (236 posts)

The encouraging rejection of Ma Ba Tha

Court denies bail to Kachin peace activist

Kachin Facebook activist's health deteriorating

Mong La, Myanmar's dreary 'sleaze capital'

Latest Issue

Volume 6, Issue 10

Ahead of the vote, it’s still ‘Myanmar vs the world’

Keeping the faith: Can the USDP retain its Dry Zone stronghold?

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