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.

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

News Feed

Court denies bail to Kachin peace activist

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BY Oliver Slow

Affairs, Election 2015, Opinion

Muslim voters unrepresented but undeterred

The exclusion of many Muslim candidates from the November 8 polls was one of the black spots of the election.

BY Oliver Slow & Hans Hulst

Bizfeed, Business

HK budget carrier plans services to Yangon, Mandalay

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BY Frontier & Oliver Slow

Latest Issue

Volume 6, Issue 17

January 12, 2021

Stories in this issue

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.

News Feed, News, Affairs

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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