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Ushar Daniele
Correspondent, Asia
Ushar Daniele is the Post’s Kuala Lumpur–based correspondent covering Malaysia, Southeast Asia and the wider region. She focuses on current affairs, geopolitics, the economy, climate change and the environment. Her work has appeared in Al Jazeera English, CNN and VICE News, and she has earned two awards for excellence in digital and television reporting.
Ushar Daniele is the Post’s Kuala Lumpur–based correspondent covering Malaysia, Southeast Asia and the wider region. She focuses on current affairs, geopolitics, the economy, climate change and the environment. Her work has appeared in Al Jazeera English, CNN and VICE News, and she has earned two awards for excellence in digital and television reporting.
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The man who once presided over one of Malaysia’s most heavily protected companies has told Malays to stop relying on the state.
Eight hantavirus cases linked to the cruise have been reported so far, including three deaths, the WHO says.
Opportunistic nighttime raids in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore are testing security in a vital maritime chokepoint.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has ordered cloud-seeding operations to be carried out in the worst-affected states.
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While the state receives millions in conservation funding, it faces challenges in preserving the Protestant cemetery due to its climate.
One video shows Dara, Amoi and Kelat responding to their names in Malay while another reportedly reveals one of the elephants ‘weeping’.
The withdrawal ends the former prime minister’s attempt to serve out his SRC sentence at home after his jail term was halved in 2024.
The bigger risk is not of the Iran war spilling into their waters, but the strain of operating in more contested sea lanes, analysts say.
An early bumper harvest and rising fuel and freight costs are squeezing premium durian exporters as they race to get their fruit into China.
Port congestion has resulted in longer vessel queues and mounting scheduling pressure, forcing Malaysian operators to tighten access.
Two tankers were intercepted in waters off Penang on Saturday during an alleged illegal transfer of more than 700,000 litres of diesel.
Analysts warn that charging ships to pass through Hormuz could set a dangerous precedent for other strategic waterways and hit Asia hardest.
Ambassador Daniel Kritenbrink says the US still has ‘extraordinary’ influence in the region, given its trade and security ties with Asean.
The move signals Tehran’s use of access to Hormuz as leverage, analysts say, while drawing scrutiny over Malaysia’s oil transfers.
While young musicians are increasingly drawn to the old instruments, few want to take up the tedious task of crafting them.
Rights group Suhakam says the police Special Branch was involved in the disappearances of Raymond Koh and another activist, Amri Che Mat.
A major oil spill in the Gulf could damage fragile marine habitats, leading to dire consequences for the region, conservationists warn.
Oil is up, coal is back and so are fuel queues. As the Middle East burns, Southeast Asia dusts off an old plan to rewire its future.
Military activities are hampering the transition towards renewable energy, with data transparency lacking among major defence spenders.
DarkSword can compromise vulnerable iPhones through hacked legitimate websites and siphon off highly sensitive data, researchers warn.
More than 5,000 Rohingya languish in detention in Malaysia, leaving fathers like Farouk to watch their children grow through a screen.
The USS Tulsa and USS Santa Barbara were seen in Penang on Sunday, despite Malaysia’s criticism of Washington over the Iran war.
Rights groups say stateless people in the country are often treated as undocumented migrants without basic protections.
Malaysia’s government says the Port Klang expansion is sustainable and essential. Local Mah Meri fishers fear for their livelihoods.
The warning by Singapore police comes as government official impersonation scams continue to surge in the city state.
The video shows a man saying three Iranian players told Malaysian police they wanted to remain in the country. The claim has not been independently verified.
The restored lane, once home to an early theatre scene, is part of Kuala Lumpur’s broader effort to revive its historic Chinatown.
Rents have doubled, ingredient costs keep climbing, yet for the stallholders at Malaysia’s bazaars, no other month comes close.
Southeast Asia was already going electric. Then war broke out in the Middle East and it started going faster.
