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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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A Rohingya woman recalls her days adrift at sea and the legal limbo that has defined the 16 years since she reached Malaysia’s shores.
Across Malaysia, dozens of data centres hum around the clock, powered by electricity that increasingly comes from gas-fired turbines.
Traffickers exploit Langkawi’s scattered geography and proximity to Thailand to smuggle drugs, fuel and migrants.
Malaysia is home to roughly 126,000 registered Rohingya refugees who have fled violent persecution in Myanmar.
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Cross-border smuggling networks are moving through Malaysia’s Langkawi archipelago, trafficking migrants, drugs, contraband and fuel.
Experts say even as momentum on ocean commitments grows in Asia, gaps in implementation and delivery remain.
The decision to allow new admission pathways to public universities has triggered concern about the future of Malay-medium education.
Experts warn age checks could expose sensitive identity data while pushing determined minors towards harder-to-monitor spaces.
Asia prioritises fuel needs over security risks from Russian oil to survive the energy crisis, despite sanctions and diplomatic dilemmas.
Malaysia faces a dilemma in modernising an ageing military without overwhelming public finances or appearing to choose sides, analysts say.
More than 1,000 complaints involving male victims have been lodged since 2024, but campaigners say shame and fear still keep many men silent.
Businesses ranging from boat operators to restaurants are seeing a drop in international visitors to the island.
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.
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.
