An 11-year-old Malaysian girl has taken on the responsibility of ‘mother’ to her four siblings after their parents were jailed for drugs offences. Nurul Farisha Mohd Ridzuan, 11, cares for her siblings, aged 12, six, three and one, at their home in Kubang Terap in the Malaysian state of Kelantan.…
A Malaysian baker has gone viral with these “creepy” birthday cakes featuring realistic cockroaches and lizards crawling around. The cake maker, known as ‘The Slice Ipoh Homebaker’ on social media, is based in the city of Ipoh in the Malaysian state of Perak. The baker offers clients “specially-designed cakes made…
A Malaysian binman in Singapore has reunited a woman with her iPad a year after it disappeared. Muhammad Khidir Samsudin, known as ‘Eday’, said he found the device along with a broken laptop in a plastic bag while on the job with his colleague Yuamirul. The 25-year-old developmental science graduate…
A tourist’s gushing review of a snorkelling company disturbing sea turtles so visitors can get good snaps has landed the firm in hot water with the Malaysian authorities. The as-yet unidentified snorkelling operator is based in the Perhentian Islands within the Malaysian state of Terengganu. The incident was highlighted on…
A huge 55-stone tapir has been hit and killed on the road after wandering from its Malaysian forest reserve. The 350-kilogramme (55 stone) tapir was killed in Jalan Kahang Barat near the town of Kluang in the south-western Malaysian state of Johor. According to Johor Wildlife and National Parks director…
