King Tooth

Rathakrishnan Velu pulls with his teeth a seven-coach train with a combined weight of 297.1 tonnes at an old railway station in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Rathakrishnan dragged himself back on the rail tracks during the feat last week to haul the the 297.1 tonne train over a distance of 2.8 meters.

Murder probe

A Malaysian minister’s son has been questioned over the death of K. Sujatha, a Tamil actress who consumed poison. Sujatha, who had acted in several Tamil dramas and films in Malaysia, died four days after she was admitted to hospital.  Malaysian police have recorded statements from the minister’s son, a CEO who employed Sujatha as his personal assistant.

Dress code

A Malaysian official has warned taxi drivers in the capital Kuala Lumpur to dress properly or face heavy C$90 fines. Taxi drivers in the city are required to wear only white shirts which should be tucked in. Pants must be dark colored, no sandals are allowed, and leather shoes must be worn with socks on. Drivers do not always adhere to these rules however.

Sleep disorder

A Singapore surgeon has developed an improved method of treating a sleep disorder with a procedure that has a success rate 20 per cent higher than conventional treatments. The standard surgery for sleep apnia involves removing the tonsils and some soft palate tissue. Pang’s  procedure also pulls the throat muscles at the back of the mouth upward.

Fake doctor

Malaysian police have detained an Indian man for masquerading as a doctor and treating patients as a substitute for the real physician on his off-days. The suspect, in his 30s, was believed to have entered the country legally as a technical expert for another company earlier this year but had been masquerading as a doctor instead.