Compiled by C. ARUNO, IYLIA MARSYA ISKANDAR and R. ARAVINTHAN

       AN entrepreneur’s creative recipe of mixing chicken feet in gravy to go with his roti canai has been crowned Kota Tinggi’s “treasure” in Johor.

       Zaidi Kadiman’s roti canai ceker normally sells out in three to four hours after he opens his stall at 5pm, with rows of customers lining up for a table, Harian Metro reported.

       He said he concocted the popular dish with a Kedahan friend in Batu Pahat before they parted ways and he then resettled in Kota Tinggi.

       “I came here and looked around, no one was selling roti canai ceker so I opened a stall and it became a hit,” he added.

       > Residents in Miku, Negri Sembilan, are upset that the century-old batu gajah (elephant rock), which is symbolic of the state’s unique Adat Perpatih customary practices, has been painted white by vandals.

       Mohd Zaharin Ahmad said the historical rock located on Bukit Miku was a local attraction and a compulsory site to be visited, touched and sat on by those who uphold the Undang Luak Rembau, Kosmo! reported.

       “When this stone was painted white, as locals, our feelings were hurt because the relics of history should be preserved,” Mohd Zaharin told the newspaper.

       As its name suggests, the relic is said to symbolise part of an elephant with another stone structure nearby replicating the mammal’s trunk.

       According to local folklore, batu gajah represents an actual elephant once owned by a man whose wish was to marry a woman from Bukit Tangga, Kuala Pilah.

       Local Tok Batin (village head), Rusmah Buncit, said they were proud that Bukit Miku was well known, especially among cyclists, including Le Tour de Langkawi organisers.

       > A woman has brought the city trend of hipster cafes to her village in Perlis, Utusan Malaysia reported.

       Since Mardina Nordin started the rustic village-themed Maqhaa Qof.e last September, the cafe in Kampung Behor Inai, Kangar, has become a popular hangout, especially after patrons started sharing about it on social media.

       Apart from its premium java made using Arabica coffee beans, the cafe also features original recipes by her and her siblings, she added.

       Mardina said they reused items such as old furniture, colourful patchworks and the work of their seamstress mum to decorate the place.

       “We also provide food such as banana leaf nasi lemak and chocolate roll,” she said.

       The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a >, it denotes a separate news item.