Subscribe to our FREE Newsletter, or Telegram and WhatsApp channels for the latest stories and updates. When a Facebook user named Selmah Awang posted a photo of a large statue at Pantai Redang this week, she had one question: was someone worshipping a giant “Pak Haji”? Hundreds of Malaysians had an answer. The statue is a Datuk Kong — also known as Na Tuk Gong — a localised deity figure unique to Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and Brunei. Chin…
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