Malaysian world records: 10 crazy achievements, from pulling a train with teeth to breaking eggs

Malaysians can also claim to have the world’s biggest banknote, tallest airport control tower and most people dressed as cats in one sitting

Here are the country’s most notable entries in the category for weird records

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Martial arts master Ho Eng Hui, from Johor in Malaysia, created a world record when he managed to pierce the husks of four coconuts with his index finger in 12.15 seconds. Photo: Alamy

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Published: 4:30pm, 17 Sep 2019Updated: 4:42pm, 17 Sep 2019

While Malaysia has some cool world achievements under its belt, it’s also got some that are just plain weird.

Here are 10 of the country’s most notable entries in the Guinness Book of World Records.

1. The world’s oldest prime minister (2018)

Following Pakatan Harapan’s shock victory over incumbents Barisan National at the 14th General Election last year, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad became the world’s current oldest prime minister at the grand age of 92 years and 304 days.

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is the world’s current oldest prime minister. Photo: AP

The now 94-year-old, who still holds the position, beat the previous record holder, Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz, who was 84 years old when he died in 2005.

Mahathir, who was born on July 10, 1925 (although his birth certificate says December 20 – his biographer, Barry Wain, says that December 20 was an “arbitrary” date chosen by Mahathir’s father for official purposes), was previously Malaysia’s PM between 1981 and 2003 – meaning he was 56 when he was first appointed.

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