Is this the 21st century?

It doesn't seem that way if you read what supposedly serious Malaysian newspapers offer their readers Within the past few months the papers have written of miracle healers, a giant ape, a crocodile-whisperer, someone who hypnotized snakes and ghoulish human-looking remains, which are vampires according to Malay folklore.

Now the hot story is a young woman who secretes gem-stones out of her big toes.