2 kids found alive in Malaysian jungle improving under care

Video from The Star/Asia News Network

KOTA BARU—The two orang asli girls who were found alive but weak are making good progress under treatment.

READ: WATCH: Two kids found alive after 47 days in Malaysian jungle

Miksudiar Aluj, 11, and Norieen Yaakob, 10, have been moved to separate single-occupancy rooms at the paediatric ward of Hospital Raja Perempuan Zainab II here.

Rozita Bahir, 41, said her daughter Miksudiar had started eating porridge with a little meat on Sunday evening.

Asked whether it was delicious, Miksudiar nodded and said softly, “Nice.”

The girl also eagerly opened up a goodie bag filled with items such as pencils and a coloring book from Tengku Puan Temenggong Kelantan Datin Tengku Nor Hayati Tunku Abdul Rahman, who visited her at the hospital.

Tunku Noor Hayati had earlier launched a program to upgrade the pediatric ward and gave out goodie bags to the children there.

She expressed happiness that the two girls were getting better and hoped for closure soon.

Tunku Noor Hayati said she was disappointed with comments that the authorities did not do their best to look for the children.

“It was not fair for people to judge,” she added.

Miksudiar’s uncle Surin Seman, 29, said Miksudiar was talkative.

“She said she wanted to put the pencils into the pencil case that she got,” she added.

In the next room, Norieen was less comfortable talking to strangers. However, she eagerly looked at the pictures of herself when she was shown articles about her in The Star.

She pointed to a picture of David and Shela Kuasan, who are the parents of Juvina David, seven. But, she did not speak when asked whether she knew them.

Juvina, Norieen and Miksudiar were among seven children who went missing in the jungle for more than 40 days.