Authorities patch potholed road after residents plant oil palm saplings

Tired of a pothole-ridden road, a group of villagers in Tanah Merah, Kelantan, found a genius way of getting the authorities to act fast to address the problem - by planting oil palm saplings on the road.

According to a 50-something resident who only wanted to be known as Din, they were forced to resort to doing so to attract the authorities attention.

"The badly tarred road...