Norieen and Miksudiar being treated by psychiatrist in hospital

Making progress: Miksudiar (at left) and Norieen occupying themselves by drawing at the hospital in Kota Baru.

KOTA BARU: The two orang asli girls who had survived in the jungle for more than 40 days without food are now able to sit up on their beds and doing some colouring activities.

Norieen Yaakob, 10, and Miksudiar Aluj, 11, were oblivious to visitors coming in to visit them and their parents.