Stories about ordinary Malaysians

Inspiring people: Lat (second from left) with the four Ipoh writers (from left) Dr Teoh, Eu, Wong and Sibo at the book launch at Kong Heng Square.

THE idea for Alexandra Wong’s first published book, Made in Malaysia: Stories of Hometown Heroes and Hidden Gems came from the most peculiar of places — a tissue box.

She had been having trouble figuring out the right name for her project, which took almost nine years to complete.