Final lap for Malaysian trishaw maker, the last of a dying trade

In a rustic George Town workshop about a century old and cluttered with racks of tyres, the stoic, white-haired Choo inspects his nearly finished trishaw. Photo: AFP

In a rustic Malaysian workshop about a century old and cluttered with racks of tyres, a stoic, white-haired man dressed in a T-shirt and shorts inspects his nearly finished trishaw.

Choo Yew Choon is a veteran craftsman of pedicabs and is said to be the last one still plying the disappearing trade on Penang island - north of Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur.