On a holiday to Yogyakarta, Indonesia with her husband in 2018, Eileen Teoh had spotted some pedlars around Mount Merapi selling batu lesung, or pestle and mortar. Being an ardent cook, the homemaker from Selangor had her heart set on buying the traditional items and bring them back home to Malaysia.
However, she wasn’t sure whether or not the items would pass airport screening.
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