Malaysian quake victim still critical

CK Lowe (yellow jacket) with her hiking friends from Penang trekking Taiwan highest peak a day before earthquake struck.

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian severely injured in the Hualien county earthquake in Taiwan has regained consciousness but remains in critical condition.

Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital deputy superintendent Chen Peir-rong confirmed that the Malaysian victim, Choo Yip Chean, had regained consciousness early yesterday and was still undergoing treatment at the intensive care unit.