Fighter cock Mongkut rules the roost in style

Prized bird: Members of the jury assessing Mongkut during the National Ayam Ratu Competition at a mall in Kota Baru. — Bernama

KOTA BARU: A fighting rooster or Ayam Ratu named Mongkut has been crowned the overall champion at the National Ayam Ratu Competition organised by the Kelantan Ayam Ratu Fans Association (PARK), defeating 102 other competitors.

Its owner, Roshairi Izwan Sulaiman, 36, said his beloved Leung Hang Khao (LHK) breed bird had been courted many times by enthusiasts with offers of up to RM18,000.