KUALA LUMPUR: Benjamin Holst, the notorious traveller with one swollen leg, has been spotted panhandling here. His recent social media posts showed him enjoying the night-life, food and scenery of Bukit Bintang and Penang island. He sat on the floor and was waiting for people to give him money,” postgraduate student Muhammad Afi, 28, said. Eliza Hamdam, 38, said she had twice spotted Holst. According to a Sept 26, 2014, report in the Phuket Gazette, the German Embassy was informed of the situation and Holst would be deported.

Source: The Star March 13, 2017 23:53 UTC