Malaysians joke they have ‘no oil, only palm oil’ after US embassy shares space photo

A well-intentioned US embassy post featuring a satellite image of Malaysia has sparked a distinctly local burst of self-deprecating humour, with social media users quipping in response to the picture: “Sorry, we don’t have oil.” On Friday, the embassy in Kuala Lumpur posted a 2016 photograph taken from the International Space Station showing lightning flashing in clouds high over Malaysia. The caption says the Southeast Asian nation had “never looked more electric”, clarifying that the bright...