KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 — Picture this: You’re on your way to work in Sungai Besar, Selangor and spot someone strolling down the street wrapped up like a mummy. Witnesses took to social media ...

Finally, rouge and other paints were applied. The last step was to coat the mummy in warm resin and wrap it from head to foot in layer after layer of linen strips. About 150 yards—the length of ...