Elections have consequences, and in Malaysia’s case, apparently big ones. Malaysia’s new prime minister is 93-year-old Mahathir Mohamad, who led the country from 1981 to 2003.

A Stanford grad moved to the outskirts of Malaysia's capital and built a tiny home in three weeks. Atiqah Nadiah Zailani, the homeowner, spent around $68,000 building the home. Atiqah relied on ...

But in Malaysia, building a tiny home isn't easy. "It's not a very popular concept," Atiqah, who graduated with a bachelor's and master's degree from Stanford University in 2009, told Insider.