Former Royal Malaysia Police constable Sam Lim, 60, who served in the force for two years in the 1980s and later became a dolphin trainer, has been elected as an MP in Australia.

Lim (above) who represented the Australian Labour Party won the seat of Tangney, pulling a surprise win against Ben Morton, an adviser to outgoing Australian prime minister Scott Morison, according to Australia's ABC News.

"I was born in a very poor family. When it rained, we got a lot of...