MIRI, June 9 -- A porcelain statue of the Bodhisattva Guanyin, enshrined at the Batu Niah Town Tua Pek Kong Temple for more than three decades, was reported stolen in the early hours of June 6, leaving devotees in shock and sorrow.

According to the temple's spokesperson, the disappearance was first noticed by a worshipper who arrived to offer prayers, only to find the statue missing.

"The temple committee was immediately informed of the incident," she added.

The spokesperson said the Guanyin statue holds deep spiritual and historical significance for the temple.

"It was the very first Bodhisattva statue ever enshrined at the temple's altar and was personally brought by the temple's founding monk, Venerable Master Sheng Lin, in 1994 wh...