Is this a common thing in Malaysia? Because in the last 3-5 years I was working, I came across and met some old friends who are in their mid-20s to mid-30s. But their parents still control them. Whatever salary they earn, parents take 80%, the remainder 20% they keep themselves. Or when they go out, either their parents have to follow (or ask a sibling to follow). They are not allowed to have phones. Even if they have phones their parents will keep, and the kids themselves can only check the phones every 2-3 days.

Can something like this be so common in Malaysia?