I'm all for historical hypotheses and research; just because something goes against mainstream understanding doesn't mean it shouldn't be investigated. But...

[she said on a podcast] that ancient Malays could fly, and had passed this skill to Chinese martial artists.

Ah...

Of special note is how her published article cites The Onion as a totally legitimate source for why the Bible and all ancient Greek history is fake: https://ajba.um.edu.my/index.php/JAT/article/download/11954/7915 (PDF download)

Least crazy claim made publicly this year. The bar was super low though.