Posts

The Kampung Melayu Malay Mosque in Air Itam, Penang, represents the steady growth of a Malay settlement at the foot of the hills. Its history is connected to…

For generations, Penang Malay families kept a practical knowledge of leaves, roots, seeds and spices close to home. Herbs were gathered from kitchen gardens,…

Tok Lah’s life can be understood through the tools he made, the people who relied on his skill, and the practical knowledge passed through Penang Malay…

Along Penang’s coast, fishing has long been more than a way to earn a living. It shaped settlement patterns, food traditions, family networks, boatbuilding…

Kampung Jalan Baru is remembered through the work of Malay families whose skills turned rattan, bamboo and other natural materials into useful household…

For generations, childbirth in Penang’s Malay villages was supported by women whose knowledge came through observation, apprenticeship and community trust.…

The genealogy of the Hashim family of Penang Malay boat builders belongs to a wider history of coastal work, migration and community memory. In Penang,…

Before Penang became known for busy ports, shop houses and dense urban neighbourhoods, many Malay communities depended on the wet lowlands for food. Along the…

Along the waterways of Penang, the harvest of palm sap once connected wetland ecology, household skills, fishing, trade and community identity. Malay gatherers…

Malay silver filigree jewellery once belonged to a wider world of skilled hands, family workshops, ceremonial dress and coastal trade. In Penang, delicate…