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The story of the Kampung Permatang Tengah Malay School belongs to a wider history of education, settlement, and cultural continuity in Penang. A village school…

Across the Seberang Perai mainland, woven cloth carries memories of ceremony, family, trade, and place. Songket, recognised by its shimmering supplementary…

The genealogy of the Abdullah line of Malay silversmiths belongs to Penang’s wider history of craft, trade, migration, and family enterprise. It is a story…

The story of Tok Bedah belongs to the intimate history of Penang Malay communities. Her work as a traditional midwife connected homes, families, women, and…

Along the coastal settlements of Penang, everyday objects often carry the memory of a community more clearly than official records do. Cooking pots, water…

The Japanese occupation of Malaya from 1941 to 1945 transformed everyday life in Penang. Food became scarce, movement was restricted, prices rose sharply, and…

In Kampung Selamat, confectionery has long been connected with household knowledge, festive gatherings, and the rhythm of village life. Cakes and sweets made…

Before roads and bridges connected Penang’s settlements, rivers, creeks, mangroves, and coastal channels formed an essential transport network. Malay families…

Along Penang’s northern coast, Tanjung Bungah developed from a village landscape of beaches, coconut trees, smallholdings, and fishing settlements into one of…

Kampung Batu Uban is one of Penang’s important Malay heritage settlements. Located on the eastern side of Penang Island, near the modern Universiti Sains…