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The Penglipur Lara Tradition in Penang’s Malay Story

Long before heritage documentation moved into libraries and digital archives, Malay communities in Penang preserved their past through spoken performance.…

Genealogy Of The Ismail Family Of Kampung Paya

The genealogy of the Ismail family of Kampung Paya forms part of Penang’s wider Malay heritage. A family tree is more than a sequence of names and dates: it…

Tok Siak And The Living Quranic Tradition Of Penang Malays

The life of Tok Siak belongs to the intimate history of Penang’s Malay community: the history formed in prayer spaces, village homes, family courtyards, and…

Salt, Shoreline, And Malay Ingenuity In Balik Pulau

Salt is easy to overlook because it appears in every kitchen, yet producing it once demanded close attention to weather, tides, soil, fuel, and labour. For the…

Jawi Peranakan And The Rise Of Penang’s Malay Press

The history of the first Malay newspaper connected with Penang belongs to a wider story of Muslim publishing, migration, education, and political awareness in…

Penang Malay Embroidery: The Sulam of the Northern Region

Penang Malay embroidery, known locally as sulam, belongs to a wider tradition of handwork that joins clothing, household textiles, religious life, and family…

The Shared Hearth Of Kampung Makam Baru

In Penang, community heritage is often found in ordinary places: a lane remembered by several generations, a family recipe prepared for a gathering, or a…

Malay charcoal making in Penang’s coastal mangroves

Along Penang’s shoreline, mangrove forests have long been more than a natural barrier against tides. They have provided fish, fuel, timber, medicine, and…

How Malay Communities Shaped Penang’s Coconut Economy

Coconut palms have long formed part of Penang’s coastal landscape, village life, and local economy. Before modern roads, mechanised agriculture, and…

The Life Of Datuk Janatan, A Little-Known Penang Malay Leader

Before George Town was founded in 1786, Penang Island was already connected to Malay political, commercial, and religious networks. Coastal settlements, river…

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  1. Assalamualaikum.
    (appologize, I have not a good english)

    I am very thanks you to give me a chance to join this community.

    I am an Indonesia citizen, lived in Banda Aceh.

    Currently, I am trying to find our brothers and sisters in Penang.

    Nyak Hasyim bin Nyak Puteh, the public figure in Penang (posted in August 2015) is my father eldest brother. We have no longer contacted with these family very longtime. If you have any information and possible please help us to connecting to the his sons/sisters or grandson/granddaughter.
    Please send any information to email : arqam_aceh@penangmalays.com

    His daughter name are Hasyimah, Saniah. Grand son name is Hasbi.

    many thanks to any kind of help.

    Assalamualaikum

    Arqam

    • Waalaikumussalam, Arqam.
      We’re very glad that you have joined us.

      At this moment, we don’t have any more information that can be provided. However, we do hope that your relatives will find you through your email in the comment section.

      All the best to you. Terima kasih.

  2. hi i am aida redza. i am told i can edit my profile here but i have registered and logged in but unable to . I was informed

    Sorry, but you do not have the correct permissions to activate the People Profile CPT plugin. Contact the administrator of this site for help on getting the plugin activated. Please contact the administrator of this site for help.

    Could you help. Thank you for having my profile shared on this site.

    • Hi Aida! It’s our pleasure to have you here. For your information, anyone who has registered is currently a subscriber but we will help you edit your profile. It would be great if you can send us the information needed for editing through email. Our email address is admin@penangmalays.com

      Thank you for visiting our website. Best wishes.

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