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Traditional Malay Honey Harvesting In Penang’s Forests

In Penang, honey is more than a sweet food gathered from the wild. It carries memories of forest paths, family knowledge, seasonal work, and the relationship…

Kampung Jagus And The Coastal Cooperative Tradition

The story of Kampung Jagus is rooted in the relationship between Malay families and the coastal waters of Penang. Fishing was a source of food, income, and…

Penang’s Malay Shadow Play Masters in the Nineteenth Century

Before cinema, radio, and recorded music, a small oil lamp could turn a village gathering into a world of princes, demons, clowns, and enchanted forests.…

The Genealogy of the Zakaria Line of Malay Blacksmiths

The story of the Zakaria line belongs to Penang’s wider history of Malay craftsmanship, settlement, and community life. Blacksmithing was a practical trade,…

The Story of Kampung Permatang Damar Laut’s Sugar Plantation

Along the southern coast of Penang Island, Kampung Permatang Damar Laut carries layers of Malay history shaped by agriculture, seafaring, migration, and family…

How Penang Malays Celebrated Hari Raya in the 1800s

For Malay families in nineteenth-century Penang, Hari Raya Aidilfitri marked the end of Ramadan and the return of ordinary life after a month of fasting,…

The Malay Community of George Town’s Acheen Street Enclave

George Town’s Acheen Street enclave is one of Penang’s most important landscapes of Malay-Muslim history. Its lanes, mosques, burial grounds, shophouses, and…

Tok Pelita And Penang’s Living Lighthouse Heritage

Along Penang’s coast, lighthouse work demanded patience, vigilance, and an intimate knowledge of the sea. Before modern automation, a keeper’s daily…

Penang Malay Weaving: The Tenun Fabrics of Kampung Serani

In Penang, cloth can carry a history as carefully as a family manuscript. The woven fabrics associated with Malay households, ceremonies, and local trade…

Land, Lineage, and Authority in Penang’s Malay Heritage

The history of the Penang Malay royal family’s land grants is closely connected to Kedah’s sultanate, the growth of Malay settlements, and the changing…

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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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