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Tok Keramat remains one of Penang's quietly remarkable spiritual figures, a bomoh whose reputation drew patients from Kedah, Perak and beyond during the late…

For couples tracing their ancestry back to Penang, the wedding day carries centuries of Malay heritage. Across the island's northern coast, communities have…

Kampung Sungai Pinang occupies an important place in Penang’s Malay coastal history. Its story is shaped by waterways, smallholdings, family networks and the…

For generations, the coastal villages of Penang produced fishing boats prized across maritime Southeast Asia. The craft centred on a single species of timber,…

The story of Datuk Jenaton reaches back to a period when Penang was connected to the wider Malay world through Kedah, Sumatra, the Riau islands and the Straits…

Tok Seri, born Syed Ahmad bin Syed Omar, spent six decades shaping the songkok, the rounded felt cap worn by Muslim men across Southeast Asia. His workshop on…

On a clear evening along Penang's northeast coast, the moon rises above coconut palms while the mangrove edges inland begin to flicker with another light. For…

Kampung Jalan Paya belongs to the living landscape of Penang’s Malay heritage. Its story is tied to village paths, smallholdings, family compounds and the…

Long before refrigeration reached the northern coast of Penang island, Malay families in Balik Pulau, Tanjung Bungah, and the narrow lanes near Kampung Masjid…

The story of the Mohamad family is woven tightly into the early tin-ore workings of Penang, where waves of Malay miners shaped the island's nineteenth-century…