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The Malay coastal settlement of Kampung Bagan Serai grew along a quiet stretch of the Kerian River estuary in northern Perak, where the rhythm of net and tide…

Across Penang's coastal kampung and the older lanes of George Town, the slender sliver of the returning moon has always meant more than a change in the…

For generations along Penang's northwestern coast, the rhythmic sway of nipah palms signalled more than coastal scenery; it marked the presence of skilled…

Tok Kecil is remembered in Penang Malay heritage as a skilled rattan worker whose hands turned a forest material into useful objects for household, farming,…

The story of Penang during the Second World War is often told through military movements, colonial reports and Japanese occupation records. Oral histories add…

Along the northwestern coast of Penang Island, where land meets sea in a ribbon of mangrove and weathered timber, sits a settlement whose history runs deeper…

Along Penang’s shores, fish preservation was once an everyday household skill rather than a specialist industry. Fresh catches could spoil quickly in the…

Along the northeastern coast of Penang, where the mainland meets the channel and tidal flats shimmer under tropical sun, a cluster of stilted wooden houses…

Along Penang’s tidal edges, mangrove plants have long been part of a practical healing tradition shaped by fishing, boatbuilding, food gathering, and close…

In the narrow lanes of George Town, where clan jetties once creaked under the weight of rice sacks and timber, the name Datuk Salleh still brings a quiet nod…