Kampung Permatang Rawa: A Village on the Cusp
By Nidhal Mujahid
March 2019 FEATURE
Located between Seberang Jaya and Bukit Mertajam is a quaint village surrounded by paddy fields and budding development – Kampung Permatang Rawa, a Malay heartland in Seberang Perai.Azhar Mat.Azhar Mat, head of Kampung Permatang Rawa’s Village Development and Security Committee (JKKK), explains the village name’s etymology: “It is claimed that the Rawanese people who came from Sumatera in Indonesia were the earliest settlers in the area, while the word ‘permatang’ refers to the ridges in paddy fields.”Today, there are many...
Nidhal Mujahid
is just an ordinary man who works as an analyst at Penang Institute. He is inspired by the unique diversity of cultures that exist in Penang.
