A Quaint History of the Mystical Islet We Call “Pulau Tikus”
By Eugene Quah
May 2022 FEATURE
IT IS SAID that Francis Light, after negotiations with the Sultan of Kedah to take possession of Penang, anchored his three ships off the islet, Pulau Tikus, and then spent the next two days onboard surveying the harbour and anchorages.[1]Pulau Tikus’ location on the North Channel, at the entrance to the Penang Straits, is unmissable to anyone sailing into Penang harbour. Back then, it was described by some as the equivalent of New York Harbor’s Liberty Island – a welcome...
Eugene Quah
is an independent researcher and writer who is working on a book tentatively called “Illustrated Guide to the North Coast of Penang”. He rediscovered the joys of writing after moving back to Penang from abroad.
