Minden Barracks – A Little-Known Part of USM’s History
By Ooi Tze Xiong
December 2022 FEATURE
IN 1971, the main campus of Universiti Pulau Pinang, now known as Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), was launched. Envisioned as the premier tertiary institution for northern Malaysia, USM occupies a sizeable portion of Gelugor, including Minden Heights – home to the long-forgotten British Army barracks.Glugor HouseSituated in the middle of the plains stretching across eastern Penang Island, Minden Heights provides commanding views of the Penang Strait and mainland Perai. It was here that David Brown, a wealthy Scotsman and one...
Ooi Tze Xiong
currently delves into content creation and enjoys piloting drones as a hobby. After years of sojourning in cities across Malaysia and Singapore, he eventually decided to call Penang home.
