History Today - Penang Monthly

Regional power politics and the birth of Penang

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PENANG'S HISTORY is directly tied to that of Kedah, a sovereign — and the oldest — kingdom on the peninsula before its annexation by Siam in the 13t...

Marketing Culture

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All pictures by Adrian CheahIN JUST OVER three years, one market in Penang has built up a cult following among Penangites and visitors, who are drawn to...

Penang’s vanished spot on the pilgrim route

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Kapal Haji, or pilgrim ships of the Blue Funnel Line.IN THE FIRST hundred years of Penang’s history as a British trading settlement, Muslim pil...