𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝘂 𝗨𝗯𝗮𝗻, 𝗕𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗽𝗮𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗝𝗲𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀? These three areas are founded by Sumatran traders named Nakhoda Nan Intan, Nakhoda Bayan, and Nakhoda Kecil. Batu Uban got its name after a boulder somewhere in the sea between the mosque and Pulau Jerejak, which resembled a man with grey hair. Literally translated, Batu Uban means grey hair rock. Bayan Lepas? Well, the founder, Nakhoda Bayan has a pet

In the 80s, the murder case had everybody talking—in the surrounding Tanjung Bungah area and across the country. The name Bukit Salbiah can be traced back to the discovery of Salbiah Yeop Abdul Rahman's body in a ravine at Jalan Bukit Fettes. Salbiah, a 27-year-old factory worker, was murdered by her lover, Inspector Saderi Abdul Samat. The motive was to hide Saderi's affair with Salbiah (who was pregnant) from his fiance, who was living in Malacca at that time. After a leng

Did you know that Jalan Nagor used to house a synagogue for the small Jewish community in Penang?🕍 Located at 28 Jalan Nagor, the history behind this converted shophouse escaped the attention of present-day Penangites. The origins of the Jew community in Penang can be traced back to the 1830s, when the 'Baghdadi' Jewish population fled Persia to India and onward to Singapore and Penang to escape persecution. Their population grew, and the community went on to establish a syn

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 💃🙉🙊🤐 Did you know brothels existed in Campbell Street, Cintra Street, Rope Walk, and Kuala Kangsar road in Penang during the late 19th century and early 20th century, with Japanese and Chinese prostitutes 𝒔𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 at night? ❤️✨ In 1914, a government survey revealed that Penang had an incredible 159 brothels employing