From its beginnings in the late eighteenth century, the vibrant colonial port of Penang attracted a diverse range of peoples, enabled pioneering commercial ente

The story of Penang would be incomplete without the Big Five Hokkien families (the Khoo, the Cheah, the Yeoh, the Lim, and the Tan). It was the Big Five who pla

This publication reviews higher education and economic development in the State of Penang, Malaysia. It analyzes how the higher education system impacts the reg

However impressive the economic success of Penang has been over the past four decades, structural conditions in the region call for a fundamental reconfiguratio

This book is a multidisciplinary study of the Indian Ocean region, bringing together perspectives from the disciplines of history, defense and strategic studies