Exploring Old Penang For those interested in the colonial history of Singapore and Malaysia, a trip to Penang is a delight. The oldest British settlement in Southeast Asia, Penang was ceded to Francis Light on behalf of the British East India Company in 1786. In return for the island, Light agreed to provide military protection […]
Penang
The Blue Mansion (Penang)
Singapore, together with Penang and Melaka in Malaysia, formed a triumvirate of British colonial presence in Southeast Aia. All were, at one point, trade centers for this vast empire, and much of their colorful past remains to be viewed by those interested in the history. After a trip to Melaka earlier this year, we set […]