When Brick Bridges were First Built to Ayer Itam…
By Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng
December 2016 EDITORIAL
It seems very little is written about the history of a key location like Ayer Itam (I take the liberty of using the old spelling here). And since Penang Monthly is running some articles about the village in this issue, I decided to seek out some writing on it to satisfy my nostalgia, and for your reading pleasure. “AYER ITAM, an important place, is situated at the junction of the hill roads leading to BALEK PULAU and RELAU. It is...
Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng
is the Executive Director of Penang Institute. His latest book is Signals in the Noise: Notes on Penang, Malaysia and the World (Singapore: Faction Press) Homepage: wikibeng.com.
