Penang: A Natural Stop on The Hippie Trail

By Wong Teik Aun

January 2025 FEATURE
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“THERE ARE WESTERN papayas in Batu Ferringhi!” whispered some of the older boys in school. I was rather innocent then, and didn’t understand the fuss about the “fruit hunts” and was in any case not “hip” enough to be invited. It was much later that it dawned on me that there were topless sunbathers right here in Penang, and digging slightly deeper unveiled Penang’s colourful past as part of the fabled Hippie Trail!The Hippies were a counterculture movement against the...

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Wong Teik Aun

is a senior faculty member at a private institution of higher learning. Issues on environment, economy and education are close to his heart.

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