Penang Malays: The Founders of Modern Sepak Takraw

By Muhammad Amirul Naim Rosmi

February 2025 FEATURE
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Hamid Mydin’s Sepak Raga team during his work tenure in Guar Chempedak, Kedah, around the 1950s. (Hamid Mydin is standing, 6th from the left). Photo from infotakraw.com
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IN 2018, as I watched the Sepak Takraw League (STL) final between the Penang Black Panthers and the ATM Guardians (Malaysian Armed Forces), I was also trying to finish Memori di George Town, an anthology of stories about George Town. Coincidentally, I came across a chapter where Mohd Yusoff Latiff, Chairman of PEMENANG (Penang Malay Association), recalled the glory days of Sepak Raga Bulatan being played in George Town’s Malay villages. Kampung Kelawai, Kampung Makam, Kampung Dodol and Jalan Hatin (Hutton...

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Muhammad Amirul Naim Rosmi

holds a Bachelor’s degree in Human Sciences from the International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM). His areas of interest encompass social history, intellectual history and political thought.

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