Postcards and Photos of Penang's Hills

By Rachel Yeoh

June 2025 PHOTO ESSAY
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View southeast over Paya Terubong valley. The summit in this photo is Bukit Kukus and the secondary peak next to it (on the right) is Bukit Paduka.
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TWO YEARS AFTER setting foot on Penang Island in 1786, Francis Light set his sights on the hills of Penang—well, Penang Hill in particular, which consists of a range of hills with six peaks, today known as Tiger Hill, Flagstaff Hill, Western Hill, Laksamana Hill, Government Hill and Haliburton Hill.[1] It was said that Light constructed a horse track up to the Hill from the Botanic Gardens in 1788.I’d like to think that when Francis Light circumnavigated the Island (which...

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Rachel Yeoh

is a former journalist who traded her on-the-go job for a life behind the desk. For the sake of work-life balance, she participates in Penang's performing arts scene after hours.

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