Awake in Time for a Terengganu Sunrise

By Dato’ Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

August 2025 EDITORIAL
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THE MOON WAS full two nights ago. I sit now on the first-floor patio of my friend Fazil’s beach house. This is in Marang, just south of Kuala Terengganu. It is 5.30 in the morning.The regular passing of trucks and cars pulsates at an erratic pace. Unpredictable, but expected. This is unlike the soft waves I hear rolling upon the beach 100m away; those are well-paced. Predictable and much more exact in their rhythm. Expected, and yet, I can discern...

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Dato’ Dr. Ooi Kee Beng

is the Executive Director of Penang Institute. His recent books include The Eurasian Core and its Edges: Dialogues with Wang Gungwu on the History of the World (ISEAS 2016). Homepage: wikibeng.com

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