Malay Street (Lebuh Melayu), George Town

Malay Street, George Town, Penang (4 July 2019)


Malay Street (Malay: Lebuh Melayu, Traditional Chinese: 刣牛後, Simplified Chinese: 刣牛后, Pinyin: Zhōng Niú Hòu, Penang Hokkien: Thai3 Gu3 Au33 ), is one of the streets in the inner part of George Town. Part of the street forms the border between the core zone and buffer zone of the World Heritage Site. The street got its name before in the old days, it was a village path through the Malay and Achenese village located in its vicinity.

Map of Malay Street, Penang

Accommodation on Malay Street

Sights on Malay Street

Notesworthy sights on Malay Street

No. 16, Malay Street
This property today houses Heong Giap Paper & Stationery Sdn Bhd. This property housed the Chinese newspaper Kwong Wah Yit Poh back in 1913, after the papers were established in 1910 at No. 120, Armenian Street.

16, Malay Street (the house on the right, with its door open) was the premises of Kwong Wah Yit Poh in 1913. (4 July 2019)


No. 18, Malay Street
This property today also houses Heong Giap Paper & Stationery Sdn Bhd. It was here that Chung Ling School was informally founded in July 1917 (though the school was conceptualized on 9 February of that year, and that date is taken as its official founding date).

18, Malay Street, George Town, Penang (4 July 2019)

Businesses on Malay Street

In Other Words ...

Malay Street was known in Hokkien as Thai3 Gu3 Au33, meaning "Behind the Cattle Slaughter House".

Malay Street, looking towards the intersection with Beach Street, beyond which lies Malay Street Ghaut. (4 July 2019)


Malay Street (4 December 2008)


Shophouse at junction of Beach Street with Malay Street (4 December 2008)


Malay Street, towards Carnarvon Street (4 December 2008)


Lebuh Melayu, George Town (28 January 2013)


A broken Lebuh Melayu road sign (4 December 2008)


Another Malay Street sign (12 November 2008)


Malay Street history plaque (12 November 2008)

Getting there

Take the free City Hop On Shuttle Bus to Bus Stop No. 14 (Lebuh Carnarvon) and walk a short distance from there to Malay Street.

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