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240 Years After Penang's Founding, Some Malaysians Say Francis Light Was Never A Hero

Summary by The Rakyat Post
Subscribe to our FREE Newsletter, or Telegram and WhatsApp channels for the latest stories and updates. A Facebook post is drawing attention back to the grave of Captain Francis Light, credited with founding the British settlement on Penang. The post was shared by Ganesh Kolandaveloo, moderator of the PenangToday Community group, showing Light’s tombstone among the older graves at the Protestant Cemetery on Northam Road, now Jalan Sultan Ahmad S…
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The Rakyat Post broke the news on Monday, August 3, 2026.
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