PAGES FROM THE PAST : PROVINCE WELLESLEY Khoo Salma Nasution highlights the forgotten heritage of the province now known as Seberang Perai in her latest pictorial book Driving into Seberang Perai is almost like entering a different state altogether. The casuarina trees that pepper the coast of Penang as you head towards the iconic bridge fades into the silhouette of the hills that cradle the island. Warehouses, large but low concrete buildings, and blocks of shophouses greet you in Seberang Perai, the strip of land often referred to as "the mainland" by Penangites. It is a world apart from the giant trees that shade some of Penang's historical streets, or George Town narrow lanes, opulent clan houses, century-old places of worship and grandis colonial buildings which dot the island. In her latest book, Province Wellesley - A Pictorial History , historian, heritage activist and author Salma Khoo Nasution offers an insight into just how rich this lesser...