‘Areca Books is really a social enterprise which has done a great deal to generate wider interest in Malaysian history and heritage. They now have thousands of copies of their books out there, inspiring new knowledge projects and cultural enterprises – the full impact of their works may only be realised later.’

‘Great credit on the Penang printers, Phoenix Press, and the publishers Areca Books, whose stated ambition is to publish quality scholarly works on Malaysia’s history and cultural heritage’.

‘You do a great job as one of the foremost flagship carriers of the indigenous publishing in Southeast Asia.’