Landslide is a geological phenomenon of ground movements in coastal, offshore and onshore environments. These movements often result in rock falls, deep failure of slopes and shallow debris flows. Despite the belief that prevention is inevitably better than cure, curbing landslides require proper knowledge from all stakeholders. This paper presents an overview on landslides in Malaysia and seeks to understand the overall knowledge on landslide issues particularly on Penang Island and how such tragedies can be prevented. A total of 184 respondents participated in this survey. The results indicated that the majority of the respondents have high knowledge of landslides and how landslides happen. This has resulted in a take for granted attitude towards landslides. The willingness to adopt slope control methods is still also low among these respondents.