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Straits Green: Towards More Quality Public Space For Penang

5 min read

Straits Green isn’t actually a new park. Tucked away between Quayside Condos and Tesco, the little known area was riddled with crime and vandalism up until last year, before this project gave it a new lease of life.

by Maxine Carr

A Festival For All The Senses

3 min read

Penang’s In-Between Art Festival – so called because it literally takes place in between the George Town Literary Festival and the Penang Island Jazz Festival – is an event for Penangites as much as it is for visitors from near or far.

by Maxine Carr

Price Among Slaves: An 18th-century Slave Story Still Relevant for Malaysia

4 min read

Michael Wolfe, executive producer at Unity Productions Foundation (UPF), writer, lecturer and long-time advocate for human rights speaks to Penang Monthly about producing the documentary, Prince Among Slaves.

by Maxine Carr

Making The Young Think Green

4 min read

Since the re-launch of Straits Green’s “playground by the sea” in August last year, the community park in Seri Tanjung Pinang has become host to a project called Think Green and is a hotspot of sustainable eco-friendly practices.

by Maxine Carr

Canvassing Nebulous Memories

4 min read

In 2009, British artist Kate Hunt found herself producing paintings that featured a herringbone pattern as part of her collection named Uncover.

by Maxine Carr