Places in Malaysia with a new lease of life

New look: The revived The Star Pitt Street along Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling is now a hive of activity with a gallery bookshop, history exhibition, reading room, dedicated areas for research, seminar rooms while the orchestra makes its home at the top floor. — filepic

MALAYSIA and its major cities have not reached the point where the lack of space is so critical that its residents are forced to live in tiny cages but that should not mean the space should be taken for granted.

Below are a few examples of urban regeneration efforts that have been carried out locally.

The Star Pitt Street, Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling, George Town