In the heart of a changing Malaysian neighborhood, twelve-year-old Maya copes with her father’s absence by confiding in an old rain tree outside her flat in Taman TAR. When developers announce plans to cut it down for a convenience store, Maya discovers a hidden journal left by her father—filled with memories of their time together beneath its branches. Fueled by love and loss, she rallies her...
In The Oldest Tree on Penang Youth Park, a centuries-old rain tree narrates its life as a silent guardian of generations, bearing witness to the joys, dreams, and quiet sorrows of children who have played beneath its branches—from Lily in 1937 to Alexis in 2019. As urban development threatens its existence, a young girl’s determination sparks a community movement to save it, weaving together...
