Speakers' Square (Dataran Pidato)

Speakers' Square (Dataran Pidato), Esplanade, George Town (7 May 2010)


Speakers' Square (GPS: 5.42158, 100.34232), or Dataran Pidato, is a public-speaking site in George Town, Penang. It is located at the Esplanade, immediately behind the Millennium Monument.

The general public is allowed to air their views at Speakers' Square every Wednesday and Sunday between 6:00 pm and 9:00 pm beginning from 9 May, 2010. The Speakers' Square is modelled after the Speaker's Corner in Hyde Park, London, where anybody can turn up to talk on whatever subject. However, the police can still arrest anybody who make seditious remarks.

Getting there

The nearest bus stop is along Light Street. You can take Rapid Penang bus 103, 204, 502 and CAT to get there.

Speakers' Square is on the map of Jalan Tun Syed Sheh Barakbah