Putrajaya

Putrajaya covering 4931 hectares of areas, located about 25 km southern Kuala Lumpur is the newest Federal Territory of Malaysia besides Kuala Lumpur and Labuan. Putrajaya is named after Malaysia first Prime Minister Tuanku Abdul Rahman Putra. Putra means son or prince, Jaya means success in Bahasa Malaysia. Previously, Putrajaya known as Perang Besar or big war, a part of Selangor State land. The land originally was one of the biggest palm tree estates. The location was chosen, due it's located between Kuala Lumpur International Airport and Kuala Lumpur, both locations had an almost same distance from Putrajaya.

The idea to establish a new administrative centre of federal government was suggested the first time in the 1980's.  This due of rapid development of Kuala Lumpur, the main function also changed from as Malaysia Government Administrative Centre to become Malaysia largest commercial centre. During the time, most of the government office scatted all over Kuala Lumpur and most of Malaysia governments agency  rent an office lot from a private sector, due to the sensitivity of  government document its unsuitable to share the same building with others, especially with a private sector. Putrajaya will replace Kuala Lumpur as a new Malaysia Government Administrative Center that already congested, overcrowding and limited places to expand, but Kuala Lumpur will remain as A Malaysia capital city and premier for business, commercial and financial center. This will made Kuala Lumpur more competitive with other cities in the world in attracting a foreign investor.

Using the concept City in a garden, this will allow Putrajaya to expand and also friendly to a natural eco system. The concept of development based on 3 ways principal relationship, between human and its creator, human and human, human with the nature. This is to make sure all further developments will not be effected surrounding eco system.

The process of development of Putrajaya started on the process taking over land from Selangor State Government.  The total cost of Putrajaya development it's about RM20.O9 billion, RM 700 million for taking over land, RM15 billion for infrastructure and construction of a government office, RM 4.1 billion for housing and commercial area. The construction started on 29 August 1995, expected fully complete in 2015. The development of Putrajaya comes in two phases, the first phase  1995 - 2000 are to built office building for Prime Minister Department, Finance Minister and for others government agency that not own building.  The second phase 2000 - 2005 are to locate the entire government agency that already owned building. A total of 52ooo unit housing will be built whereby 17500 units will be allocated for government staff, another 17500 units will be selling to the public.

Putrajaya will become home for 76000 federal government servants and their family, others facility such a school, shopping mall, mosque, park, bus service, food court, a  clean family entertainment such as bowling centre  and cinema halls also been provided. Construction of 1.5 million square meters of office lots will become one of most expensive and biggest government administrative complex project in the world.  Putrajaya is managed and develop by Putrajaya Holdings on behalf of Malaysia Government.

Getting There

1. By Car - from Kuala Lumpur using PLUS highway just follow a sign board towards to Seremban until you reach Kajang exit, after paying RM1.80 toll, follow the sigh board towards to Putrajaya.
2. By Train - from Kuala Lumpur Sentral, take KLIA Express to Putrajaya station, you need to get another mode of transportation such as Taxi or Nadi Putra bus service in order to tours in Putrajaya.
3. By Taxi - depends on the driver normally they are not using a meter, you probably need to pay around RM100 - RM150.
4. Private Tour - the best and easy way to tours in Putrajaya, arrangement must be made before the tour.