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53-603: The Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) operates a campus in Sungai Long. It is currently under the administration of local council Majlis Perbandaran Kajang (MPKj). The Sungai Long Golf & Country Club is situated in this township. It was built around the "leisure" living theme with residential homes surrounding an 18-hole golf course. High end detached houses were built around the golf course with semi-detached and terraced residential dwellings alongside condominiums, commercial properties and low cost low rise apartments on

106-796: A commuter rail service operated by KTM Komuter , mainly serves southern Petaling Jaya via Petaling , Jalan Templer , Kampung Dato Harun , Seri Setia and Setia Jaya stations. At the Setia Jaya, the KTM Komuter line is connected to the B1 BRT Sunway Line . ( Sunway-Setia Jaya station). Despite their names, the Sungai Buloh and Kepong Sentral stations are both located within the Petaling Jaya City Council's jurisdiction, and as such, are part of

159-651: A Federal Territory on 1 February 1974. It then became a township in its own right within the state of Selangor . Petaling Garden Berhad was the pioneer private development company, responsible for the development of some areas of Petaling Jaya. It was started in 1957 by a group of Chinese businessmen including Ang Toon Chew , Robert Kuok , Tan Kim Yeow , Tan Chin Nam , Ho Yeow Khoon and Low Boon Chian . The company went on to develop thousands of acres in Petaling Jaya more specifically, Section 5, 6 and 17, to become

212-558: A city in Petaling District , in the state of Selangor , Malaysia . Originally developed as a satellite township for Kuala Lumpur , the capital of Malaysia, it is part of the Greater Kuala Lumpur area. Petaling Jaya was granted city status on 20 June 2006. It has an area of approximately 97.2 square kilometres (37.5 sq mi). Petaling Jaya is surrounded by Kuala Lumpur to the east, Sungai Buloh to

265-458: A common sight within the area. These high-end properties are mostly located at Bukit Gasing, Section 16 & 17, SS7 Kelana Jaya, and more recent ones such as Tropicana, and Ara Damansara. Bus services were initially provided by Sri Jaya between the early 1950s until the early 1990s. Some SEA Park residents may recall the old Sri Jaya Leyland Albion buses on the No. 241 service struggling to climb

318-498: A dramatic growth in terms of population size and geographical importance. The development of Petaling Jaya commenced in 1952 with the construction of 800 houses centred on the area known as "Old Town" today. Lieutenant-General Sir Gerald Templer (then the British High Commissioner of Malaya and Petaling District council chairman) planned for Petaling Jaya to be a satellite town to prevent people from assisting

371-586: A monoethnic political party, received an invitation from the Malaysian Ministry of Education to establish a university. Ling Liong Sik , the President of the MCA, chaired a committee that drew up a framework for the establishment of the university. Another committee was formed to compile the necessary documents to receive approval from the local authorities. The second committee was led by Ng Lay Swee,

424-648: A private college at Bandar Sri Damansara. TCA College (Malaysia) (TCAM) is an interdenominational Charismatic Bible College, and City University Malaysia main campus in Section 51a near LRT Asia Jaya. The UiTM facility in Section 1 commenced life as the Dewan Latehan RIDA in November 1956. It was later renamed the Dewan Latihan MARA. This was a training centre under the auspices of RIDA or

477-598: A total population of 1.5 million. A prominent landmark in PJ is the Kota Darul Ehsan arch which symbolically marks the boundary between Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya. This arch straddled the Federal Highway (Lebuhraya Persekutuan) which was originally the only highway link between Petaling Jaya and Kuala Lumpur. However, many links now exist as alternatives to the congested Federal Highway. Close to

530-667: Is DAP's Gobind Singh Deo in Damansara , PKR's Lee Chean Chung in Petaling Jaya , PKR's Ramanan Ramakrishnan in Sungai Buloh and PKR's Wong Chen in Subang . Petaling Jaya is divided into several sections. Some are subdivided into smaller neighbourhoods ( kejiranan ), for example SS5D. Some sections have their own names (SS1 as Kampung Tunku), while other sections are grouped together (SS3, SS4, SS5, SS6 and SS7 as part of Kelana Jaya). Besides that, Petaling Jaya also comprises

583-856: Is a not-for-profit private research university in Malaysia . UTAR ranked among top 100 in the Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings 2018 and top 600 in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2021, placing it 2nd overall in Malaysia only after University of Malaya . UTAR also ranked 31st in UI GreenMetric Ranking Top 50 Under 50 2022, and 3rd in Malaysia for Nature Index Institution Research Output. UTAR

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636-756: Is accessible by Rapid KL MRT feeder bus ( Bas Perantara MRT ) route T453 from Bukit Dukung MRT station to Bandar Sungai Long. Bandar Sungai Long is also accessible by Rapid KL trunk bus route 590 from Lebuh Pudu bus hub at Jalan Tun Tan Siew Sin , Kuala Lumpur via Jalan Chan Sow Lin, Sungai Besi Expressway , Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway , Jalan Sungai Long and end at Hab UTAR near Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) Sungai Long Campus building. 3°02′49″N 101°46′45″E  /  3.0468524°N 101.7791828°E  / 3.0468524; 101.7791828 Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (abbreviated as UTAR ; simplified Chinese : 拉曼大学 ; traditional Chinese : 拉曼大學 )

689-539: Is carried out by Petaling Jaya City Council (Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya, MBPJ), formerly known as Petaling Jaya Authority from 1954 until 1977 and Petaling Jaya Municipal Council (Majlis Perbandaran Petaling Jaya, MPPJ) from 1977 until 2006. Six mayors have been appointed since Petaling Jaya was awarded city status on 20 June 2006. The current mayor is Mohamad Azhan Md. Azmir, who has been in office since 21 October 2021. The residents of Petaling Jaya are served by four Members of Parliament from Pakatan Harapan , which

742-609: Is organised by the Universitas Indonesia . In 2022, UTAR was ranked 91st. The MQA is responsible for the Rating for Higher Education Institutions in Malaysia (SETARA) and the Discipline-Based Rating System (D-SETARA). In 2017, UTAR was rated Tier 5 (Excellence). Petaling Jaya Petaling Jaya ( Malaysian: [pətalɪŋ dʒaja] ), colloquially referred to as " PJ ", is

795-1468: The [REDACTED] Damansara–Puchong Expressway , [REDACTED] Sprint Expressway and the [REDACTED] FT 2 Federal Highway exist and also known for traffic jams. Petaling Jaya is also served by the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport which is located immediately to the west of Petaling Jaya. There are more than 25 colleges and universities in Petaling Jaya including International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM/UIAM) centre for foundation studies campus in Section 17, SAITO University College in PJ New Town, MARA University of Technology (UiTM) campus branch on Jalan Othman in Section 1, Tun Abdul Razak University (UNITAR) main campus in SS6 Kelana Jaya, Stamford College on Jalan Timur and Jalan 223 (moved out, no longer there), Food Institute of Malaysia (FIM) in SS6 Kelana Jaya, Lincoln University College , Malaysia University of Science & Technology (MUST) main campus in SS7, Kolej Bandar Utama (KBU) in Bandar Utama, IACT College at Damansara Utama, Brickfields Asia College at Section 14, SEGi University at Kota Damansara, and International University College Of Technology Twintech

848-585: The Kuala Lumpur district officer . The Petaling Jaya Town Authority headed by N.A.J. Kennedy commenced administering Petaling Jaya in 1954. On 24 August 1959, Encik Abdul Aziz bin Haji Mohd Ali became the first Malayan to head the PJ Authority. Administratively and historically, it was considered part of Kuala Lumpur. However, Petaling Jaya ceased to be part of Kuala Lumpur when the latter became

901-1095: The Commonwealth, and the United States. The UTAR engineering degree programmes are recognized by the Board of Engineers Malaysia . This recognition allows UTAR engineering graduates to practice in 23 countries under the Washington Accord . UTAR has been mainly ranked by two international ranking systems, the QS University Rankings, and the Times Higher Education University Rankings. UTAR also ranked 3rd in Malaysia for Nature Index Institution Research Output. The international UI GreenMetric annually ranks universities on their sustainability performance in infrastructure, energy and climate change, waste, water, transportation, and education. The ranking

954-461: The Faculty of Information Communication and Technology, led by Tan Chik Heok. Ling Liong Sik was appointed Council Chairman of UTAR and Ng Lay Swee became the first President and CEO. In June 2002, UTAR opened its doors to the pioneer batch students on its first campus located in Section 13 of Petaling Jaya , on premises previously owned by the publisher of a local daily called The Star. Through

1007-474: The Jabatan Kimia Malaysia (Malaysian Chemistry Department, 1957–). In 2020, the city was part of the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown, or the movement control order (MCO), where residents were confined to their homes and only allowed out for essential purposes. On April 27, the market in the city's oldest quarter, Old Town , was shut down down after a seafood trader there tested positive for

1060-609: The Kajang Line, and the Damansara Damai , Sri Damansara Barat , Sri Damansara Sentral and Sri Damansara Timur stations on the Putrajaya Line. In the future, the upcoming 11 LRT Shah Alam Line , will serve twenty-six stations in central and western Petaling Jaya starting from Bandar Utama, Glenmarie 2, SS7 to Johan Setia. The railway line set to open in 2025. The 2 Tanjung Malim-Port Klang Line ,

1113-742: The Kelana Jaya Line's Taman Jaya station is the Petaling Jaya Museum , as well as the Thai Wat Chetawan temple. This ornate building is very popular amongst the Buddhist community. A short drive ahead is PJ State, the nickname for the Central Business District of Petaling Jaya with the landmark Menara MBPJ as a focal point. PJ State is more formally referred to as PJ New Town. The 1980s saw

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1166-539: The LDP is Paradigm Mall, which opened in mid-2012. Paradigm Mall was developed by WCT on the former Kelana Jaya garbage landfill. Cambridge Analytica claimed to have an office in Kota Damansara ; checks shown that the reported address was used for residential purpose. Active property developers in Petaling Jaya are PKNS, Sunway Bhd, Tropicana Bhd, AmCorp, Mah Sing Group and Guocoland as well as many others. Due to

1219-651: The PUTRA-LRT and its Putraline feeder bus services, as well as the IntraKota bus system, were taken over by Prasarana Malaysia in 2002 and 2004 respectively, eventually transferring all rail and bus operations to the Rapid KL system. Today, most of the public transportation in the form of busses in Petaling Jaya is operated by Rapid Bus under the Rapid KL brand, which also operates bus services in Kuala Lumpur and

1272-681: The Petaling District Council ( Majlis Daerah Petaling , MDP), which disestablished itself after the cession. Due to the proximity of the city to the capital of Malaysia, Petaling Jaya had and have been the headquarters of many federal government departments such as the Jabatan Pendaftaran Negara (National Registration Department, 1958–2004), the Jabatan Arkib Negara Malaysia (Malaysian National Archive Department, 1961–1982), and

1325-507: The Petaling Jaya Town Authority was reorganised to become Petaling Jaya Municipal Council or Majlis Perbandaran Petaling Jaya (MPPJ). Petaling Jaya progressed rapidly due to the massive rural-urban migration . As more people from rural areas immigrated, Sungai Way and Subang districts along with areas such as Subang Jaya , Seksyen 52 (New Town or colloquially known as "State", the name of the first, former cinema in

1378-532: The Petaling Jaya city proper. These stations are both served by the 2 Tanjung Malim-Port Klang Line , as well as the   ETS   KTM ETS , an inter-city rail service providing services to Padang Besar , Butterworth , Ipoh and Gemas . The 12 MRT Putrajaya Line also calls at Sungai Buloh station. Petaling Jaya has three access points to the national highway system: [REDACTED] North–South Expressway Northern Route via Kota Damansara , Damansara , and Subang . Internally, highways such as

1431-690: The Principal of Tunku Abdul Rahman University College , a tertiary education institution also established by the MCA, and it included Lai Fatt Sian, the Head of the School of Business Studies of the University College, who became the founding Dean of the UTAR Faculty of Accountancy and Management. The university also established the Faculty of Arts and Social Science, led by Yeoh Suan Pow, and

1484-588: The Rapid KL brand, has a total of seven stations serving central and southern Petaling Jaya, which are the Taman Jaya , Asia Jaya , Taman Paramount , Taman Bahagia , Kelana Jaya , Lembah Subang and Ara Damansara stations. The newly constructed 9 MRT Kajang Line and 12 MRT Putrajaya Line , which opened in 2017 and 2022 respectively, serve the northern part of Petaling Jaya's municipal area, also known as Damansara. The lines call at Kota Damansara , Surian , Mutiara Damansara and Bandar Utama on

1537-783: The Road 10 Primary School in Old Town, followed by Assunta in 1955 by the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary and La Salle in 1959 by the De La Salle Brothers. The foundation stone of the Road 10 school was placed by Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah in 1952. The German School Kuala Lumpur , a German international school, is in Petaling Jaya. Malaysia's first private nursing college is at Assunta Hospital in Petaling Jaya. The Tun Tan Cheng Lock College of Nursing

1590-593: The Rural and Industrial Development Authority. Essentially it was also the inspiration of Dato' Onn Jaafar , the founder and former president of UMNO or the United Malays National Organisation . This UiTM facility can be regarded as Petaling Jaya's oldest college. There are 58 primary and 28 secondary schools in Petaling Jaya under the purview of Malaysian Ministry of Education including The oldest schools in Petaling Jaya are likely

1643-527: The affluent township of Damansara . SS is not the same as Seksyen but as the short acronym for Sungai Way-Subang instead. As of 2014 , Petaling Jaya claimed 613,977 residents living in the area of 51.4 square kilometres (19.8 square miles). The actual population by 2015 would have been a little over 550,000 residents without taking into account the total population of the Kuala Lumpur-Petaling Jaya conurbation which would have resulted in

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1696-558: The anchor tenants of 1 Utama. Lotus's (formerly Tesco ) supermarket commenced operations in Mutiara Damansara in 2003. This was quickly followed by the Ikano Power Centre (now renamed as IPC Shopping Centre ) in 2004 and The Curve in 2005. At about the same time, the 1 Utama new wing had commenced operations, which then became the largest shopping mall in Malaysia (or currently 12th largest shopping mall in

1749-519: The area) developed in areas under the jurisdiction of the municipality. Following a boundary realignment exercise in January 1997, parts of Petaling Jaya including Subang Jaya , USJ , Putra Heights , and Bandar Sunway were ceded to the newly formed Subang Jaya Municipal Council or MPSJ at the time. In exchange, the MPPJ annexed Bandar Utama , Sungai Buloh , Bukit Lanjan , and Kota Damansara from

1802-401: The communists; the earlier housing areas were fenced off from the surrounding area. The first two main roads built in Petaling Jaya were simply called "Jalan 1" or Road 1 and "Jalan 2" or Road 2. Road 1 was later named Jalan Templer while Road 2 was named Jalan Othman after Othman Mohamad, former Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) of Selangor. Until the end of 1953, the town was administered by

1855-498: The compound under a total lockdown. Five people there tested positive for Covid 19, including two who had just returned from the eastern state of Sabah. In the first two weeks of the month, at least four malls in the city reported COVID-19 infections. This included the 1Utama shopping mall, which was ordered to close for seven days from October 12. Meanwhile, a teacher at the Taman Sea secondary school also tested positive for

1908-404: The driest months. Mostly each month average rainfall receives more than 200 mm (7.9 in). Thunderstorms and extreme rainstorms are common, and it is one of the highest lightning strike areas in the world. But due to normal global temperature variations, Petaling Jaya is experiencing severe drought with frequent water rationing among neighbourhoods. The local administration of Petaling Jaya

1961-700: The establishment of shopping malls like The Atria in Damansara Jaya and Subang Parade in the nearby suburb or satellite town of Subang Jaya . The Atria provided the opportunity for residents to patronise either the Japanese Kimisawa or the French Printemps department stores, as well as a Burger King restaurant. In 1995, 1 Utama commenced operations at Bandar Utama. Jaya Jusco , a Japanese department store which had operated since 1984 at Taman Tun Dr Ismail later relocated as one of

2014-703: The first intake of students in May 2007. UTAR Sungai Long campus is located at Bandar Sungai Long , Kajang , Selangor . All UTAR academic programmes are approved by the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) and accredited by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) and Public Service Department (JPA) . Various departments and programs at UTAR are also recognized by professional associations and institutes across Malaysia, other Southeast Asian countries, Australia,

2067-480: The first settlements that were established around 1953. As development progressed, Northern Petaling Jaya, on the other side of the Federal Highway was developed. The first shopping complex in Petaling Jaya was Jaya Shopping Centre (better known as Jaya Supermarket). Built in 1974, it is located in Section 14. On 1 January 1977, following the passing of the Local Government Act the previous year ,

2120-448: The inception of the university left the establishment as well. Chuah Hean Teik retired as the President on 31 August 2019. He was succeeded by Ewe Hong Tat effective from 1 September 2019. Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman Kampar Campus has an area of 1,300 acres (2.03 square miles; 5.26 square kilometres), is one of the largest private universities in Malaysia . UTAR Kampar main campus is located at Kampar, Perak . The campus received

2173-499: The north, Shah Alam , the capital of Selangor, and Subang Jaya to the west, and Bandar Kinrara ( Puchong ) to the south. Under plans developed by Francis McWilliams , the city was developed during post-war British Malaya on a piece of 1,200 acres (486 ha) rubber estate, the Effingham Estate , around Old Klang Road to address the overpopulation of the capital Kuala Lumpur in the 1950s. Since 1952, PJ witnessed

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2226-619: The outer edges of the development. Sungai Long Buddhist Society was established in 2006 to create a close-knit Buddhist community in Bandar Sungai Long. A weekly pasar malam (night market) is held here every Tuesday. The 10th and current Prime Minister of Malaysia , Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim , currently resides in Bandar Sungai Long with his family since 2021. Also in 2024, Dino Desert is now at Sungai Long Hill where it has huge dinosaurs and for nostalgia like Mimaland . Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Bandar Baru Sungai Long The area

2279-608: The relatively steep Jalan 21/1. The introduction of the IntraKota bus system by DRB-HICOM saw the replacement of Sri Jaya and the mini-buses by the early 1990s. Around the same time, some of the Petaling Jaya-Kuala Lumpur bus routes were serviced by Metrobus. The introduction of the PUTRA-LRT light rapid transit service in 1998 saw the addition of the Putraline feeder bus services. The ownership of

2332-578: The rest of the Klang Valley area. Rapid Bus also operates the PJ City Bus, a free bus service funded by the Petaling Jaya City Council. There are currently three rapid transit lines and one commuter rail line serving Petaling Jaya. These lines also provide connections to a bus rapid transit line and a inter-city rail service. The PUTRA-LRT line, subsequently renamed 5 LRT Kelana Jaya Line and currently operated by Rapid Rail under

2385-477: The rest of the city. Scheduled to last until May 23, the lockdown was eventually lifted on May 21. After a lull in cases thanks to a nationwide lifting of restrictions, the city began to see a rise in cases in October following a spike in virus infections after infections rose in the eastern state of Sabah, where elections were held in September. Over 800 people working at the Tropicana Golf and Country Resort were barred from leaving their hostel, as authorities put

2438-435: The size of Petaling Jaya township, property development in the area also includes small to medium-sized developers such as Sri Aman Development and Nusmetro. Before the rapid development and commercialisation of Petaling Jaya, there were only a handful of residential developments that comprises mostly low to medium-cost apartments as well as terrace houses. By 2005, luxurious condominiums, semi-detached houses, and bungalows are

2491-482: The three newly established faculties, the university offered its first eight honours degree programmes At that time, the Faculty of Accountancy and Management, under founding Dean Lai Fatt Sian, hosted more than 6,000 students. An official ceremony was held to launch UTAR on 13 August 2002 at the main hall of the Tunku Abdul Rahman University College . Attending the ceremony was the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia , Mahathir Mohamad . The prime minister also officiated

2544-421: The townships Taman Petaling Klang and Sri Petaling to name a few. Petaling Garden was brought to the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange and became one of the first publicly listed Property Development Companies in Malaysia . The company was bought over by Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) in the year 2007, it was valued at RM 964 million at time of purchase. Southern Petaling Jaya, from Section 8 to PJ Old Town, had

2597-415: The university groundbreaking event at its new campus at Kampar , in the state of Perak . UTAR once maintained campuses in Petaling Jaya and Kuala Lumpur , but in June 2015 these were consolidated with the Sungai Long campus. Ng Lay Swee retired as the President on 31 March 2008. She was succeeded by Chuah Hean Teik . Following her retirement, many pioneering staff members who worked with her from

2650-631: The virus on October 7, leading students and staff members there to self-quarantine. A few days later, education authorities in the country ordered 298 schools in Selangor state's Petaling district, which include Petaling Jaya, Shah Alam and Subang Jaya, to shut down from Oct 12 to Oct 25 as COVID-19 cases in the country rose. Petaling Jaya is one of the wettest cities in Malaysia. It is warm with an average maximum of 30 degrees Celsius and receives heavy rainfall all year round, roughly more than 3,300 mm (130 in) of average rainfall annually. The city has no particular true dry season, but June and July are

2703-403: The virus, prompting health authorities to call for customers to get themselves screened. Less than two weeks later, large parts of Old Town came under a full government lockdown on May 10 after the discovery of 26 COVID-19 cases from the market area. Over 2,900 people in the quarter were fenced in and prevented from leaving the area, as authorities cordoned off 40ha of the area with barb wire from

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2756-405: The world). In 2004, Giant Hypermarket commenced operations in Kelana Jaya . This complex houses the Giant Hypermarket and some shops to create a more shopping centre style. It was easily accessed off the Damansara–Puchong Expressway. It was eventually closed down permanently on 26 November 2023 as the land was bought by a developer to make way for a new condominium. Located right opposite across

2809-430: Was established in June 2002 through the UTAR Education Foundation, a non-for-profit organisation . A total of 411 students were enrolled in June 2002 for its first intake. The university has two campuses, the award-winning Kampar campus in the state of Perak while the other one is in Sungai Long located within the Klang Valley in the state of Selangor . In July 2001, the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA),

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