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52-826: The expressway begins at Serdang on the outskirts of Universiti Putra Malaysia , where it continues from the Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway . The expressway then runs northwards immediately east of the North–South Expressway through Seri Kembangan into Sungai Besi . The expressway continues alongside the Kuala Lumpur–Seremban Expressway , running through Bandar Tasik Selatan , Kuchai Lama , Salak South and Cheras . The expressway then diverts northeastwards to Pandan Jaya and Pandan Indah in Ampang , where it terminates. Construction of

104-399: A 70% stake, and Cyberview has remained a government-owned company ever since. Cyberview then entered into an agreement with SHSB with shareholders comprising Country Heights Holdings Berhad (CHHB), Landmarks, Menara Embun (an MKLand Controlled Company) and Renong (now UEM World) with equal shares of 25%; granting SHSB the right to develop Cyberjaya as the master developer, while Cyberview became

156-494: A future city, but no goals toward this end have been announced. The Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) (formerly MDC), the agency tasked with spearheading the MSC's progress, has its headquarters in the heart of Cyberjaya. Setia Haruman also undertakes to install properties such as office buildings, retail space and apartment suites to meet the market's demand. Apart from being a Master Developer of Cyberjaya, Setia Haruman also wears

208-569: A go-kart circuit and golf driving range. [REDACTED] RapidKL 12 MRT Putrajaya Line : Cyberjaya Utara - Cyberjaya City Centre [REDACTED] ERL 7 KLIA Transit : Putrajaya & Cyberjaya - while the station is actually located in Putrajaya, the official station name still includes Cyberjaya. Feeder bus services operated by Rapid KL run four routes in Cyberjaya: Other bus services: In addition to these services,

260-584: A police station complex, a fire station (Bomba), and a hospital (Hospital Cyberjaya). Apart from that, other public amenities which are completed includes a small recreational park just next to Multimedia University, the Cyberjaya Community Club, the Sports Arena (which offers outdoor sports facilities), bus shelters, pedestrian walkways and signalised pedestrian crossing at road junctions and more than 700 parking bays. The Raja Haji Fisabilillah Mosque

312-539: A ride-pooling on-demand service known as Kumpool is available in Cyberjaya since August 2022. Defunct bus service: Bicycle and scooter sharing service is offered by Tryke to solve last-mile commute within the city. Hybrid bicycles and e-scooters are available for rental through smart phone application from several locations throughout the city, enabling connections from residential areas to offices, commercial centres, and parks. The day-time population in Cyberjaya

364-641: Is  KB05  KTM Serdang , part of the KTM Komuter network operated by state railway operator KTMB . The 12 MRT Putrajaya line Phase 2 project that was completed and opened on March 16, 2023 features six stations that are located in Seri Kembangan which are  PY31  Serdang Raya Utara ,  PY32  Serdang Raya Selatan ,  PY33  Serdang Jaya ,  PY34  UPM ,  PY36  Taman Equine and  PY37  Putra Permai . Alternately there

416-418: Is a carrier-neutral and open-access infrastructure where multi-leading Telco/Carriers/ISPs are riding on CMFN's fibre optic network to provide their services to end customers in Cyberjaya. CMFN delivers fibre connectivity straight to the building under the concepts of "Fibre-To-The-Building ( FTTB )" and "Fibre-To-The-Home ( FTTH )". As such, most of the commercial buildings and offices are connected to CMFN. With

468-440: Is a freehold ICT business park project on approximately 41 acres (17 ha) of prime Cyberjaya land in the flagship zone aimed for lease to multinational companies. MKN Embassy Development Sdn develops the project. Bhd., a joint venture company between EMKAY Group of Malaysia and Embassy Group of India, is a strategic partner for EMKAY Group in the development of this specialised ICT building. As an emerging township, Cyberjaya has

520-484: Is a principal mosque in Cyberjaya, and another newly built mosque is located at Masreca19 area, called Cyber10 Mosque. The Cyberjaya Lake Gardens is a 400-acre (1.6 km ) 'green lung' for Cyberjaya. Presently, about 86 acres (35 ha) of the land has been developed with facilities including Visitor's Information Centre, Boardwalk, Look-Out Tower, children's playground, 15 acres (6.1 ha) of main lake and 29 acres (12 ha) of natural and wetland. The Lake Gardens

572-543: Is a strategic partner for the EMKAY group in developing this specialised ICT building. Cyberjaya-TV was conceived in late 2009 to showcase Cyberjaya's "Live, Study, Work & Play" elements. Contents developed, primarily, relate to Cyberjaya, which provides a means for people worldwide to sample part of the thriving Cyberjaya community. Cyberjaya TV no longer operating. Cyberjaya hosts a number of government agencies head offices and branches: All public schools are administered by

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624-518: Is about 140,000 and expected to increase to 350,000 by 2039. High rise residential and integrated developments include Cristal Serin Residence, Lakefront Residence, Shaftsbury Square, D'Pulze, Serin Residency, Cybersquare, Crystal, The Place, Pangea, Arc, D'Melor, Domain, Cyberia smart homes, Masreca19, etc. Landed housing includes Sejati Residences, Symphony Hills, Garden Residence, Summer Glades, Mirage by

676-523: Is adjacent to and developed along with Putrajaya , Malaysia's government seat. This city aspires to be known as the Silicon Valley of Malaysia . The official opening ceremony for Cyberjaya was held on 17 May 1997 by the Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohamad . Many multinational companies and data centres are located in the city. Until 1975, what is today Cyberjaya, Putrajaya and Dengkil were under

728-606: Is home to the Mines Wellness City , a healthcare-oriented resort city. There used to be a theme park known as Mines Wonderland , which operated between 1997 and 2011. Seri Kembangan is located at the intersection of three tolled highways - [REDACTED] North–South Expressway Southern Route , [REDACTED] Sungai Besi Expressway and [REDACTED] East–West Link Expressway . The [REDACTED] Damansara–Puchong Expressway , [REDACTED] Maju Expressway and [REDACTED] South Klang Valley Expressway runs near

780-481: Is located at City Command Center Cyberjaya (CCC) Data Centre that provides Rack Location Unit (RLU) space rental and server co-location. There are also carrier-neutral, purpose-built high-end data centre facilities in Cyberjaya such as CX1, CX2 and CX5 – managed by CSF Advisers (a CSF Group member) plc CSF Group), Basis Bay and MyTelehaus. There are also few government agencies' purpose-built data centre facilities in Cyberjaya, such as Central Bank (Bank Negara Malaysia) and

832-598: Is located in between Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya . The town is now a considerable city in size. It is located near the northern end of the PLUS Expressway Southern Route [REDACTED] North–South Expressway Southern Route . Seri Kembangan was established as the Serdang New Village in 1950 when the British moved Malaysian Chinese villagers living around Sungai Besi to a centralised location due to

884-471: Is now gaining popularity amongst the local community. Many community events, including fishing competitions, have attracted thousands to this lake. In September 2007, the Cyberjaya 50th Merdeka Carnival Celebration attracted more than 4,000 anglers, and it was registered as the biggest fishing competition by the Malaysia Book of Records. Other outdoor recreational facilities include the mini-park, adjacent to

936-549: Is only to 30% load. Presently, there are more than 30 completed office buildings in Cyberjaya catering for multi-tenants and single tenants. Government agencies' presence will also increase once the Bank Negara Data Centre and Road and Transport Department's IT Centre buildings are completed. This city is also looking forward to developing the Knowledge Workers Development Institute (KWDI) and

988-421: Is serviced primarily by Cyberjaya Broadband (City Broadband), Time, TMnet , NTT MSC. The Cyberjaya planning guidelines strongly required two electrical connections from two separate substations. Diesel generators up to full load (except air conditioning load) were specified to be installed in all commercial buildings. The electricity grid connection was also organised to enable "power islanding " and supported by

1040-610: Is the  SP16   PY29  Sungai Besi MRT station which is about 4 km north. 3°02′N 101°43′E  /  3.033°N 101.717°E  / 3.033; 101.717 Cyberjaya Cyberjaya (a portmanteau of cyber and Putrajaya ) is a city with a science park as its core that forms a key part of the Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia . It is located in Sepang District , Selangor . Cyberjaya

1092-471: Is the nucleus of the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC), now known as MSC Malaysia. The site for Cyberjaya was primarily undeveloped land consisting of oil palm plantations. It has since seen extensive building activities, including a boutique hotel, numerous commercial buildings, offices for MSC Status companies, universities, a community club, and the local council's headquarters. It was built as

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1144-574: The Communist threat during the Malayan Emergency as part of the Briggs Plan . In its early days, the village had 50 houses and all were built from scratch because the British only provided empty plots of land. The area was close to rubber estates and the jungle posed dangers of a different kind. Most of the 15,000 inhabitants earned meagre incomes as mining workers and rubber tappers. At one point,

1196-612: The Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 near Pandan Indah . The 12.3 km (7.6 mi) extension elevated expressway has interchanges at Salak South , Jalan Istana, Taman Ikan Emas, Jalan Loke Yew , Jalan Cheras Lama, Shamelin Perkasa , MRR2 North (where Jalan Pandan Jaya intersects the MRR2), MRR2 South (where Jalan Pandan Indah intersects the MRR2), Pandan Jaya and Jalan Pandan Utama near Pandan Indah . Toll transactions at

1248-712: The National Grid in Malaysia . The use of district cooling system, where chilled water from a central plant is provided to run the air conditioning, was laid extensively in the central district. The promise is the economical use of off-peak electricity at night to chill water for air conditioning use during the day. Pendinginan Megajana Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Cyberview, is the provider for this service. Several data centres operate in Cyberjaya. Notable are those operated by T-Systems for Shell, NTT MSC, BMW and DHL. A small scale Data Centre ideal for Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs)

1300-550: The Selangor State Legislative Assembly . The incumbent assemblyperson is Wong Siew Ki , also from DAP. Earlier in 1959 till 1964, it was known as Damansara Constituency before it was called Serdang and later Puchong Constituency. The first MP was Karam Singh Veriah from Socialist Front and won the Damansara Constituency twice. As of 2020 , Seri Kembangan has a population of 130,252 residents. Most of

1352-503: The Serdang Power Station . The electricity service standard is set at 99.99% availability with a maximum of 10 seconds interruption for office and commercial areas and maximum 15 minutes interruption for residential areas. These measures were dreamed up to provide Cyberjaya with a comparative advantage against other Multimedia Super Corridor areas. However, Tenaga Nasional has extended the same standard to all urban areas connected to

1404-486: The Creative Multimedia Cluster, both by Cyberview, which are targeted for completion in 2009. MKN Embassy Techzone, is a freehold ICT business park project on approximately 41 acres (17 ha) of prime Cyberjaya land in the flagship zone lease to multinational companies. MKN Embassy Development Sdn develops the project. Bhd., a joint venture company between EMKAY Group of Malaysia and Embassy Group of India,

1456-505: The Lake, Taman Pinggiran Cyber and Setia Eco Glades. With the many upcoming developments, there will be at least an additional 10,000 residential units in the next two years. Its perceived Garden Residence, Cyberjaya, is the most strategic landed properties in Cyberjaya due to its proximity to SkyPark, IOI Resort City Mall and the two MRT line 2 stations in the vicinity. Adding to that, the upcoming development around Garden Residence, Cyberjaya will be

1508-510: The Loke Yew and Mines toll plaza are made via Touch 'n Go , SmartTAG , and Visa and MasterCard. (Since 1 January 2023) Kuala Pilah Balakong Kajang Only major junctions are listed in these tables. Serdang, Selangor Seri Kembangan , also known as Serdang , formerly known as Serdang New Village , is a town located in Petaling District , Selangor , Malaysia. It

1560-503: The Ministry of Housing and Local Government. The catalyst is the agreement by NTT in 1996 to site an R&D centre at a site to the west of the new Malaysian administration centre, Putrajaya . Multimedia Development Corporation (then known as MDC), the agency overseeing the implementation of the MSC was located in Cyberjaya to oversee the creation. The real estate implementation was privatised to Cyberview Sdn Bhd (Cyberview) in early 1997. At

1612-640: The Multimedia University; the 3.5 km promenade area next to the Putrajaya Lake; and the Sports Arena which offers more than 360 free parking bays, 1 basketball court, 1 tennis court, 2 futsal courts, a football field and a small food court. For indoor recreational facilities, the Cyberjaya Community Club, developed by Cyberview, has 2 futsal courts, 2 badminton courts, a gymnasium and 2 squash courts; all indoor and outdoor recreational facilities including basketball court, 2 tennis courts, swimming pool,

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1664-710: The Road Transport Department. Malaysia's incumbent Telco, Telekom Malaysia (TM) also has its purpose-built data centre facilities in Cyberjaya. Several call centres & service desk operate in Cyberjaya. Notables are those operated by HP , IBM , HSBC . Initially, 8 blocks of office buildings were built by the developer. These are purpose-built for multimedia companies by being provided extra height ceiling and underfloor trunking (some with raised floor ), fibre optic wiring, dual redundant power supply, uninterruptible power supply and back up generators for whole electricity load, which common practice in Malaysia

1716-640: The Seri Kembangan New Village was known for cottage industries like shoe-making and type settings services but this has been overtaken by more profitable ventures. There are now 2,500 houses with only a smattering of the original wooden houses left and the population is estimated to be 150,000, largely made up of entrepreneurs, businessmen, professionals, government servants who are working in Putrajaya and other multinational corporations employees located in Cyberjaya . The only form of entertainment around

1768-581: The Sungai Besi interchange from a half-diamond interchange to a non-stop interchange started in 2005 and completed in 2007. The project to upgrade the Balakong interchange from a T-junction to a directional-T interchange started in 2004 and completed in 2006. The Salak Jaya toll plaza was abolished on 24 February 2009. Following the abolishment of toll collections at the Salak Jaya toll plaza on 25 February 2009,

1820-518: The administration of Hulu Langat (Kajang) district. On the site of today's Cyberjaya once stood an estate, Prang Besar (Great War). The idea of an IT -themed city, Cyberjaya, arose out of a study by management consultancy McKinsey for the Multimedia Super Corridor commissioned by the Federal Government of Malaysia in 1995. The implementation agency was the Town & Country Planning Department of

1872-443: The development. Federal government-linked companies Telekom Malaysia and Tenaga Nasional were conscripted to provide the telecommunication and power supply infrastructure. The ambitious plan was to develop the first phase, comprising 1,430 hectares by 2006, with the remaining 1,460 hectares to be developed after the year 2011. The engineering management consultant, Pengurusan Lebuhraya Bhd (now acquired by Opus International Malaysia)

1924-533: The developments of Cyberjaya City Centre, a stone throw away from Garden Residence in the next five years worth 15 billion gross development value. To support the aspiration to host multimedia industries, Cyberjaya was specified with extensive and intensive fibre optic cabling. As Malaysia's premier IT hub, Cyberjaya has a telecommunication backbone running primarily on fibre optics known as Cyberjaya Metro Fibre Network (CMFN). Operated by Allo Technology Sdn Bhd (formerly known as Setia Haruman Technology Sdn Bhd). CMFN

1976-791: The east and Indonesia's Sumatra Island in the west, Seri Kembangan has a tropical rainforest climate ( Köppen climate classification Af ) which is warm and sunny, along with abundant rainfall, especially during the northeast monsoon season from October to March. Temperatures tend to remain constant. Maximums hover between 31 and 33 °C (88 and 91 °F) and have never exceeded 39.3 °C (102.7 °F), while minimums hover between 22 and 23.5 °C (71.6 and 74.3 °F) and have never fallen below 14.4 °C (57.9 °F). Seri Kembangan typically receives minimum 2,600 mm (100 in) of rain annually; June and July are relatively dry, but even then rainfall typically exceeds 133 millimetres (5.2 in) per month. The early Community leaders of

2028-410: The hat as a Property Developer and has constructed commercial, residential and enterprise buildings to meet the thriving community's demands in Cyberjaya. Many companies who qualify for MSC incentives have relocated their operations to Cyberjaya. Among them are: Over 500 MSC Status companies have currently located their operations here, making the township a rapidly growing area. MKN Embassy Techzone

2080-510: The landowner. In 2004, CHHB and Landmarks sold their equity interest in SHSB to MKLand-controlled companies, namely Modern Eden (12.5%), Impressive Circuits (12.5%) and Virtual Path (25%), resulting in MKLand-controlled companies becoming the majority shareholder of SHSB. Cyberview's role grew to include implementing various development and government initiatives, while SHSB carried on its role as

2132-583: The master developer. In addition to this, Cyberview was also tasked to undertake citywide maintenance and spearhead investor interface and community-centric programmes in Cyberjaya. In August 2008, Cyberjaya was awarded the "Best Brand in National ICT Hub" under the Corporate Branding category at the BrandLaureate Award 2007-2008. Spanning about 28.94 square kilometres (7,000 acres), the city

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2184-481: The original 16.0-kilometre (9.9-mile) expressway from Jalan Istana to Serdang began in 1997, by Road Builder (M) Holdings Bhd (later acquired by IJM Corporation Berhad in 2007). The expressway used to be Selangor state road, B13, and the official name was Jalan Kuala Lumpur–Sungai Besi . During construction, the status of the road was changed to a tolled expressway and it was redesignated E9. The expressway commenced tolling operation on 15 May 1999. The project to upgrade

2236-733: The population are Chinese followed by Malays, Indians and others. Seri Kembangan has three major malls: the aforementioned The Mines Shopping Mall, an AEON store in Taman Equine, Giant Hypermarket, and South City Plaza. Seri Kembangan is known for its good and varied street food, incorporating Chinese, Malay, Indian and other races' influences into its literal melting pot. The best places to savour street cuisine include Seri Kembangan Night Market and Seri Serdang Night Market (opens every Monday and Friday nights). The more prominent local dishes include nasi lemak, asam laksa, char kway teow, curry noodle, mamak fried mee, rojak and cendol. Seri Kembangan

2288-401: The ring topology; CMFN offers full redundancy throughout the network – with the availability of high capacity and resiliency network, many data centres are located here and connected to CMFN. However, some older commercial and residential units still use copper lines to provide "last mile" access to customers. Broadband access covering wireless and fixed-line is readily available. Broadband access

2340-561: The then Works Minister, Mohd. Zin Mohamad announced the future expansion of the expressway, known as the Besraya Eastern Extension Expressway (BEE) , whose concession would be awarded to Besraya. The expressway was completed on 2013 and was opened to traffic on 15 April 2014. The 12.3 km (7.6 mi) extension, which is mostly elevated, connects Salak South (North) interchange on the Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1 to

2392-463: The time, Cyberview was set up a joint-venture comprising entities such as Setia Haruman Sdn Bhd (SHSB), Nippon Telephone and Telegraph (NTT), Golden Hope , MDeC, Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) and Kumpulan Darul Ehsan Berhad (KDEB), representative of the Selangor Government. SHSB, a consortium comprising Renong, Landmarks, MKLand and Country Heights , was asked to take the lead regarding

2444-461: The vicinity in the 1950s until the 1970s was a cinema. After the 1998 Commonwealth Games , more developments took place from 2000 onwards and other prominent developments includes AEON Equine Park, McDonald's , Pasar Borong Selangor (wholesale market), Maybank , Giant Hypermarket and other businesses transformed this area into a business hub. Protected by the Titiwangsa Mountains in

2496-413: The village since 1952 who had greatly contributed towards the development of Serdang New Village were Mr Hee Kon Swee, JP, PPN and Mr Chow Pak Fah, PJK, PPM. Various Government dignitaries were invited by them to assist in improving the conditions and developing the infrastructure of the village. In 1964, the first Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman visited the village to have the first hand knowledge about

2548-592: The village. The village also saw the visit of the Chief Minister of Selangor, Dato Harun Idris . These two pioneers Mr Hee and Mr Chow never thought their efforts in improving the lives of the village residents would one day turn this backwater village to become a bustling city today. At the national level, Seri Kembangan is part of the Puchong parliamentary constituency, currently represented by Yeo Bee Yin from DAP . Meanwhile, Seri Kembangan forms its own constituency in

2600-506: The village. This was followed by Assistant Education Minister, Mr Lee Siok Yew. On 12 November 1968, Deputy Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak came to open ceremony of the Serdang New Village Secondary School. In 1969, Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak came again for the groundbreaking of Serdang New Village Clinic. On 10 March 1972, Minister of Health, Mr Lee Siok Yew and Minister of Finance, Tun Tan Siew Sin visited

2652-482: The western fringe of this township. The interchange with [REDACTED] Shah Alam Expressway , [REDACTED] Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway , [REDACTED] Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway , MRR2 and Federal Route 28 lies nearby. Consequently, Seri Kembangan is regarded as the southern gateway into Kuala Lumpur for motorists travelling from southern Selangor, Negeri Sembilan , Malacca or Johor . The main rail station serving Seri Kembangan

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2704-563: Was appointed to manage the construction of utilities and infrastructure, overseeing major construction firms of Peremba and United Engineers Malaysia (UEM) . However, due to the late 1997 Asian Financial Crisis , the undertaking was deemed no longer viable and necessitated the Government taking over of the 55% and 15% stake in Cyberview shares held by SHSB and NTT respectively via the Ministry of Finance Inc. (MOF Inc.). The transaction gave MOF Inc

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