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Putrajaya was named after the first Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj. The name is derived from the Sanskrit language, which was then adopted into Malay; "putra" (पुत्र) means son and "jaya" (जया) means "success" or "victory"; hence Putrajaya means victorious men or people. [ 9 ] The name was decided in ...
Kuala Lumpur is the most populous city in Malaysia, with a population of 2.076 million in the city proper as of 2024. It has a population density of 8,157 inhabitants per square kilometre (21,130/sq mi), and is the most densely populated administrative district in Malaysia. [ 2]
Payments Network Malaysia Sdn Bhd (PayNet) is the national payments network and shared central infrastructure for Malaysia’s financial markets. It was formed from the merger between the Malaysian Electronic Payment System (MEPS) and Malaysian Electronic Clearing Corporation Sdn Bhd (MyClear) on 1 August 2017. [ 1 ]
The Federation of Malaya ( Malay: Persekutuan Tanah Melayu; Jawi: ڤرسكوتوان تانه ملايو ), more commonly known as Malaya, was a country of what previously had been the Malayan Union and, before that, British Malaya. It comprised eleven states – nine Malay states and two of the Straits Settlements, Penang and Malacca.
1 February 2025. ( 2025-02-01) Frequency. annual. Federal Territory Day ( Malay: Hari Wilayah Persekutuan) is a territorial public holiday observed annually on 1 February by the federal territories of Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya in Malaysia. The date marks the anniversary of the transfer of Kuala Lumpur from the state of Selangor to the ...
Labuan. / 5.30000°N 115.22000°E / 5.30000; 115.22000. Labuan ( / ləˈbuːən / ), officially the Federal Territory of Labuan ( Malay: Wilayah Persekutuan Labuan ), is an island federal territory of Malaysia. Its territory includes Labuan Island and six smaller islands, off the coast of the state of Sabah in East Malaysia.
The Federal Territories ( Malay: Wilayah Persekutuan; Jawi: ولايه ڤرسکوتوان ) in Malaysia comprise three territories— Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, and Putrajaya —governed directly by the Federal Government of Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur is the national capital of Malaysia, Putrajaya is the administrative capital, and Labuan is an ...
The 3 federal territories were formed for different purposes: Kuala Lumpur is the national capital, Putrajaya is the administrative centre of the federal government, and Labuan serves as an offshore financial centre. Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya were carved out of Selangor, while Labuan was ceded by Sabah. The territories fall under the purview ...