Destinations
Administratively Beautiful Putrajaya Te x t b y H A N I A R A F E I Images by N U R U L S Y I FA A RA M LA N
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Speaking about Putrajaya, this may not be the first place that comes to mind when planning your holiday. But after saying that, it does not mean that Putrajaya has nothing interesting to offer. While Kuala Lumpur (KL) remains as the capital city of Malaysia, Putrajaya – which is also the third Federal Territory of Malaysia after KL and Labuan – has been functioning as Malaysia’s federal administrative centre since 1999. Surrounded by greenery, grand government buildings, scenic bridges and wide boulevards, Putrajaya seems to have been designed differently than the other cities in Malaysia. Read on to find out what you experience whenever you are in Malaysia’s most well-planned city! Good to know: » Putrajaya was named after the first prime minister of Malaysia Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra. » The first person who lived in Seri Perdana (the official residence for the Prime Minister of Malaysia) was Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad, the country’s fourth and seventh prime minister. » One of Putrajaya’s bridges was featured in a Korean drama entitled ‘On The Way To The Airport’ back in 2016 starring Lee Sang Yoon and Kim Ha Neul (if you haven’t watch this yet, feel free to do so! A few episodes of this interesting drama were filmed in Malaysia.)
