Putrajaya

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Putrajaya (Malay pronunciation: [ˌputraˈd͡ʒaja, ˌputrəˈd͡ʒajə] ), officially the Federal Territory of Putrajaya (Malay: Wilayah Persekutuan Putrajaya), is the administrative centre of Malaysia. The seat of the federal government of Malaysia was shifted in 1999 from Kuala Lumpur to Putrajaya because of overcrowding and congestion in the capital, followed by the seat of the national judiciary in 2003. Kuala Lumpur remains Malaysia's national capital city per the federal constitution and continues to serve as the seat of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the Parliament of Malaysia, as well as the nation's premier commercial and financial hub. Conceived in the 1990s by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and Kuala Lumpur mayor Elyas Omar, Putrajaya was designed as a modern greenfield administrative capital emphasizing digital communications, sustainable urban planning, and networked e-government. Construction commenced in August 1995, and on 1 February 2001, Putrajaya was formally ceded by the state...

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