Putrajaya

British

/ ˈpuːtrəˌdʒʌɪə /

noun

officially the capital of Malaysia since 1999, in the SW Malay Peninsula, and forming its own federal territory; a high-tech garden city (including nearby Cyberjaya); construction began in 1995 and is expected to be complete in about 2010, with a planned population of over 300 000; government functions transferred in stages from Kuala Lumpur, starting in 1999

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"This meeting and these exchanges are very vital, very strategic and critical to advance and enhance relations between India and Malaysia," Anwar added at a news conference in Malaysia's administrative capital Putrajaya.

From Barron's ● Feb. 8, 2026

The verdict, delivered in Malaysia's administrative capital Putrajaya, is the second blow in the same week to the embattled former leader, who has been imprisoned since 2022.

From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2025

One source of inspiration for Indonesia is Putrajaya, which replaced Kuala Lumpur as the administrative capital of Malaysia in 1999.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2024

National television showed Anwar clocking in Friday morning at the government administrative capital of Putrajaya.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 24, 2022

Malaysia's Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin speaking during his cabinet announcement in Putrajaya, Malaysia March 9, 2020.

From Reuters ● Aug. 13, 2021

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