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

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

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

From Los Angeles Times

Tens of thousands of people thronged the government administrative capital of Putrajaya early Thursday for the main procession, waving national flags and cheering as bands. dancers and convoys of vehicles went past.

From Seattle Times

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

From Seattle Times

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