Cloudy Morning - Kampung Baru VS KLCC - Sunrise

Kampung Baru or ''Kampong Bharu'' (meaning "New Village") is a Malay enclave in central

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. One of the most valuable tracts of land in the capital, it has been estimated to be worth up to US$1.4 billion.

Location

Kampung Baru is located in the northern part of Kuala Lumpur's central business district. It is separated from KLCC district by a section of the

Klang River The Klang River ( ms, Sungai Klang) is a river which flows through Kuala Lumpur and Selangor in Malaysia and eventually flows into the Straits of Malacca. It is approximately in length and drains a basin of about . The Klang River has 11 major tr ...

. Kampung Baru is bordered by

Jalan Tun Razak Like all other historical urban centres, the capital city of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, contains a number of current and old roads and streets across the city. This article contains an alphabetical list of notable roads within ...

in the north,

Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman (formerly Batu Road) is a major one-way road in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The road is named after the first Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan. Attractions On the shoulders of this road are pr ...

in the west, Jalan Dewan Sultan Sulaiman in the southwest, and the Klang River and the Ampang-KL toll road (E 12) in the southeast. Clockwise, from north to south, Kampung Baru borders

Titiwangsa Titiwangsa is one of the main areas located in the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Kuala Lumpur General Hospital is located south of Titiwangsa. The current member of parliament for Titiwangsa is Johari Abdul Ghani from Barisan Nasiona ...

Dato' Keramat Kampung Datuk Keramat or more commonly referred to as Keramat (old name - Tangga Cina) among the locals is a large zone in the Titiwangsa constituency, falling within the boundary of the Federal Territories (Malaysia), Federal Territory of Kuala Lum ...

, Ampang Hilir, KLCC,

Medan Tuanku Medan Tuanku is a major area in downtown Kuala Lumpur. Jalan Medan Tuanku and Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman are the primary roads in this area. Medan Tuanku borders Dang Wangi to the east and south and Chow Kit to the north. Attractions The Maju Junct ...

and Chow Kit.

History

Kampung Baru was established in 1899 by a grant from the then- Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Alaeddin Suleiman Shah, to allow the Malays to retain their village lifestyle within the city. It was formally gazetted as the ''Malay Agricultural Settlement'' in 1950. Since then Kampung Baru has held out against development and modern-city living, turning into a political symbol of Malay culture. The area held a special place for Malay politics during the pro-independence movement that grew up after

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...

. Kampung Baru is home to the Sultan Sulaiman Club (), where anti-colonial political gatherings were often held, including those that led to the formation of the

United Malays National Organisation The United Malays National Organisation ( Malay: ; Jawi: ; abbreviated UMNO () or less commonly PEKEMBAR), is a nationalist right-wing political party in Malaysia. As the oldest continuous national political party within Malaysia (since its ...

(UMNO), Malaysia's ruling party since independence until 2018, and then again since 2021. Documents dating back to the period were unearthed at the grounds of the Club several years ago. Kampung Baru, which sprawls over almost 4 km², was among the hardest-hid areas during the May 13 Incident in 1969, where bloody racial clashes occurred between ethnic Malays and Chinese. The riots started after Chinese-led opposition parties marched through the village to celebrate their good showing in general elections of that year. New research ('' May 13: Declassified Documents on the Malaysian Riots of 1969'') based on newly declassified documents at the Public Records Office in London, the book alleged that contrary to the official account which had blamed the violence on opposition parties, the riot had been intentionally started by the "ascendent state capitalist class" in UMNO as a coup d'état to topple the

Tunku The Malay language has a complex system of styles, titles and honorifics which are used extensively in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and the southern Philippines. Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore and several provinces in Indonesia regul ...

from power. In recent years, Kampung Baru also played a central role in the '' Reformasi'' protests of 1998, when former deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim launched protests against then premier Mahathir Mohamad, calling for reforms to government and the judiciary.

Developments

Kawasan Keutamaan Pembangunan Kampong Bharu

Plans to redevelop Kampung Baru had been around since the 2000s, and intensified in recent years. Negotiations between kampung residents and successive governments have been ongoing since 2018.

Amenities and notable landmarks

Jalan Raja Muda Musa, Kampong Bharu (220813)

Healthcare

Kampung Baru district is notable for being home to

Kuala Lumpur Hospital Kuala Lumpur Hospital ( ms, Hospital Besar Kuala Lumpur, abbr: ''HKL'') is a Malaysian government-owned public hospital in Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia. Founded in 1870, HKL is a not-for-profit institution and serves as the flagshi ...

and the

National Heart Institute The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) is the third largest Institute of the National Institutes of Health, located in Bethesda, Maryland, United States. It is tasked with allocating about $3.6 billion in FY 2020 in tax revenue to ...

Other landmarks

* Kelab Sultan Sulaiman * Galeri Kelab Sultan Sulaiman *

National Library of Malaysia The National Library of Malaysia ( Malay: ''Perpustakaan Negara Malaysia'') (PNM) is a library established under the National Library Act 1972 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The National Library is responsible for providing a collection of knowle ...

* Kampung Baru station, part of

Kelana Jaya Line The LRT Kelana Jaya Line is a medium-capacity light rapid transit (LRT) line and the first fully automated and driverless rail system in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. It forms a part of the Klang Valley Integrated Transit System in and around ...

Rapid KL Rapid KL (styled as ''rapidKL'') is a public transportation system owned by Prasarana Malaysia and operated by its subsidiaries Rapid Rail and Rapid Bus. With its coverage throughout Kuala Lumpur and Klang Valley areas, it was followed by a ...

* NAZA Group headquarters * Masjid Jamek Kampung Baru * Rumah Limas Kampung Baru * Master Mat's House * Tatt Khalsa Diwan Gurdwara * Jalan Raja Muda Musa * Jalan Raja Alang * Sikh Temple * Saloma Link

Access

Kampung Baru metro station, serving the

, is located in the southern part of Kampung Baru.

Chow Kit Monorail station Chow Kit Monorail station is a Malaysian elevated monorail train station that serves as a part of the Kuala Lumpur Monorail (KL Monorail), located in Kuala Lumpur and opened alongside the rest of the train service on August 31, 2003. The statio ...

is located at the western end of Kampung Baru. Bus routes running through Kampung Baru include 220 and 302. The Saloma Link pedestrian bridge, spanning the Klang River and the Ampang-Kuala Lumpur toll road, is a shortcut from Kampung Baru to the

Petronas Towers The Petronas Towers, also known as the Petronas Twin Towers or KLCC Twin Towers, ( Malay: ''Menara Berkembar Petronas'') are 88-storey supertall skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, standing at . From 1998 to 2003, they were officially desig ...

. The upcoming

MRT Putrajaya Line The MRT Putrajaya Line is the second Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line in Klang Valley, Malaysia, and the third fully automated and driverless rail system in region. The line stretches from to Putrajaya and runs through densely populated areas ...

will serve Kampung Baru via the Raja Uda station, scheduled to open in 2023.

Notable residents

* Tan Sri S.M. Salim - Malaysian singer *

Tan Sri SM Nasimuddin SM Amin Tan Sri Dato' Sri Utama Sheikh Mohammad Nasimuddin Kamal bin Sheikh Mohamad Amin (27 January 1955 – 1 May 2008) was the founder, chairman and chief executive officer of the Naza Group of Malaysia. Background Nasimuddin was born to a Minan ...

Naza The Naza Group of Companies is a Malaysian business conglomerate involved in many types of business ranging from motoring to education. The group began operations in 1975 as a motor trading company. The motoring sector remains the most impo ...

Group Chairman * Tan Sri Dato' Azman Hashim -

AmBank AmBank Group comprises AMMB Holdings Berhad (AMBANK 1015) is one of the largest banking groups in Malaysia whose core businesses are retail banking, wholesale banking, Islamic banking, and life and general insurance. The Group trades under a ...

Group Chairman * Dato' Mohamed Azlan Hashim - Proton Ex Chairman * Dato' Zainal Abidin Putih - Chairman

CIMB Bank CIMB Group Holdings Berhad () is a Malaysian universal bank headquartered in Kuala Lumpur and operating in high growth economies in ASEAN. CIMB Group is an indigenous ASEAN investment bank. CIMB has a wide retail branch network with 1,080 bran ...

Bhd. * Dato Mat Shah Safuan - businessman * Dato Seri Drs Suleiman Mohamed - former Deputy Minister of Information, politician * Allahyarham M Shariff - Malaysian singer * Sheikh Hassan bin Sheikh Mubarak - businessman, trader

References

Planet Ark - Malay Village Clings Onto its City-Centre Address

New documents suggest Umno has origins in KL
The Star, 14 December 2007.
Kampung Baru plan expected out in April
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