Salam to
readers.
Histories are made every day and as time
fades, the new generation tends to ignore or forget the history that moulds
Malaysia today. I, myself, am not much different. I’m not an avid history fan
thus I don’t know histories in Malaysia. Today, I have done some research and I
choose Petaling Jaya which is a part of the Selangor state and also my beloved
hometown. I want to invite you to venture or walk down memory lane with me as I
write about the history of the district that I love.
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| Where PJ is located in Selangor. |
Petaling
Jaya (PJ) was born due to the ever growing hustle and bustle that caused congestion
in Kuala Lumpur. Furthermore, Kuala Lumpur was also slightly overcrowded by the
amount of people migrating into the city in the early 1950’s. Petaling Jaya was
originally a 1,200 acres of rubber plantation owned by a British company which
is Effingham Estate at Jalan Klang Lama, so to solve the problem that Kuala
Lumpur were having, this rubber plantation was slowly turned into an area were
houses and industrial were built so that people will move their attention away
from only residing in Kuala Lumpur. In addition, Sir Gerald Templer planned to make Petaling Jaya, a satellite town, to prevent the communists from getting any help.
Albeit, this
town had existed since the early 1950’s, the name Petaling Jaya was officially
bestowed upon it on 1953. “Jaya” represents success. This town in the past
started out as a minute town that was scattered with low-cost wooden houses. Throughout
1952 until 1957, wooden houses, shops and also factories were built and this
makes the town into a large town with many opportunities.
Even before
Independence Day, Petaling Jaya had shown signs of success in its history. That’s
all my post for today. For my next post, I’ll post about Petaling Jaya after
Independence Day.
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| Sir Gerald Templer |
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| First Hospital in Petaling Jaya: Hospital Assunta. |
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