Malaysian National Projects are major national and giant projects which are important in the development of

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

. This is a list of national projects from Malaysian independence in 1957 to the present.

1957–1963

Stadium Merdeka The Stadium Merdeka (also known as Merdeka Stadium/; English: Independence Stadium) is a stadium based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is known as the site of the formal declaration of independence of the Federation of Malaya on 31 August 1957. ...

Klang Gates Dam Klang Gates Dam (Malay: ''Empangan Klang Gates'') is a dam in Ulu Klang, Gombak District, Selangor, Malaysia. It is also known as the Bukit Tabur Dam. Completed in 1958, the dam is the first dam in Malaysia for water supply. It is a concrete arch ...

Stadium Negara Stadium Negara is an indoor arena located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Background Stadium Negara is located about 2 kilometers from Kuala Lumpur City Centre, next to the Stadium Merdeka and Merdeka 118 building. The stadium, which has 10,000 ...

* Parliament House *

National Museum A national museum is a museum maintained and funded by a national government. In many countries it denotes a museum run by the central government, while other museums are run by regional or local governments. In other countries a much greater numb ...

1963–1970

Subang International Airport Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport ( ms, Lapangan Terbang Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah), (formerly Subang International Airport/Kuala Lumpur International Airport), often called Subang Airport or Subang Skypark, is an airport located in Subang, Petalin ...

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National Monument A national monument is a monument constructed in order to commemorate something of importance to national heritage, such as a country's founding, independence, war, or the life and death of a historical figure. The term may also refer to a spec ...

* East–West Highway *

Angkasapuri Angkasapuri is the main governmental building for Malaysia's Ministry of Information and it is also the headquarters for Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) located in Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. History Pre-Angkasapuri (1946–1968) ...

1971–1980

*Rural Development Projects under

New Economic Policy The New Economic Policy (NEP) () was an economic policy of the Soviet Union proposed by Vladimir Lenin in 1921 as a temporary expedient. Lenin characterized the NEP in 1922 as an economic system that would include "a free market and capitalism, ...

including: **

FELDA The Federal Land Development Authority (Felda; ms, Lembaga Kemajuan Tanah Persekutuan. LKTP) is a Malaysian government agency that was founded to handle the resettlement of rural poor into newly developed areas (''colonies'', ''settlements'' ...

settlement ** FELCRA settlement **Kedah territory (except Langkawi Island) (KEDA) **Penang territory ( PERDA) **Kelantan South ( KESEDAR) **Central Terengganu ( KETENGAH) **Southeast Pahang (

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) **Southeast Johor ( KEJORA) * Kuantan Satellite Earth Station *

Temenggor Dam The Temengor Dam or Temengor Hydro-Electric Project or Temengor Power Station is a dam in Gerik, Perak, Malaysia. It is located on Perak River about 200 km northeast of Ipoh. Construction of the dam impounded Temenggor Lake. Power station ...

* Karak Highway *

KOMTAR The Tun Abdul Razak Complex, ( Malay: Kompleks Tun Abdul Razak; Chinese: 光大大厦; Tamil: கொம்டார் கோபுரம்); colloquially known by its Malay acronym Komtar, formerly known as the Penang New Urban Center and t ...

Penang Penang ( ms, Pulau Pinang, is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, by the Malacca Strait. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Malay ...

1981–1990

* North–South Expressway *

Penang Bridge The Penang Bridge is a dual carriageway toll bridge and controlled-access highway in the state of Penang, Malaysia. The bridge connects Perai on the mainland side of the state with Gelugor on the island, crossing the Penang Strait. The brid ...

Kenyir Dam Sultan Mahmud Power Station or Kenyir Dam (Malay: Empangan Kenyir) is the hydroelectric dam which forms Kenyir Lake, Terengganu, Malaysia. It is located 50 km southwest of Kuala Terengganu on the Kenyir River. The project is a multipurpose h ...

Dayabumi Complex The Dayabumi Complex () is a major landmark in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It houses several commercial facilities and is one of the earliest skyscrapers in the city. History Previously, it was a site of Malayan Railway workshops and depots from t ...

Petronas Petroliam Nasional Berhad (National Petroleum Limited), commonly known as Petronas, is a Malaysian oil and gas company. Established in 1974 and wholly owned by the Government of Malaysia, the corporation is vested with all oil and gas reso ...

petroleum and gas refinery in

Kerteh Kerteh (est. pop. (2000 census): 3,064) is a mukim in Kemaman District, Terengganu, Malaysia. Economy Kerteh is the base of operations for Petronas in Terengganu, overseeing the oil platform operations off the state's coast as well as petroc ...

Terengganu Terengganu (; Terengganu Malay: ''Tranung'', Jawi: ), formerly spelled Trengganu or Tringganu, is a sultanate and constitutive state of federal Malaysia. The state is also known by its Arabic honorific, ''Dāru l- Īmān'' ("Abode of Faith"). ...

* Sultan Ismail Power Station in Paka,

1991–1999

* Peninsula Gas Pipeline *

KTM Komuter KTM Komuter is a commuter rail system in Malaysia operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM). It was introduced in 1995 to provide local rail services in Kuala Lumpur and the surrounding Klang Valley suburban areas. Services were later expanded to ...

*Kuala Lumpur Integrated Transit System, also known as

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 ...

Kuala Lumpur International Airport Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) is Malaysia's main international airport. It is located in the Sepang District of Selangor, approximately south of Kuala Lumpur and serves the city's greater conurbation. KLIA is the largest and b ...

Petronas Twin 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 design ...

Kuala Lumpur Tower Kuala Lumpur Tower, also known as KL Tower and KL421 is a 15-story, 420.7-meter-tall telecommunication tower in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is the world's 7th tallest tower, also, Malaysia and Southeast Asia's tallest tower. Its construction w ...

Putrajaya Putrajaya (), officially the Federal Territory of Putrajaya ( ms, Wilayah Persekutuan Putrajaya), is a planned capital city which functions as the administrative capital and the judicial capital of Malaysia. The seat of the federal government ...

Multimedia Super Corridor MSC Malaysia (formerly known as the Multimedia Super Corridor, and known as the MSC in Malaysia) is a Special Economic Zone and high-technology business district in central-southern Selangor, Malaysia. Geographical definition The MSC's northern ...

Bakun Dam The Bakun Dam is an embankment dam located in Belaga District, Kapit Division, Sarawak, Malaysia, on the Balui River, a tributary or source of the Rajang River and some sixty kilometres east of Belaga. As part of the project, the second tallest ...

Malaysia–Singapore Second Link The Malaysia–Singapore Second Link ( ms, Laluan Kedua Malaysia–Singapura, zh, 马新第二通道) is a bridge connecting Singapore and Johor, Malaysia. In Singapore, it is officially known as the Tuas Second Link. The bridge was built to re ...

National Sports Complex The KL Sports City (formerly known as ''Bukit Jalil National Sports Complex''; Kompleks Sukan Negara in Malay) in Malaysia is the largest sports complex in the country. It is located in Bukit Jalil, 20 km south of Kuala Lumpur. Described a ...

* Double tracking and electrification of Rawang–Ipoh train line * Menara Alor Star *

Kuala Lumpur Sentral Kuala Lumpur Sentral Station (KL Sentral) is a transit-oriented development that houses the main railway station of Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. Opened on 16 April 2001, KL Sentral replaced the old Kuala Lumpur railway station as the ...

(KL Sentral)

2000–2009

KL Monorail The KL Monorail Line is one of the operational monorail systems in Malaysia. Operated as part of the RapidKL system by Rapid Rail, a subsidiary of Prasarana Malaysia, it is one of the components of the Klang Valley Integrated Transit System. The l ...

Express Rail Link The Express Rail Link Sdn Bhd is a company that owns and operates the airport rail link of the same name that connects the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) with the Kuala Lumpur Sentral (KL Sentral) transportation hub, 57 kilometres apar ...

Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel The Stormwater Management And Road Tunnel (SMART Tunnel), E38, is a storm drainage and road structure in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and a major national project in the country. The tunnel is the longest stormwater drainage tunnel in Southeast As ...

(SMART Tunnel) *

Southern International Gateway The Southern Integrated Gateway ( ms, Gerbang Selatan Bersepadu) refers to a complex at Bukit Chagar, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia incorporating the city's main railway station, JB Sentral, and a :customs, :immigration, and quarantine compl ...

East Coast Expressway The East Coast Expressway is an interstate controlled-access highway running parallel to the northeastern coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The currently operational segment of the expressway runs between Karak, Pahang and Kuala Nerus, Terengganu. ...

(Phase 1) *South Johor Development Projects under

South Johor Economic Region Iskandar Malaysia, formerly known as Iskandar Development Region (IDR; ms, Wilayah Pembangunan Iskandar) and South Johor Economic Region (SJER), is the main southern development corridor in Johor, Malaysia. It was established on 8 November 200 ...

(SJER) or Wilayah Pembangunan Iskandar (Iskandar Development Region). *Northern Corridor Development Projects under

Northern Corridor Economic Region The Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER; ms, Koridor Utara) is a development plan encompassing the four northwestern states of Malaysia, namely Perlis, Penang, Kedah and Perak. It was launched in 2007 by the federal government with an aim t ...

(NCER) *East Coast Development Projects under

East Coast Economic Region East Coast Economic Region (ECER) ( ms, Wilayah Ekonomi Pantai Timur; Jawi: ولايه ايكونومي ڤنتاي تيمور) is an economic development region based on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia, which covers the states of Kelantan, T ...

(ECER) *Sabah Development Projects under

Sabah Development Corridor The Sabah Development Corridor or SDC (Malay: Koridor Pembangunan Sabah or Koridor Sabah) is a new development corridor in Sabah, Malaysia. The SDC was launched on 29 January 2008 by the Malaysian fifth Prime Minister, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. The ...

(SDC) *Central Sarawak Development Projects under

Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy The Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy ("SCORE") is an economic region and development corridor covering central Sarawak, a Malaysian State on the island of Borneo. SCORE was launched in 2008. It is one of the five regional development corridors ...

(SCORE)

2010–2019

Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) is Malaysia's main international airport. It is located in the Sepang District of Selangor, approximately south of Kuala Lumpur and serves the city's greater conurbation. KLIA is the largest and b ...

(klia2) * Double tracking and electrification of Ipoh–Padang Besar train line * Double tracking and electrification of Seremban–Gemas train line * Subang airport rail link *

(Phase 2) * KVMRT Line 1 (Sungai Buloh–Kajang Line) *LRT extensions for Ampang, Sri Petaling and

Kelana Jaya Kelana Jaya is a suburb of Petaling Jaya city, in the state of Selangor, Malaysia, comprising sections SS3, SS4, SS5, SS6, and SS7. The Damansara–Puchong Expressway cuts through this neighbourhood. The shopping mall Paradigm Mall is located here ...

Lines *

Penang Sentral Penang Sentral is an intermodal transit-oriented development in Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia. Proposed as the main transportation hub for the State of Penang, and by extension, Greater Penang, the first phase of the Penang Sentral project o ...

* Rawang Bypass * JB Eastern Dispersal Link * Senai Desaru Expressway (SDE) *

Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge The Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge or Penang Second Bridge ( ms, Jambatan Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah or ''Jambatan Kedua Pulau Pinang'';) is a dual carriageway toll bridge in Penang, Malaysia. It connects Bandar Cassia (Batu Kawa ...

(Penang Second Bridge)

2020-2030

Bandar Malaysia Bandar Malaysia is a 486-acre mixed-use, transit-oriented development by 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) located at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This project will be built at the current Sungai Besi Air Base site over 20 years. It is planned as ...

Bukit Bintang City Centre Bukit Bintang City Centre, also known as BBCC for short, is a mixed-use development on the former site of Pudu Prison in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The development is located at the south western end of Bukit Bintang, bordering Pudu along Jalan Hang ...

* Forest City *Iskandar Waterfront City * JENDELA Plan *

KL Metropolis KL Metropolis is a 75.5-acre mixed development situated nearby the Kuala Lumpur Courts Complex in the district of Segambut, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The term "KL" from its name is short for Kuala Lumpur. This RM21 billion development is envision ...

*The River of Life KL * Malaysia Vision Valley 2.0 (MVV2.0) *KK Resort City *Kuala Terengganu City Centre * Lok Kawi Resort City *

Melaka Gateway Melaka Gateway ( zh, c=马六甲皇京港) was an off-shore development of artificial islands in Malacca, Malaysia. It was launched on 7 February 2014 by Malaysia's Prime Minister, Dato' Seri Najib Bin Tun Abdul Razak, witnessed by Malacca Chie ...

*Melaka Waterfront Economic Zone (M-WEZ) * Merdeka 118 precinct *

One Jesselton Waterfront The One Jesselton Waterfront is a mixed development project comprising a shopping and entertainment centre, condominium and offices in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. Together with the Jesselton Quay The Jesselton Quay is a mixed development pr ...

*Penang South Islands * Saloma Link *

Tun Razak Exchange The Tun Razak Exchange, otherwise known as TRX (previously known as Kuala Lumpur International Financial District or KLIFD)'','' is a 70-acre development by 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) in the heart of Kuala Lumpur for international finance ...

*Widad Langkasuka * RAPID Pengerang *

Central Spine Road Lingkaran Tengah Utama Expressway, previously known as Central Spine Road (CSR) or Kuala Krai–Kuala Pilah Highway, Federal Route 34, is a new toll-free highway under construction in the center of Peninsular Malaysia. The 325 km (201 mile ...

Pan Borneo Highway Pan Borneo Highway ( ms, Lebuhraya Pan Borneo), also known as Trans-Borneo Highway or Trans-Kalimantan Highway ( id, Jalan Lintas Kalimantan), is a road network on Borneo Island connecting two Malaysian states, Sabah and Sarawak, with Brunei a ...

* Kuala Lumpur–Singapore High Speed Rail Line (Shelved) * KVMRT Line 2 (Putrajaya Line) * LRT Shah Alam Line *

MRL East Coast Rail Link The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) ( Malay: ''Laluan Rel Pantai Timur'') is a standard gauge double-track railway link infrastructure project connecting Port Klang on the Straits of Malacca to Kota Bharu in northeast Peninsular Malaysia, conne ...

* Double tracking and electrification of Gemas–Johor Bahru train line *

Johor Bahru–Singapore Rapid Transit System , , , , , The Johor Bahru–Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS Link) is an international cross-border rapid transit system that will connect Johor Bahru, Malaysia and Woodlands, Singapore, crossing the Strait of Johor. It will ...

* KVMRT 3 (MRT Circle Line) *Batang Lupar Sea Bridge Project * Damansara–Shah Alam Elevated Expressway (DASH) *

East Klang Valley Expressway The East Klang Valley Expressway, EKVE or Kuala Lumpur Outer Ring Road (KLORR) is a new expressway under construction in Klang Valley, Malaysia. The expressway will connect Ukay Perdana in Ampang, Selangor and Bandar Sungai Long in Kajang. This ...

(EKVE) *

Kota Bharu–Kuala Krai Expressway Kota Bharu–Kuala Krai Expressway ( ms, Lebuhraya Kota Bharu-Kuala Krai) also known as the People's Expressway ( ms, Lebuhraya Rakyat), is a Malaysian State Roads System, state Controlled-access highway, expressway that is under construction in ...

* Setiawangsa Pantai Expressway (DUKE Phase 3) * South Kedah Expressway (LEKAS) *

Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway The Sungai Besi–Ulu Klang Elevated Expressway (SUKE) is a three-laned, dual carriageway, controlled-access highway in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, Malaysia. The expressway will run on top of the existing Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 between ...

(SUKE) *Sarawak Sabah Link Road (SSLR) *

West Coast Expressway The West Coast Expressway (E32) is an interstate controlled-access highway running along the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The expressway is currently under construction, with several sections open for public use. Once completed, the expres ...

Penang Undersea Tunnel The Penang Undersea Tunnel is a tunnel under construction between Butterworth, Penang, Butterworth on the mainland and George Town, Penang, George Town on the island of Penang in northern Malaysia. Construction began in 2016. The 7.2 km tun ...

*Plaza Rakyat Redevelopment *Kampung Baru Development Plan * Tower M *Tradewinds Square Tower Malaysian Public Works Department Economy of Malaysia History of Malaysia since Independence