Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

Kampung Baru or ''Kampong Bharu'' (meaning "New Village") is a Malay enclave in central
Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur (KL), officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, is the capital city and a Federal Territories of Malaysia, federal territory of Malaysia. It is the largest city in the country, covering an area of with a census population ...
,
Malaysia Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...
. 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 () 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 tributaries. Because the river flo ...
. Kampung Baru is bordered by Jalan Tun Razak in the north, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman 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 on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Kuala Lumpur General Hospital is located south of Titiwangsa. The current member of Parliament of Malaysia, parliament for Titiwangsa is Johari Abdul Gha ...
, Dato' Keramat, Ampang Hilir, KLCC, Medan Tuanku and Chow Kit.


History

Kampung Baru was established in 1899 by a grant from the then-
Sultan of Selangor Sultan of Selangor (سلطان سلاڠور) is the title of the constitutional ruler of Selangor, Malaysia who is the head of state and head of the Islamic religion in Selangor. The current monarch, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah ascended the t ...
, 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 (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
. 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 (Abbreviation, abbrev: UMNO; , PEKEMBAR) is a Conservatism, conservative, Nationalism, Malay nationalist political party in Malaysia. As the oldest national political party in the country (since its ince ...
(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-hit areas during the
May 13 Incident The 13 May incident was a period of violent racial conflict that erupted in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 13 May 1969, following 1969 Malaysian general election, that year's general election. The clashes primarily involved the Malay Malaysians, Ma ...
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. In recent years, Kampung Baru also played a central role in the '' Reformasi'' protests of 1998, when former deputy premier
Anwar Ibrahim Anwar bin Ibrahim (; born 10 August 1947), also known by his abbreviation as DSAI and PMX, is a Malaysian politician who is the 10th prime minister of Malaysia since 2022. A member of the People's Justice Party (Malaysia), People's Justice P ...
launched protests against then premier
Mahathir Mohamad Mahathir bin Mohamad (; ; born 10 July 1925) is a Malaysian politician, author and doctor who was respectively the fourth and seventh Prime Minister of Malaysia, prime minister of Malaysia from 1981 to 2003 and from 2018 to 2020. He was the ...
, calling for reforms to government and the judiciary.


Developments

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


Healthcare

Kampung Baru district is notable for being home to
Kuala Lumpur Hospital Kuala Lumpur General Hospital (, abbr: ''HKL'') is the largest Malaysian government-owned public hospital and higher specialised hospital in Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Hospital opened in 1870, HKL is a not-for-profit ...
and the National Heart Institute.


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 the LRT Kelana Jaya Line of
Rapid KL Rapid KL (stylized as ''rapidKL'') is a public transportation system owned by Prasarana Malaysia and operated by its subsidiaries Rapid Rail and Rapid Bus. The acronym stands for , which translates to Kuala Lumpur Integrated Rapid Transit Net ...
*
Raja Uda Raja Uda ibni Raja Muhammad (15 December 1894 – 17 October 1976) was a Malaysian statesman during the country's struggle for independence and its early years of nationhood. He was a civil servant under the British colonial administration, an ...
station, part of the
MRT Putrajaya Line The MRT Putrajaya Line is the second Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit, Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line in Klang Valley, Malaysia, and the third List of automated urban metro subway systems, fully automated and driverless rail system in the countr ...
of
Rapid KL Rapid KL (stylized as ''rapidKL'') is a public transportation system owned by Prasarana Malaysia and operated by its subsidiaries Rapid Rail and Rapid Bus. The acronym stands for , which translates to Kuala Lumpur Integrated Rapid Transit Net ...
, serving the northern end of Kampung Baru. * 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 Saloma Link () is a combined pedestrian and bicyclist bridge across the Klang River in Kuala Lumpur. Directed northwest to southeast it joins the districts of Kampung Baru (northwest) and Kuala Lumpur City Centre Kuala Lumpur City Cent ...


Access

Kampung Baru metro station, served by the
Rapid KL Rapid KL (stylized as ''rapidKL'') is a public transportation system owned by Prasarana Malaysia and operated by its subsidiaries Rapid Rail and Rapid Bus. The acronym stands for , which translates to Kuala Lumpur Integrated Rapid Transit Net ...
LRT Kelana Jaya Line, is located in the southern part of Kampung Baru. Chow Kit Monorail station is located at the western end of Kampung Baru.
Raja Uda Raja Uda ibni Raja Muhammad (15 December 1894 – 17 October 1976) was a Malaysian statesman during the country's struggle for independence and its early years of nationhood. He was a civil servant under the British colonial administration, an ...
MRT station, served by the
MRT Putrajaya Line The MRT Putrajaya Line is the second Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit, Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line in Klang Valley, Malaysia, and the third List of automated urban metro subway systems, fully automated and driverless rail system in the countr ...
, located in the northern part of Kampung Baru. Bus routes running through Kampung Baru include 220 and 302. The
Saloma Link Saloma Link () is a combined pedestrian and bicyclist bridge across the Klang River in Kuala Lumpur. Directed northwest to southeast it joins the districts of Kampung Baru (northwest) and Kuala Lumpur City Centre Kuala Lumpur City Cent ...
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 and colloquially the KLCC Twin Towers, are an interlinked pair of 88-storey supertall skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, standing at . From 1996 to 2004, they were the tall ...
.


Notable residents

* Tan Sri S.M. Salim - Malaysian singer * Tan Sri SM Nasimuddin SM Amin - Naza 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 A proton is a stable subatomic particle, symbol , Hydron (chemistry), H+, or 1H+ with a positive electric charge of +1 ''e'' (elementary charge). Its mass is slightly less than the mass of a neutron and approximately times the mass of an e ...
Ex Chairman * Dato' Zainal Abidin Putih - Chairman CIMB Bank 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


See also

* Kampung Padang Balang


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
The Star, 26 January 2008. {{Coord, 3, 9, 47, N, 101, 42, 22, E, display=title, region:MY_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki Suburbs in Kuala Lumpur Villages in Kuala Lumpur Malay culture