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Letter From Putrajaya
This Malaysian city was meant to replace Kuala Lumpur as the capital; 30 years on, it still hasn’t
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Putrajaya, founded in 1995 as Malaysia’s administrative capital, was conceived as a showpiece of the country’s ambition and modern governance.
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PUTRAJAYA – The morning of Oct 19 was just like any other Sunday morning for Ms Sarah Omar, who lives in Putrajaya.
Tired from a busy week of work at one of the many government agencies in the city, she went for a stroll at Alamanda, the smaller of the two malls serving the city.
