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8 unusual facts about Petaling jaya


Fauja Singh

He was escorted to the Chardikala Charitable Fun Run venue, Astaka in Petaling Jaya, by the Malaysian Bikers Group.

Juan Arostegui

The win earned the Petaling Jaya club the accolade of being the only football club in Malaysia to ever win the prestigious Malaysia Cup trophy (all previous winners were state sides of Malaysia).

Lawrence Spitzig

On 2 April 1956, Brother Lawrence Spitzig, who was then Director of St. John’s took a historic step by applying for a piece of land in Petaling Jaya on which to erect a school run by Christian brothers.

Brother Lawrence founded La Salle School, Petaling Jaya and also eventually served as the principal of the secondary school from 1967 to 1975.

Petaling Jaya

There is a Mariamman Temple in Jalan 17/47, and the Geeta Ashram is a north-Indian style Hindu Temple dedicated to Krishna.

Tunku 'Abidin Muhriz

Tunku Zain Al-'Abidin was born on 6 July 1982 at University Hospital, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, as second son and child of Tuanku Muhriz ibni Almarhum Tuanku Munawir (now the reigning Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan) and Tuanku Aishah Rohani.

Tunku Ali Redhauddin Muhriz

Tunku Ali Redhauddin ibni Tunku Muhriz was born on 26 April 1977 at University Hospital, Petaling Jaya, Selangor), as elder son and child of Tuanku Muhriz ibni Almarhum Tuanku Munawir (now the reigning Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan) and Tuanku Aishah Rohani.

Tunku Halim

He practised corporate and conveyancing law at Shearn Delamore in Kuala Lumpur before working for Merit Management Sdn Bhd, the property developer responsible for Tiara Damansara in Petaling Jaya.


Angkasapuri

The building was erected with a height of 10-floors above the vast area of about 33-acres and take to the Federal Highway linking Kuala Lumpur to Petaling jaya.

Buletin Utama

TV3 it was moved at TV3 Kuala Lumpur Television Centre at No. 18 Jalan Bangsar in Kuala Lumpur, state of Wilayah Persekutuan to the present Central Television Stations at Ground Floor in Sri Pentas at No. 3 Persiaran Bandar Utama in Petaling Jaya, state of Selangor based in Klang Valley.

Damansara, Kuala Lumpur

Damansara is a township in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, which straddles the state border into Damansara, Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

MPH Group

Its bookstore chain, MPH Bookstores Sdn Bhd, headquartered in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, is among the largest in Malaysia after Popular.

Sri Petaling

Sepang International Circuit (venue for the Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix) is only twenty-five minutes away, Kuala Lumpur city centre, Petaling Jaya, Subang Jaya, Damansara and Puchong, is 15 minutes away whereas the Shah Alam is 20 minutes away by modern transport, and the royal town of Klang is 45 minutes away.

Subang Jaya

The major route from USJ and Subang Jaya to Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya is the Subang-Kelana Jaya Link, which also connects the Persiaran Kewajipan roundabout of the New Pantai Expressway10) towards the Subang Airport expressway (route 15) of Federal Highway2).


see also

Damansara

Kota Damansara, a township in Sungai Buloh subdistrict of Petaling Jaya city, Petaling district, state of Selangor, Malaysia

Taman Jaya LRT station

Also in the vicinity of the station is the Amcorp Mall & Business Centre, the PJ Club adjoining Dataran Petaling Jaya, Syabas Club and the iconic A&W drive-in outlet.