Subang Jaya is a residential
town in the Klang Valley in Selangor
, Malaysia
.
It is
situated in the district of Petaling
. Subang Jaya refers, in varying contexts, to
the original township developed by Sime UEP Berhad (comprising
roughly of the sections SS12-SS19, the larger Subang Jaya township
comprising of UEP Subang Jaya (USJ),
Kampung Baru Subang and/or
Subang town, and rarely, the area governed by
the Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ), which governs areas of
the Petaling
district not
under Petaling
Jaya
and Shah
Alam
. Neighbouring
Bandar Sunway, technically part of Petaling
Jaya, is also often mistaken to be part of Subang Jaya.
Subang Jaya Municipal Council has a land area of 70 square
kilometres and has a population of over 1,000,000 people including
Puchong and Seri Kembangan. Over the years, Subang Jaya has matured
into a community well-provided with amenities. The township has
numerous schools, colleges, a hospital, places of worship, and
vibrant commercial areas.
History
Subang Jaya was developed by Sime UEP Berhad, the property
development arm of the Malaysian conglomerate
Sime Darby. The site was formerly an
oil palm plantation called Seafield Estate.
Construction work in Subang Jaya began in 1974 and was concluded in
1988. Upon the completion of Subang Jaya, in that same year, Sime
UEP began clearing land for the development of
USJ.
In 1997, Subang Jaya was granted the status of a municipality.
Local authority was transferred from the
Majlis Perbandaran
Petaling Jaya (MPPJ) (Petaling Jaya Municipal Council) to the
newly gazetted
Majlis Perbandaran Subang Jaya (MPSJ)
(Subang Jaya Municipal Council).
The MPSJ holds local government authority
not only in Subang Jaya, but USJ,
Puchong, Kinrara, Seri Kembangan, Balakong,
and other parts of Petaling
district.
On
10 March 2006, a
freak
hailstorm which was likened to a
typhoon hit Subang Jaya. It was the worst storm ever
experienced by residents and it damaged the roofs of houses and
uprooted trees around town. Residents of SS13, SS14, SS15 and SS17
were the hardest hit.
Politics
In the
Dewan Rakyat, the parliamentary
constituency of Kelana Jaya (P104) is represented by
Loh Gwo Burne of the
People's Justice Party (PKR), a party
in the opposition alliance,
Pakatan
Rakyat or PR. He has gained mainstream attention due to the
controversy surrounding the Lingam Tapes.
For the 2004-2008 term, the
Dewan
Rakyat parliamentary constituency of Subang (P107) was
represented by Tan Sri
K.S. Nijhar of the
Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), a
party in the federal government ruling coalition,
Barisan Nasional or BN.
The position of Subang Jaya State Assemblyman (Dewan Undangan
Negeri) for the 2004-2008 term was previously held by Dato' Lee Hwa
Beng, of the
MCA, part
of the
BN. The position is now held
by
Hannah Yeoh Tseow Suan from the
Democratic Action Party
(DAP), another component party of the
Pakatan Rakyat alliance, after winning with a
landslide victory in the Malaysian General Elections on the 8th of
March, 2008.
Shopping
A shopping complex, Subang Parade and the hypermarket chain
Carrefour serve Subang Jaya. The
department store
Parkson is situated in
Subang Parade. The SS15 area also
serves as the town's commercial centre and has recently developed a
series of pedestrian malls.
In nearby
USJ, the other shopping
complex, The Summit Subang USJ,
Mydin and
local hypermarket chain
Giant and
Mydin, provide alternative shopping
destinations for Subang Jaya residents.
Sunway Pyramid
, a popular shopping complex for local and foreign
tourists, is situated at the adjacent township of Bandar Sunway and serves Subang Jaya
residents. Jusco and
Parkson are currently Sunway Pyramid's
anchor stores.
Digitalmall @nineten &
Carefour are the
main tenant for a service condominium name "Rhythm Avenue" at USJ
19.
SS15 is a thriving commercial area which host many F&B and
shopping outlets. "Asia Cafe" located there contains a variety of
local hawkers stalls and entertainment outlets (cybercafe, pool
tables, etc.).
Education
Subang Jaya has also become known as a higher education hub, with
several large colleges, particularly in the commercial district of
SS15, namely
Segi College,
Taylor's University College,
INTI College, and
[111514]Metropolitan
College. This has led to much of the housing in the area,
especially in the Section SS 15 Subang Jaya, being converted to
accommodation for students. Many education consultation firms such
as
IDP Education Australia,
which offer advice regarding overseas educational
opportunities.
Congestion and limited growing space have led to colleges moving
their campuses away from SS15.
Sunway University College, and
Monash University
Malaysia Campus were built situated in nearby
Bandar Sunway. One of Subang Jaya's largest
colleges, Taylor's University College, will move its campus away
from congested, clogged SS15 to a purpose-built Lakeside Campus
located in PJS5 in adjacent Bandar Sunway.
Segi College was developed in UEP Subang Jaya
instead of SS15. INTI College Subang Jaya and Metropolitan College,
however, seem set to remain in SS15 with the former renovating its
campus there.
Subang Jaya also has four national primary schools and many
national high schools, as well as one national-type primary school.
There are also two private schools,
Sri
Kuala Lumpur and
Sekolah Sri
Sedaya which caters for both primary and secondary
levels.
Transport
Subang
Jaya is well-connected to the cities of Kuala Lumpur
and Shah
Alam and the townships of Petaling Jaya, Bandar Sunway and Klang
via a
network of highways, namely the Federal
Highway, the Shah Alam
Expressway (KESAS), the New Klang Valley Expressway
(NKVE), the New Pantai
Expressway (NPE), the North-South Expressway
Central Link and the Damansara-Puchong
Expressway.
Persiaran Kewajipan and Persiaran Tujuan are the busiest road in
Subang Jaya during rush hour from/to
Kuala
Lumpur.
One of the current infrastructure development pertaining to Subang
Jaya is the construction of a new flyover: the
Subang-Kelana Jaya Link connecting
the Kewajipan Roundabout of
New
Pantai Expressway towards
Subang Airport Highway (route ) of
Federal Highway (route
).
Subang
Jaya is also served by an urban-suburb rail link, the KTM Komuter, which provides
transportation towards Port
Klang
and also Kuala Lumpur. In August 2006, Malaysian Deputy Prime
Minister Mohd Najib Abdul Razak announced that the western end of
the
Kelana Jaya Line would be
extended to Subang Jaya as well. Given its high accessibility,
ample amenities and strategic location, demand for property in
Subang Jaya has soared, pushing prices upwards by as much as over
100% in some areas .
Public bus transportation is provided by several companies such as
RapidKL,
Metrobus, and Triton. These buses
provide routes around the township and also to Kuala Lumpur.
Kuala Lumpur's former primary airport, the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
Airport (often referred to as Subang Airport) is located nearby
(and within the municipality). It serves as the main hub for
turboprop airlines
Firefly (a low-cost
carrier subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines) and
Berjaya Air.
Healthcare
Health care in Subang Jaya is provided by a private hospital,
Subang Jaya Medical
Centre (SJMC) along with
Sunway Medical Centre in adjacent
Bandar Sunway. Other private clinics
and dental surgeries provide basic healthcare services.
Religion
Masjid Darul Ehsan in SS 15 is
the main worshipping place of Muslims in Subang Jaya. There are
also two other mosques in SS19 and SS17, and the former just
finished remodeling. There is also a Hindu temple where Hindus
worship and Subang Jaya Buddhist Association (SJBA) building where
Buddhists pay respect to Buddha as well in SS13. A Catholic Chapel
(Chapel Kurnia Kristus) now the Church of Saint Thomas More, Subang
Jaya with parish priest Fr. Simon Labrooy can be found in Sekolah
Sri Sedaya [SS13]. The new permanent place of worship for the
Church of Saint Thomas More is currently under construction in USJ
3 Industrial Zone.
Recent Developments
A series of high rise service apartments are currently undergoing
rapid development in Subang Jaya. Projects under development
include Subang Soho, The
Saujana Residency, Jana Towers, First Subang, E-Tiara,
Tiaraville, Subang Avenue, and Subang Parkhomes. USJ One Avenue,
Tiara Square, and Rhythm Avenue Axis are being developed in
neighbouring USJ.
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