Seri Kembangan
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Seri Kembangan, formerly known as Serdang New Village, is a town located in Selangor
, Malaysia. The town is now a considerable city in size - can be seen on the North-South Expressway Southern Route
.
villagers living around Sungai Besi
to a centralised location due to the Communist threat during the Malayan Emergency
following the Briggs Plan
.
In its early days, the village had 50 houses and all were built from scratch because the British only provided empty plots of land. The area was close to rubber estates and the jungle posed dangers of a different kind. Most of the 15,000 inhabitants earned meagre incomes as mining workers and rubber tappers.
At one point, the Seri Kembangan New Village was known for cottage industries like shoe-making but this has been overtaken by more profitable ventures.
There are now 2,500 houses with only a smattering of the original wooden houses left and the population is estimated to be 150,000, largely made up of entrepreneurs, businessmen, professionals, government servants who works in Putrajaya & other multinational corporations employees located in Cyberjaya.
More developments took place in between 2000–2005 and other prominent developments includes AEON Taman Equine, Mcdonalds, Pasar Borong Selangor (whole sale market), Pappa Rich Kopitiam, Station 1 cafe, Boston Concept Restaurant, MayBank
, Giant Hypermarket
and other businesses transformed this area into a business hub.
A network of roads forms the 13 sections of the village and commercialisation has come to this area in a big way.
, Serdang
and Equine Park township. Jalan Besar has a large market which hides a small road.
Palace of the Golden Horses, a renowned 5 star hotel is located in the town.
Southcity Plaza and Universiti Putra Malaysia
are located Serdang.
Alice Smith Secondary Campus and Wisma Penyayang is located at Equine Park Seri Kembangan as well.
Selangor
Selangor also known by its Arabic honorific, Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity") is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east, Negeri Sembilan to the south and the Strait of Malacca to the west...
, Malaysia. The town is now a considerable city in size - can be seen on the North-South Expressway Southern Route
North-South Expressway Southern Route
North–South Expressway Southern Route, is the southern route of the North–South Expressway, which is the longest expressway in Malaysia. It is connected by the , and continues on down south...
.
History
Seri Kembangan was established as the Serdang New Village in 1952 when the British moved Malaysian ChineseMalaysian Chinese
Malaysian Chinese is a Malaysian of Chinese origin. Most are descendants of Chinese who arrived between the fifteenth and the mid-twentieth centuries. Within Malaysia, they are usually simply referred to as "Chinese" in all languages. The term Chinese Malaysian is also sometimes used to refer to...
villagers living around Sungai Besi
Sungai Besi
Sungai Besi is a township in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur. The deepest tin mine in Malaysia is located here. Sungai Besi was a historical mining town with many heavy industries such as steelworks, waste steel plants and other steel industries...
to a centralised location due to the Communist threat during the Malayan Emergency
Malayan Emergency
The Malayan Emergency was a guerrilla war fought between Commonwealth armed forces and the Malayan National Liberation Army , the military arm of the Malayan Communist Party, from 1948 to 1960....
following the Briggs Plan
Briggs Plan
Briggs' Plan was a military plan devised by British General Sir Harold Briggs shortly after his appointment in 1950 as Director of Operations in the anti-communist war in Malaya. The plan aimed to defeat the Malayan communists, who were operating out of rural areas as a guerrilla army, primarily by...
.
In its early days, the village had 50 houses and all were built from scratch because the British only provided empty plots of land. The area was close to rubber estates and the jungle posed dangers of a different kind. Most of the 15,000 inhabitants earned meagre incomes as mining workers and rubber tappers.
At one point, the Seri Kembangan New Village was known for cottage industries like shoe-making but this has been overtaken by more profitable ventures.
There are now 2,500 houses with only a smattering of the original wooden houses left and the population is estimated to be 150,000, largely made up of entrepreneurs, businessmen, professionals, government servants who works in Putrajaya & other multinational corporations employees located in Cyberjaya.
More developments took place in between 2000–2005 and other prominent developments includes AEON Taman Equine, Mcdonalds, Pasar Borong Selangor (whole sale market), Pappa Rich Kopitiam, Station 1 cafe, Boston Concept Restaurant, MayBank
Maybank
Maybank , a trade name for Malayan Banking Berhad is the largest bank and financial group in Malaysia, with significant banking operations in Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines. The bank also has large interests in Islamic banking through Maybank Islamic Berhad and insurance via its Etiqa...
, Giant Hypermarket
Giant Hypermarket
Giant Hypermarket is a major supermarket and retailer chain in Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, and UAE. It is a subsidiary of Dairy Farm International Holdings .-History:...
and other businesses transformed this area into a business hub.
A network of roads forms the 13 sections of the village and commercialisation has come to this area in a big way.
Landmarks
It comprises the Mines Resort CityMines Resort City
Mines Wellness City is an integrated Health and Wellness resort city in Malaysia. It is both an expansion and transformation of the current Mines Resort City...
, Serdang
Serdang
The state of Serdang was an ancient Malay-Indonesian monarchy, neighboring the Sultanate of Deli, to which it lost some territory.-Rulers:*1728 - 1782 Tuanku Umar Johan Pahlawan Alam Shah bin Tuanku Panglima Paderap [Kejeruan Junjungan], Raja of Serdang...
and Equine Park township. Jalan Besar has a large market which hides a small road.
Palace of the Golden Horses, a renowned 5 star hotel is located in the town.
Southcity Plaza and Universiti Putra Malaysia
Universiti Putra Malaysia
Universiti Putra Malaysia , or UPM, is a leading research intensive public university located in central Peninsular Malaysia, close to the capital city, Kuala Lumpur. It was formerly known as Universiti Pertanian Malaysia or Agricultural University of Malaysia...
are located Serdang.
Alice Smith Secondary Campus and Wisma Penyayang is located at Equine Park Seri Kembangan as well.