- Sungai Buloh
Sungai Buloh is a town in the state of
Selangor ,Malaysia . It is a 15-minute drive from Sungai Buloh toKuala Lumpur , the national capital. The name itself literally means "bamboo river" in theMalay language .It is also home to many prestigious housing areas, such as Sierramas and Valencia. Many people has the misconception that Sungai Buloh is the home of poor people. However land price in Sierramas can easily cost RM200 per sq ft. Sierramas is a famous area, home of many movie stars like Mr. Jeff Yong and Miss Denise Chew and Debbie Chew, designers like Sonny San, politicians e.g. Fong Chan Onn & Chua Soi Lek and rich businessmen. On 28 October 2002, Sierramas was awarded the FIABCI Award of Distinction for Residential Development. The award was presented by His Majesty Yang Di-Pertuan Agong XII Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Ibni Al-Marhum Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail.
Along with Sierramas and Valencia, other high end Sungai Buloh residential areas are Bukit Rahman Putra, Bandar Baru Sungai Buloh, Notting Hill, Ascot Hill, Sunway Rahman Putra and Saujana Akasia.
There are currently 4 major high schools in Sungai Buloh - the elite Sekolah Sri Bestari, SMK Bandar Baru Sungai Buloh, SMK Bukit Gading and SMK Bukit Rahman Putra. Sungai Buloh also houses an international school,
elc International School in Sierramas and there is a KTM Komuter station in the middle of Sungai Buloh that connects to the Rawang - Seremban line.SEVENTY-eight years ago, in an isolated valley of Bukit Lagong, Sungai Buloh, Selangor, a group of Malays, Chinese, Indians and Eurasians set up a contained community in the wake of the 1926 Leper Enactment Act, which required the segregation and treatment of those with the disease.
From the time it was built in 1930, Sungai Buloh was one of the biggest leprosy settlements in the-then British Empire, and the second biggest in the world. It was equipped with advanced facilities and planned following the principals of a garden city. It was a pioneer project based on the "enlightened policy" of segregating leprosy patients in a self-supporting community.
Over the years, the settlement also became a research centre for leprosy. Now Sungai Buloh is better known for flowers and plants rather than with leprosy, as commercial nurseries thrive there.
The earliest part of the settlement in Sungai Buloh
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