Salak Tinggi

Salak Tinggi is the capital of Sepang district in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. It has a suburb called Kota Warisan to the west. Salak Tinggi ERL Station is located in Salak Tinggi where the KLIA Transit [http://www.kliaekspres.com/ Express Rail Link] (ERL) from KLIA to KL Sentral stops every half-hourly. Salak Tinggi is also known as the Airport City.

Salak Tinggi is home to the KFC Hatchery, a big latex glove factory complex run by [http://www.wrpworld.com/default.asp Wembley Rubber Products (WRP)] , the workshop complex of the Engineering Division of the Fire and Rescue Department, the [http://agrolink.moa.my/jph/dvs/contact/lab/mkav-e.html Veterinary Public Health Laboratory] of the [http://agrolink.moa.my/jph/ Department of Veterinary Services Malaysia] as well as the [http://www.sirim.my/DisplayServicesCtrl.sirim?menuid=104 Technology Incubation Centre] and [http://www.sirim.my/DisplayServicesCtrl.sirim?menuid=200 National Metrology Laboratory] for the Standards and Research Institute of Malaysia ( [http://www.sirim.my SIRIM] ).

[http://www.wrpworld.com/default.asp WRP] is the world’s leading manufacturer of premium quality private brand medical and contamination control glove products. SIRIM's [http://www.sirim.my/DisplayServicesCtrl.sirim?menuid=104 Technology Incubation Centre] initiates and nurtures new technology ventures in the advanced industrial technologies. Starting at the ideation process, it picks winning ideas and turns them into promising start-ups. The core activities include fund raising, market access, technology transfer, technology search and technology licensing. The state-of-art [http://www.sirim.my/DisplayServicesCtrl.sirim?menuid=200 National Metrology Laboratory] (NML), located in Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi, Sepang, Selangor is empowered by the Weights and Measures Act 1972 to be the country's Custodian of Weights and Measures. NML is also the keeper of Malaysia's Primary Physical Standards of Measurement.

There is a Pos Malaysia post office in Salak Tinggi as well as a recently-opened [http://www.geocities.com/pos_mini_kota_warisan Pejabat Pos Mini Kota Warisan] at [http://www.geocities.com/wisma_azlan/ Wisma Azlan] , 6 Jalan Airport City 2, [http://www.geocities.com/airport_city_business_centre/ Airport City Business Centre] , Kota Warisan, 43900 SEPANG. As Kota Warisan is the nearest housing estate to the [http://www.klia.com.my/ Kuala Lumpur International Airport] , its residents comprise of mainly airport ground staff and airline crew, who find the proximity to the [http://www.kliaekspres.com/html/products/salak_tinggimap.htm Salak Tinggi Station] a great boon for commuting to work. A local church (Sepang Elim Sanctuary )has been set up to minister to the needs of residents in the townships of Kota Warisan, Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi, Dengkil and beyond.

Salak Tinggi is inundated annually by motorsports fans when it hosts the Formula-1 Malaysian Grand Prix at the Sepang International Circuit (SIC). Most travellers stay at the Pan Pacific Hotel, Concorde Inn, Cyberview Lodge, Empress Hotel or De Palma Inn although the recently-opened [http://www.geocities.com/transit_service_centre/ Transit Service Centre budget hotel] at the [http://www.geocities.com/airport_city_business_centre/ Airport City Business Centre] is becoming increasingly popular due its proximity to the KLIA and LCCT airports (15 minutes drive away) and is beside the [http://www.kliaekspres.com/html/products/salak_tinggimap.htm Salak Tinggi ERL Station] where there is a twice-hourly KLIA Transit service to KLIA and KL Sentral (Central transportation hub in Kuala Lumpur city). The Transit Service Centre budget hotel )Tel: [phone]) is very popular with the Low-Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) passengers who are generally more price-sensitive and provides free transfer to the airport.

References

* [http://www.malaysiangp.com.my Sepang F1 Circuit Official Website]
* [http://www.mpsepang.gov.my/main.php Sepang Municipal Council website]
* [http://www.klia.com.my/ Kuala Lumpur International Airport]
* [http://www.kliaekspres.com/index3_klia_transit.html KLIA Transit Express Rail Link]
* [http://www.wrpworld.com/default.asp WRP]
* [http://www.geocities.com/pos_mini_kota_warisan Pejabat Pos Mini Kota Warisan]