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While things have picked up, the city remains very quiet by Malaysian standards, a giant swath of hilly jungle crisscrossed by largely empty 8-lane highways and the occasional beautifully sculpted but near-deserted lake garden. As of , the population has reached 90,, still a long way to go from the planned , The nearest airport is of course the Kuala Lumpur International Airport, developed almost concurrently with Putrajaya itself.

Trains run every minutes, while the journey itself take 40 minutes and the list price is RM 9. Beware that the KLIA Ekspres trains from the other side of the platform do not stop at Putrajaya, so double-check which train you're boarding.

Coupon taxis from Kuala Lumpur 's KL Sentral cost a fixed RM 45, but otherwise you'll have to try out your bargaining skills - figure on RM , and expect to pay more at night. The bus fare for one-way is around RM 3. Usually, on non-working days the time the buses take to arrive at Putrajaya will be much faster, but the frequency of the buses will be accordingly reduced.

All public buses from Kuala Lumpur to Putrajaya drop and pick up passengers from the bus terminal beside the train station Putrajaya Sentral , which is at least 5 km from the core district. Public transportation within Putrajaya is woefully inadequate, as distances are long and you need wheels to get around.

Occasional Nadiputra buses putter about from the train station at random times in random directions. These buses charge a flat fare of 50 sen. Coupon taxis from the Transit station charge RM to most points in Putrajaya. The meter starts ticking from RM 4, but many cabbies are reluctant to use theirs. Grab rideshares are also available. During the development of Putrajaya in the nineties a monorail line was planned, connecting the various precincts and government complexes in Putrajaya to Kajang.

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This sprawling eco-haven was part of the bold vision of the man who long occupied Perdana Putra: Mahathir Mohamad. No politician has left as large an imprint on Malaysia as Mahathir. Malaysia has been an independent nation for 64 years, and Mahathir was prime minister for 24 of those, with his second leadership stint ending in Several of Kuala Lumpur's largest monuments testify to his ambition — chief among them the massive Kuala Lumpur International Airport and the iconic m-tall Petronas Twin Towers.

But his boldest project of all was Putrajaya, Malaysia's "other" capital city. The airport took flight in ; the twin towers rose that same year; and in Putrajaya became the new seat of the Malaysian Federal Government to help address overcrowding in Kuala Lumpur.

The modern, planned city bloomed out of a messy patch of rubber and oil palm plantations. Yet, despite being wedged between one of the world's most visited cities, Kuala Lumpur, and Malaysia's historical city of Malacca, Malaysia's "other" capital seems to hide in plain sight. Like countless other travellers, during my first dozen trips to Kuala Lumpur, the most I saw of Putrajaya was a series of quick glances from the expressways that connects Kuala Lumpur's airport with the city centre.

My curiosity eventually lured me to explore this overlooked city twice: first in a hot air balloon; and later on foot. The few tourists who do visit Putrajaya are richly rewarded. Gleaming skyscrapers are adorned by Arabesque patterns with geometric or floral motifs.