Overall Timeline

Year Events Remarks

1995 Study initiated by global strategic consultancy McKinsey

- commissioned by the Federal Government

The findings has led to the opening of an IT-themed city called Cyberjaya which

aspires to be "The Silicon Valley of Malaysia"

1997 Ground Breaking Ceremony initiated by Tun Dr.

Mohammed, the 4th Prime Minister of Malaysia

As part of initial registration of interest exercise prior to the Official Launching

Ceremony

1998 Post-ground Breaking Ceremony 192 companies had received MSC-status and confirmed participation in Cyberjaya.

Of these, 50 companies are in the process of setting up their facility in Cyberjaya

1st resort was completed - Cyberview Lodge, Resort &

Spa which took only 100 days to complete from the date

of construction starts

Fast construction period due to The 10th APEC Summit which was scheduled to take

place at the Cyberview Lodge, Resort and Spa

1999 Officially launched by Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohammed

Setia Haruman, the master developer of Cyberjaya has setup the City Command

Centre (CCC) to monitor the development progress of Cyberjaya

1st MSC-status company was officially launched by Tun

Mahathir - NTT MSC Sdn.Bhd, an NTT Communications

Company

Opening of NTT MSC - NTT's second largest R&D centre outside Japan is testimony of

the confidence it has in Cyberjaya

1st Commercial Development was officially completed –

Century Square by Setia Haruman

The facility was constructed during post-ground breaking ceremony to cater to the

newly set up MSC-status companies especially to entry-level companies

1st Higher Learning Institution was officially opened –

Multimedia University

The facility is expected to attract approximately 8,000 students capacity to further

increased the Cyberjaya population

1st Residential Development was launched – Cyberia

Smarthomes

1,188 units of condominiums and 372 units of townvilla with built-up from 1,024 sf

onwards. To cater to the growing demand from foreign student population,

expatriates and working population in cyberjaya.

2002 Official launch of DHL Asia Pacific Information Service

centre and Shell Information Technology International

centre

Opening of both centres create almost 1,000 working opportunities in Cyberjaya

2003 1st Elite Government secondary boarding school for girls

was opened - Sekolah Seri Puteri

Relocated from old facility in Jalan Kolam Ayer, Kuala Lumpur to new and modern

facility in Cyberjaya will be able to accomodate 1,200 students capacity

2004 1st Government co-ed primary and secondary schools were officially opened – Sekolah Kebangsaan

Cyberjaya and Sekolah Menengah Cyberjaya

As the number of in-migration increases due to the blooming business activities,

there is a need to provide public schools. The first intake was only 30 students & 13

teachers for the primary school. Meanwhile, the secondary school with 4 students

& 21 teachers

Opening of HSBC Data Processing Centre

Opening of this facility creates another 550 working opportunities in Cyberjaya

2005 Opening of another two higher learning institutions – Lim

Kok Wing University and Cyberjaya University College of

Medical Sciences (CUCMS)

The facility is expected to attract approximately 9,500 students capacity to further

increased the Cyberjaya population

2006 Official Launch of DHL Information Technology Service

Centre

Opening of this facility creates another 600 working opportunities in Cyberjaya

2007 Launching of Cyberjaya’s Dedicated Transportation

System (DTS)

DTS had its trial run exercise since 2006 using a total fleet of 53 buses routing in

7 different routes, total no of regular passengers captured was 2,260 during the

period. As a result, DTS was launched in 2007.

2008 Opening of Majlis Perbandaran Sepang

(Relocated from Salak Tinggi)

Relocated to Cyberjaya from Salak Tinggi facility to ease businesses within District of

Sepang in terms of business licence application & renewal process etc

2009 1st Serviced Apartment was officially completed – The

Domain by Emkay

Based on observation, the developer initiated the "rush" to develop exclusive

serviced apartment to cater to foreign students, young executives and expatriates.

1st landed residential development officially completed

- The Serenity Garden Homes by Setia Haruman

42 units of terrace house with built-up area of 2,198 – 2,657 sf. To cater for the

growing demand from family and working population in the vicinity and creating

variety of residential property types in Cyberjaya.

2010 1st International School was officially opened – ELC

International School

Main objective is to cater the learning needs of the children of expatriates working in

Cyberjaya

Cyberjaya's development began to be driven by private

investments

More reputable private developers entering Cyberjaya property market - UEM

Sunrise, SP Setia, Mah Sing and MCT Consortium. Prior to 2010 (between 1997 to

2009), the developments were driven by public investments and master developer-

related companies.

2011 2nd largest of six global Business Process Outsourcing

(BPO) facility was officially opened - Shell Business

Service Centre

An extended facility that was initially built for IT Services in 2002 creating more

employment opportunities and establishing yet another MNC company's facility in

Cyberjaya

2012 Opening of Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri (LHDN)

building

Opening of LHDN Building will house more civil servants to further increase the

Cyberjaya's working population

2013 Announcement of Cyberjaya's PR1MA housing by

Cyberview Sdn. Bhd & Gadang Holdings Bhd JV 794 units of affordable apartment are expected to be up for sale phase by phase by

4Q2014 as part of an RM1b project to construct 2,500 units including two-storey link

houses, government quarters and a 2.44ha commercial plot.

Announcement of Cyberjaya Mosque and Cyberjaya

City Centre (CCC) projects

The Cyberjaya Mosque is expected to be completed in 2016 that would be

able to accommodate 8,500 worshippers. The planned CCC by Setia Haruman will

comprise of commercial, residential and corporate office components to further

establish the city

2014 1st big-scale shopping mall was officially completed –

D’Pulze Cyberjaya by D’Pulze Ventures

Due to limited no of hotel rooms available in the vicinity, the opening of D'Pulze

Cyberjaya that has hotel component will be able to attract more business tourists to

stay in Cyberjaya. The development also has a retail mall that offers leisure and

entertainment

2015 - 2020 MRT Station in Putrajaya Sentral is in planning stage It is proposed that the station will be connected to Cyberjaya City Centre (CCC) via

a 400 metre walkalator

Maju Expressway (MEX) Phase 2 is in planning stage The proposed 18km extension connecting Cyberjaya/Putrajaya Interchange directly

to KLIA/KLIA2 which would further improve the connectivity from Kuala Lumpur City

to KLIA/KLIA2

Expected completion and opening of another three

higher learning institutions – SeGi College, Royal Islamic

University of Malaysia and Open University

As part of the Cyberview's strategic initiative to further increase Cyberjaya

population that will translates to better property demand

Source: various websites, Setia Haruman, Cyberview