The Behavior Of Malaysian DPR Members: Supporting New IKN, But Reluctant To Have An Office In Putrajaya

Putrajaya, the new IKN, became the center of the Malaysian government. (Wikimedia Commons)

JAKARTA - Malaysia's ambition to have two State Capitals (IKN) is also considered revolutionary. IKN Kuala Lumpur as the economic center. While the new IKN, Putrajaya as the administrative center. The plan was approved by members of the Malaysian House of Representatives.

Ulam's beloved peak arrives. Putrajaya began occupancy in 1999. However, not all officials want to move to Putrajaya. Members of the DPR who most support the plan to establish Putrajaya are only reluctant to move. They remain based in Kuala Lumpur.

Mahathir Mohamad once wanted to move IKN Malaysia in 1986. The Malaysian Prime Minister considers Kuala Lumpur no longer good at carrying out his status as IKN. The variety of chronic problems in Kuala Lumpur is the estuary.

Floods, densely populated, congestion, and air pollution are some of them. This condition is exacerbated by no longer a place to build government buildings and other facilities. Instead of getting full support, Mahathir's plan was flooded with criticism.

Regarding the transfer of IKN, it is considered inefficient and a waste of money. Mahathir did not give up. He accommodated criticism. He no longer won over IKN, besides Mahathir just wanted to move the center of government (administration) to a new place.

Mahathir's proposal began to be considered by members of the Malaysian House of Representatives. The power of attorney began to look at new locations. Options have emerged. Areas that are believed to be locations ranging from North West Rawang, Good Widow/High House, North Port, Dickson, Sepang Coast, Kanaboi, and Prang Besar.

Prang Besar was also elected. Mahathir then changed the name of Prang Besar to Putrajaya. A name taken from Malay, Putra means a noble prince, and Jaya brings a narrative of glory.

Its construction received the green light from the Malaysian Parliament in 1993. Mahathir also imagined that the construction of Putrajaya could run smoothly since 1995. However, the turmoil of the economic crisis had disrupted development in 1997.

Mahathir did not want the lighthouse project to stop. Secretly the project continues. The results were visible. Mahathir then proudly introduced Putrajaya as the new IKN administrative center in 1999.

Meskipun Kuala Lumpur akan tetap menjadi pusat keuangan dan komersial, Putrajaya akan menjadi pusat pemerintahan dan fokus simbolis bagi negara. Keduanya terhubung dengan jalur transportasi cepat ringan. Putrajaya beraskan sebagai kota mandiri yang memperkerjai pegawai pemerintah federal dan mereka dalam posisi industri jasa untuk menjari mereka (juru makan, transportasi, pekerja, pempus, pembukilan, pembibun, teknis, detc)

As the symbol of Mahathir's most powerful and expensive favorite project, Putrajaya cannot be separated from the former Prime Minister. This makes Putrajaya as well as vulnerable to the possibility of abandonment by future leaders who oppose Mahathir and his mega projects and as a model for Malaysian cities in the future," explained Sarah Moser in her article in the Elsevich Journal entitled Putrajaya: Malaysia s New Federal Administrative Capital (2009).

The owner of power is complacent with most of the construction of the summarized Putrajaya. However, different things are experienced by government employees. Many of them refuse to move to Putrajaya.

The rejection arose for various reasons. The loudest sound was because the facilities in Putrajaya were limited, from educational facilities to health. The move was followed by ambassadors of friendly countries who were reluctant to move their embassy offices.

Let alone government employees and ambassadors, members of the DPR who incidentally support the presence of the new IKN are actually reluctant to have an office in Putrajaya. They decided to remain at the Parliament Building in Kuala Lumpur.

This denial is because all members of the DPR consider Kuala Lumpur to be more strategic than Putrajaya. They also assumed that Putrajaya's best was focused on administrative matters. Meanwhile, Kuala Lumpur as the policy center and the Malaysian Parliament must be present in it.

Members of the House of Representatives do not want to be distant from the Malaysian people. The rest, without the presence of the Parliament Building in Putrajaya, the government could save a lot of funds. A series of reasons have made DPR members remain based in the Kuala Lumpur parliamentary building to this day.

The making of Putrajaya as the center of Malaysian government actually takes the example of Canberra, the capital that is the center of Australian government. Not without obstacles when this area was just built. Until early 2000, not many government employees have been interested in moving from Kuala Lumpur, even though they have been ordered.

Kuala Lumpur's distance to Putrajaya is about 40 kilometers and at that time it was taken by private vehicle for about 1.5 hours. Road infrastructure and transportation are inadequate and prone to malaria. At the beginning it was built, few employees were willing to move. Away from everywhere and even called the jinn area throw away children," said Sukma Lappies in his writing in the Tempo newspaper entitled Kota which started from Prang Besar (2019).