Cyberjaya


Cyberjaya is a planned city with a science park as its core that forms part of Greater Kuala Lumpur, in Malaysia. It is located in Sepang District, Selangor. Cyberjaya is adjacent to and developed along with Putrajaya, Malaysia's government seat. The city aspires to be known as the Silicon Valley of Malaysia.
The official opening ceremony for Cyberjaya was held on 17 May 1997 by then-Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohamad.
Many multinational companies and data centres are located in the city.

History

Until 1975, what is today Cyberjaya, Putrajaya and Dengkil were under the administration of Hulu Langat district. On the site of today's Cyberjaya once stood an estate, Prang Besar.
The idea of an IT-themed city, Cyberjaya, arose out of a study by management consultancy McKinsey for the Multimedia Super Corridor commissioned by the Federal Government of Malaysia in 1995. The implementation agency was the Town & Country Planning Department of the Ministry of Housing and Local Government. The catalyst is the agreement by NTT in 1996 to site an R&D centre at a site to the west of the new Malaysian administration centre, Putrajaya.
, the agency overseeing the implementation of the MSC was located in Cyberjaya to oversee the creation. The real estate implementation was privatised to Cyberview Sdn Bhd in early 1997. At the time, Cyberview was set up a joint-venture comprising entities such as , Nippon Telephone and Telegraph, Golden Hope, MDEC, Permodalan Nasional Berhad and Kumpulan Darul Ehsan Berhad, representative of the Selangor Government. SHSB, a consortium comprising Renong, Landmarks, MKLand and Country Heights, was asked to take the lead regarding the development. Federal government-linked companies Telekom Malaysia and Tenaga Nasional were conscripted to provide the telecommunication and power supply infrastructure. The ambitious plan was to develop the first phase, comprising 1,430 hectares by 2006, with the remaining 1,460 hectares to be developed after the year 2011. The engineering management consultant, Pengurusan Lebuhraya Bhd was appointed to manage the construction of utilities and infrastructure, overseeing major construction firms of Peremba and United Engineers Malaysia.
However, due to the late 1997 Asian financial crisis, the undertaking was deemed no longer viable and necessitated the Government taking over of the 55% and 15% stake in Cyberview shares held by SHSB and NTT respectively via the Ministry of Finance Inc.. The transaction gave MOF Inc a 70% stake, and Cyberview has remained a government-owned company ever since. Cyberview then entered into an agreement with SHSB with shareholders comprising Country Heights Holdings Berhad, Landmarks, Menara Embun and Renong with equal shares of 25%; granting SHSB the right to develop Cyberjaya as the master developer, while Cyberview became the landowner. In 2004, CHHB and Landmarks sold their equity interest in SHSB to MKLand-controlled companies, namely Modern Eden, Impressive Circuits and Virtual Path, resulting in MKLand-controlled companies becoming the majority shareholder of SHSB.
Cyberview's role grew to include implementing various development and government initiatives, while SHSB carried on its role as the master developer. In addition to this, Cyberview was also tasked to undertake citywide maintenance and spearhead investor interface and community-centric programmes in Cyberjaya.
In August 2008, Cyberjaya was awarded the "Best Brand in National ICT Hub" under the Corporate Branding category at the BrandLaureate Award 2007–2008.

Physical development

Spanning about 28.94 square kilometres, the city is the nucleus of the Multimedia Super Corridor, until 2022 known as MSC Malaysia, since then rebranded into . The site for Cyberjaya was primarily undeveloped land consisting of oil palm plantations. It has since seen extensive building activities, including a boutique hotel, numerous commercial buildings, offices for MSC Status companies, universities, a community club, and the local council's headquarters.
It was built as a future city, but no goals toward this end have been announced. The , the agency tasked with spearheading the MSC's progress, has its headquarters in the heart of Cyberjaya.
Setia Haruman also undertakes to install properties such as office buildings, retail space and apartment suites to meet the market's demand. Apart from being a Master Developer of Cyberjaya, Setia Haruman also wears the hat as a Property Developer and has constructed commercial, residential and enterprise buildings to meet the thriving community's demands in Cyberjaya.

Office and commercial facilities

Many companies who qualify for MSC incentives have relocated their operations to Cyberjaya. Among them are:
Over 500 MSC status companies have currently located their operations here, making the township a rapidly growing area.
MKN Embassy Techzone is a freehold ICT business park project on approximately of prime Cyberjaya land in the flagship zone aimed for lease to multinational companies. MKN Embassy Development Sdn develops the project. Bhd., a joint venture company between EMKAY Group of Malaysia and Embassy Group of India, is a strategic partner for EMKAY Group in the development of this specialised ICT building.

Public facilities

As an emerging township, Cyberjaya has a police station complex, a fire station, and a hospital. Apart from that, other public amenities which are completed includes a small recreational park just next to Multimedia University, the Cyberjaya Community Club, the Sports Arena, bus shelters, pedestrian walkways and signalised pedestrian crossing at road junctions and more than 700 parking bays.
The Raja Haji Fisabilillah Mosque is the principal mosque in Cyberjaya. A second public mosque opened in April 2018 at the Masreca19 area, called Cyber10 Mosque.

Recreation facilities

Parks

The Cyberjaya Lake Gardens is a 'green lung' for Cyberjaya. Presently, about of the land has been developed with facilities including Visitor's Information Centre, Boardwalk, Look-Out Tower, children's playground, of main lake and of natural and wetland. The Lake Gardens is now gaining popularity amongst the local community. Many community events, including fishing competitions, have attracted thousands to this lake. In September 2007, the Cyberjaya 50th Merdeka Carnival Celebration attracted more than 4,000 anglers, and it was registered as the biggest fishing competition by the Malaysia Book of Records.
Other outdoor recreational facilities include the mini-park, adjacent to the Multimedia University; the 3.5 km promenade area next to the Putrajaya Lake; and the Sports Arena which offers more than 360 free parking bays, 1 basketball court, 1 tennis court, 2 futsal courts, a football field and a small food court.
For indoor recreational facilities, the Cyberjaya Community Club, developed by Cyberview, has 2 futsal courts, 2 badminton courts, a gymnasium and 2 squash courts; all indoor and outdoor recreational facilities including basketball court, 2 tennis courts, swimming pool, a go-kart circuit and golf driving range.

Transportation

Roads and highways

  • connects Cyberjaya with the main through Putrajaya interchange. Also connects Cyberjaya with Kuala Lumpur through Putrajaya interchange
  • Putrajaya–Cyberjaya Expressway connects Cyberjaya with Putrajaya and the rest of Sepang district. Also connects to and

    Public transport

Railways

: Cyberjaya Utara - Cyberjaya City Centre
ERL KLIA Transit: Putrajaya & Cyberjaya - while the station is actually located in Putrajaya, the official station name still includes Cyberjaya.

Bus

services operated by Rapid KL run four routes in Cyberjaya:
A microtransit service known as Rapid On-Demand is also available since June 2025 to complement the existing feeder bus system.
Defunct bus service:
  • Causeway Link - from Putrajaya Sentral to Putra Perdana via Cyberjaya
  • Nadi Putra - from Putrajaya Sentral to Cyberjaya
  • Dedicated Transportation Service DTS - shuttle bus service operating from Cyberjaya Transport Terminal to other locations within Klang Valley but has ceased operations since September 2021
  • Smart Selangor - free bus service between Cyberjaya, Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi and Dengkil which ceased operations on 31 March 2025

    Bicycles and mobility scooters

Bicycle and scooter sharing service is offered by to solve last-mile commute within the city. Hybrid bicycles and e-scooters are available for rental through smart phone application from several locations throughout the city, enabling connections from residential areas to offices, commercial centres, and parks.

Population

The day-time population in Cyberjaya is about 140,000 and expected to increase to 350,000 by 2039.

Residential areas

High rise residential and integrated developments include Cristal Serin Residence, Lakefront Residence, Shaftsbury Square, D'Pulze, Serin Residency, Cybersquare, Crystal, The Place, Pangea, Arc, D'Melor, Domain, Cyberia smart homes, Masreca19, etc. Landed housing includes Sejati Residences, Symphony Hills, Garden Residence, Summer Glades, Mirage by the Lake, Taman Pinggiran Cyber and Setia Eco Glades. With the many upcoming developments, there will be at least an additional 10,000 residential units in the next two years. Its perceived Garden Residence, Cyberjaya, is the most strategic landed properties in Cyberjaya due to its proximity to SkyPark, IOI Resort City Mall and the two MRT line 2 stations in the vicinity. Adding to that, the upcoming development around Garden Residence, Cyberjaya will be the developments of Cyberjaya City Centre, a stone throw away from Garden Residence in the next five years worth 15 billion gross development value.