Bangsar

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Bangsar, also Bungsar (archaic), is a popular residential and entertainment suburb in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is a much sought after residential and commercial address in the Klang Valley.

It lies about four kilometres southwest of the city centre and is a ten minutes drive by car from the city centre.

Contents 1 Defining Bangsar 1.1 Neighbourhood road names 2 History 3 Geography 3.1 Landmarks 3.2 Vegetation 3.3 Water features 4 Demographics 5 Eating and drinking 6 Shopping 7 Business 8 Art and culture 9 Infrastructure 9.1 Medical 9.2 Education 9.3 Sports and recreation 10 Religion 11 Development 12 Transport 13 Prominent Personalities 14 References 15 External links

[edit] Defining Bangsar

There is no official or legal definition of what constitutes Bangsar. Bangsar has been developed by various developers at different times, unlike Bandar Utama or Subang Jaya. Also unlike a few other townships in the Klang Valley such as Petaling Jaya and Subang Jaya, Bangsar is administered by another local authority. The Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur is the local governing authority. There are however several neighbourhood residents' associations and business councils, although they exercise no legal or administrative power.

Most people define Bangsar as the area bounded by Jalan Bangsar, Jalan Pantai Baharu, Universiti Malaya, Jalan Damansara (Sprint Expressway and Bukit Damansara) and Bukit Persekutuan. This would mean neighbourhoods like Bangsar Utama, Bukit Bangsar, Bangsar Park, Bukit Bandaraya, Taman SA, Bangsar Baru, Lucky Garden, Pantai Hills, and the areas off Jalan Bangsar. In other words, areas with Kuala Lumpur postcodes 59000 and 59100.

Bangsar is sometimes also defined to include other neighbourhoods and areas such as Universiti Malaya, Jalan Pantai Baharu and Mid Valley City. These areas have the postcode 59200, which isn't generally considered a Bangsar one.

The co-ordinates of the centre of Bangsar (by convention, McDonald's Bangsar Baru at Jalan Maarof and Jalan Telawi 5) are approximately 3°07'58.80"N, 101°40'19.75"E.

Bangsar is part of the Lembah Pantai parliamentary constituency.

Bangsar is also home to many affluent families and this can be seen by the number of bungalows and luxury cars in this small community. The list of residents in this small community includes CEOs of multi-million dollar companies to members of Parliament to government servants. Bangsar is a small community where most people know each other because they have lived there for so long and have bumped into each other in the usual watering hole such as TMC, Bangsar Shopping Centre and Bangsar Village.

Bangsar has endless things to do which include shopping in some couture boutiques along Jalan Telawi or dine in one of the many gourmet restaurants or shopping for cars in the many high-end car dealerships. Bangsar is not only a place for its residents but also a way of life.

Taman SA Bukit Bandaraya Bangsar Baru Bangsar Park Bukit Bangsar Bangsar Utama Lucky Garden Pantai Hills Off Jalan Bangsar

[edit] Neighbourhood road names

Even defining the neighbourhoods inside Bangsar can be difficult. Different parts of the neighbourhoods were built in different phases under different names. Over time, some of these names have been dropped. For example, Bukit Bandaraya was sometimes referred to as Taman Bandaraya. Taman SA in Bangsar is physically next to the other Taman SA in Bukit Damansara, although there is no direct road access between the two.

• Taman SA: Menerung
• Bukit Bandaraya: Keruing, Jejawi, Bangkung, Kemaris, Tualang, Penaga), Medang
• Bangsar Baru: Telawi, Terasek
• Bangsar Park: Limau Besar, Limau Purut, Limau Kasturi, Limau Manis, Limau Nipis
• Bukit Bangsar: KTM Flats, Sri Pahang Flats
• Bangsar Utama: Abdullah, Kemuja
• Lucky Garden: Cenderai, Taban, Tempinis, Ara Kiri
• Pantai Hills: Bukit Pantai
• Off Jalan Bangsar: Tanduk, Riong, Liku, Kurau, Bilis, Senangin, Tenggiri

[edit] History

Bangsar was initially a rubber estate. One suggestion is that it derives its name from Bunge, a Belgian, and Grisar, a Frenchman, said to be the founders of a European company that ran the estate, Bunge-Grisar. The name of this estate was soon localised to Bungsar, and finally Bangsar. In those days, Bangsar was owned by the plantation firm Socfin. It was the nearest to Kuala Lumpur.^[1]

It was later developed into a residential area.

Bangsar, in its early days also housed the staff and their families of the then Malayan Railway (now Keretapi Tanah Melayu) and National Electricity Board (now Tenaga Nasional), especially in the Bukit Bangsar and Off Jalan Bangsar area.

Bangsar Park was the first area to be developed. Apparently it was the first planned housing estates in Kuala Lumpur. The first houses were built in 1969. Development in Bangsar started once Socfin estates sold the land to private developers.^[1]

Bangsar, in the 1970s, was seen as a housing suburb that catered to the baby boomers settling in Kuala Lumpur. As the children of these baby boomers grew up and formed a large part of the city's young, upwardly mobile professionals, Bangsar, especially Bangsar Baru suddenly appeared hip. Unfortunately, as the children of these baby boomers have all grown up and also adding to the fact that there weren't many new developments in this area after the 80s, Bangsar's population has apparently started to age.

Among the more popular past tenants of Bangsar include Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Berhad and Lever Brothers. Bungsar Hospital was situated at the present day Pusat Kesihatan Umum Bangsar. Until now, the New Straits Times Press which publishes Malaysia's major newspapers still operates from its headquarters here.

Today, the suburb is one of the trendiest commercial and residential addresses in bustling KL. However, its reputation as the preferred destination for those in search of pulsating nightlife has been increasingly called to question as new developments outside Bangsar have sprung up over the years.

[edit] Geography

In general, Bangsar is a hilly suburb. It is rather flat at the southern neighbourhoods such as Bangsar Utama, Bangsar Park and the Off Jalan Bangsar area. The terrain progressively rises towards the north, before making a steep drop in elevation.

Jalan Maarof (Ma'arof) is Bangsar's main thoroughfare. It also divides Bangsar into two main parts. On the east of this road lies Taman SA, Bangsar Park, Bukit Bangsar, Bangsar Utama and one-half of Bukit Bandaraya (postcode 59000). The other neighbourhoods (and other half of Bukit Bandaraya) lie on the west (postcode 59100).

[edit] Landmarks

McDonald's at Bangsar Baru is probably the most famous landmark as one passes Jalan Maarof. It was one of the earliest business inhabitants of Bangsar and used as a point of reference by many people in relating the location of where they are or their residence.

An unmissable landmark is Sri Wangsaria, a huge, hillside apartment block along Jalan Ara that towers above the neat rows of houses at Bangsar Baru below.

The Mobil service station along Jalan Maarof was sometimes used to identify the side of the road Bangsar Park is on, considering most of Bangsar was on the other side. This Mobil station was recently demolished.

Balai Berita, the New Straits Times Press (NSTP) headquarters, is sometimes used to identify the unnamed neighbourhoods off Jalan Bangsar.

[edit] Vegetation

East of Bangsar Park lies Bukit Persekutuan, a low density neighbourhood developed in the colonial days and Bukit Damansara. Most of the vegetation from the forest has not been cleared, thus it would appears as if the eastern neighbourhoods of Bangsar were actually surrounded by a jungle.

Jalan Ara, especially at the border of Bangsar Baru and Lucky Garden, is lined with angsana trees. Adding to the fact Lucky Garden's dirtiness, crows have developed a reputation of inhabiting this boulevard.

Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur has planted palm trees in Bangsar Baru, Lucky Garden and along Lorong Maarof.

[edit] Water features

The closest thing Bangsar has to a river is the creek next to the Verona Townhouses and along Jalan Damansara (Sprint Expressway). Even then, Sungai Anak Air Batu has a concrete bed and embankment, like a monsoon drain, and is dry most of the time. This creek begins near Taman SA, passes the Verona Townhouses and then forms the border between Bangsar and Universiti Malaya before connecting to the lake in the university. Finally, it passes through the Pantai Baharu area before joining the Klang River near Angkasapuri.

A few monsoon drains were constructed when Bangsar was developed. They have since been covered up, although they remain operational.

There is a flood retention pond next to the Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Bukit Bandaraya along Lorong Maarof.

Covers have been places on most roadside drains ever since, so they are usually not noticeable. Sometimes however, damaged and missing drain covers pose a hazard to pedestrians.

[edit] Demographics

Bangsar is a popular residential area among both Malaysians and expatriates.^{[citation needed]}

Unlike other suburbs in the Klang Valley, such as SS2 and Kepong (Chinese), Kelana Jaya and Datuk Keramat (Malay) or Brickfields (Indian), Bangsar is not dominated by any single race group. Although Bangsar is a melting pot today, it was never always that way.

The initial residents of Bangsar Park were mainly Ceylonese from Brickfields, who were mostly government clerks and looking for a new, clean neighbourhood to move into. Meanwhile for Lucky Gardens, it was Chinese who found a new place to call home.

Nowadays, some peoples who inhabits or originates from Bangsar call themselves a "Bangsarian".

Like many places in Kuala Lumpur, the May 13 Riots in 1969 were also witnessed here. Many Chinese shops in Bangsar were burnt and unsuspecting road users passing Bangsar on their way to Petaling Jaya were ambushed here. Jalan Bangsar was littered with burnt-out cars and motorcycles.^[2]

[edit] Eating and drinking

Bangsar has a wide enough array of cuisine to satisfy any craving - Chinese, Indian, Malay, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, Mexican, American and European. Some cater to vegetarians.

Just like any other town in Malaysia, Bangsar has a good spread of local food.

Indian Muslim Mamak stalls, South Indian banana leaf restaurants and Malay warungs are easily found. They are usually cheap, although prices in Bangsar are on average higher than elsewhere. Roadside hawkers usually open in the evenings and close late. In fact, there are a number of 24-hour Mamak and banana leaf restaurants. It is usually acceptable for one to patronize these joints and order nothing but drinks, except during busy hours.

Chinese kopitiam and seafood restaurants meanwhile are a little harder to find outside Lucky Garden. Alcohol (beer, stout and shandy) is usually available.

There is also a hawker centre in Bangsar Baru, sometimes referred to as Bangsar Mamak, sited at the former Jolly Green Giant, although it has appeared to have long passed its golden age.

Roadside stalls that serve drinks, local cakes, burgers and hotdogs and cut fruit can be found on many street corners. Ice cream, pastry, satay, rojak and milk is also sold on motorcycles and vans.

Bangsar also boasts an impressive international mix of restaurants, pubs, bars, grills, bistros, cafes, fast-food joints and coffee and ice cream parlors.

The Telawi area in Bangsar Baru is sometimes known as the strip. Its location near affluent neighbourhoods which are home to free-spending expatriates and well-heeled local executives helps explain its popularity. But it's the variety of the themes that keeps the crowds coming back every night. The last pubs and bars close at around 2 a.m. It has often been compared to Singapore's Holland Village. The strip can be skirted on foot in about 15 minutes.

A large pasar malam, or night market, each Sunday lends the Bangsar Baru a colourful flavour. There is also a daily wetmarket in Lucky Garden every morning. Another lesser known pasar malam is held in Bukit Bangsar on Wednesdays.

Recent additions include One Bangsar (a string of new restaurants in Jalan Ara, a hillside street near the Telawi area), Bangsar Village and a remodelled Bangsar Shopping Centre.

[edit] Shopping

Bangsar Baru is probably the most well known and recognized bit of Bangsar. Among others, it houses coffee shops, cafes, restaurants, bars, clubs, banks, fashion boutiques, art galleries, video stores, bookshops and hairdressers. In general, mall type shopping is found in this area.

Lucky Garden probably resembles other commercial centres in Malaysia more than upmarket Bangsar Baru.

Bangsar Shopping Centre, which is Bangsar's first shopping mall, is still a favourite shopping destination especially for upmarket stuff.

Mid Valley Megamall, one of Malaysia's largest shopping malls, though not technically located within the boundaries of Bangsar, is only a five minute drive away.

A recent addition is Bangsar Village, a shopping mall which used to be the Hankyu Jaya and then Busana Mun Loong. The success of Bangsar Village has seen it constructing a new building block to house many more outlets and shopping attractions. It should be completed by end of 2006.

Jalan Maarof is lined by car showrooms, many of them luxury labels, making this thoroughfare feel like Park Lane. There are also several interior designers and home-furnishing showrooms here.

There are also a few other smaller rows of shops distributed around Bangsar, namely those at Lorong Maarof, Jalan Bangkung and Lorong Kurau.

Pos Malaysia Bangsar Baru (post office), at Jalan Telawi remains open until 10 p.m. Another Pos Malaysia outlet is located at Kompleks Niaga Utama at Bangsar Utama.

[edit] Business

Bangsar has a history of hosting various newspaper publishers. New Straits Times Press which publishes the New Straits Times, New Sunday Times, Berita Harian, Berita Minggu, Harian Metro and Metro Ahad is located at Jalan Riong. China Press is also located at Jalan Riong. The online daily, Malaysiakini operates out of an office in Jalan Kemuja.

Tenaga Nasional Berhad, the national power company and Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor (SYABAS), the waterworks have their headquarters at the Jalan Bukit Pantai area. Also nearby, although technically not situated in Bangsar, is Telekom Malaysia.

Dataran Maybank, at the corner of Jalan Maarof and Jalan Bangsar, is the headquarters of Malayan Banking's insurance businesses.

[edit] Art and culture

The Actors Studio is located at Bangsar Shopping Centre. It occupies the lot which used to be Golden Screen Cinema, which moved to Mid Valley Megamall in 1999. Plays, comedies and concerts are staged here.

There are several art galleries scattered around Bangsar, especially in Bangsar Baru.

Bangsar also features plenty of graffiti. Some are just works of vandals, while others are works of underground artists who usually employ stencils and wheatpaste.

Roving buskers, usually performing covers, may be found in Bangsar Baru.

Silverfish, a high brow independent bookshop at Jalan Telawy 3 focuses on literature, philosophy, religion and Malaysiana.

[edit] Infrastructure

[edit] Medical

Pantai Medical Centre, a private hospital is situated at Jalan Bukit Pantai. Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC), a public hospital is situated within five minutes drive, although access is through Petaling Jaya. There is also Pusat Kesihatan Umum Bangsar, along Jalan Bangsar, a government primary health care centre catering to the health needs of the residential area. As Bangsar residents are mostly an affluent lot, there are many private clinics spread throughout Bangsar to meet the health needs of the resident as well.

[edit] Education

Bangsar houses 3 primary schools:

• Sekolah Kebangsaan Bukit Bandaraya
• Sekolah Kebangsaan Bukit Pantai
• Sekolah Rendah Jenis Kebangsaan (T) Jalan Bangsar (a Tamil school)

It also houses 2 secondary schools:

• Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Bangsar
• Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Bukit Bandaraya

Kindergartens and nurseries are usually operated out of houses.

Pantai Institute of Health Science and Nursing is located in the Pantai Medical Centre grounds.

There are plenty of tuition centres (cram schools) for school students operating out of shoplots and homes. Drama, ballet and music schools also usually operate in a similar manner.

Malaysia's premier public university, University Malaya, though technically not in Bangsar, is accessible in five minutes. Both UM and UMMC borders the city of Petaling Jaya and Bangsar. In the vicinity is also the Maktab Perguruan Raja Muda (Raja Muda Teaching College) and the Maktab Perguruan Bahasa (Language Teaching College).

[edit] Sports and recreation

Bangsar Sports Complex has a swimming pool, a multipurpose hall with badminton courts as well as squash, tennis, basketball and badminton courts.

Bangsar does not possess many open public spaces. However, there are a few parks and playgrounds scattered around this suburb, namely those at Jalan Bangkung, Jalan Rumpai, Jalan Terasek 7, Jalan Tempinis 5 and Jalan Kurau.

The Kilat Stadium is in Tenaga Nasional's grounds.

The Kuala Lumpur Hockey Stadium is near Jalan Pantai Baharu, next to Universiti Malaya, and thus technically may not be part of Bangsar. It was the venue for the hockey events during the Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games in 1998.

[edit] Religion

Saidina Abu Bakar As Siddiq Mosque, which is located next to Bangsar Village shopping centre serves the local Muslim community. Sri Ramalingaeswarar temple located near the junction of Lorong Maarof and Jalan Bangsar serves the Hindu devotees. Both the mosque and temple were one of the original inhabitants of Bangsar when the area was just coming up

There is also a Jain temple and Indian Muslim surau located in Bangsar Park and ran by their respective communities. Near to the mosque, there is a Sikh Naujawan Sabha or community centre which is maintained by the local Sikhs.

Bangsar Gospel Centre operates from one of the shophouses along Jalan Telawi Tiga. Its Youth Fellowship has a huge following. There is also a newly constructed Anglican church in Lucky Gardens and another church located in Bukit Bandaraya near the primary school.

[edit] Development

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Bangsar has grown rapidly in recent years. It has paid a price in terms of traffic jams and a shortage of parking places. Still it is much better organized and maintained compared to other areas such as Subang Jaya, Damansara Utama and Sri Hartamas.^{[citation needed]}

Furthermore, developments in neighbouring Bukit Damansara and Mid Valley Megamall have caused more traffic to pass through Bangsar, especially along Jalan Maarof.

House prices and rent are constantly increasing with the growth and popularity of Bangsar, making it a good property investment. There are a few condominiums under construction to cater to the housing needs of people who wish to stay in Bangsar.

New shops and attractions are constantly sprouting up in Bangsar. There is however a negative side to this. Many shops, especially food and entertainment outlets, have a reputation of not surviving very long. There are many shops that have lasted many years and have been so successful that they have opened up a 2nd branch in Bangsar itself. An example of this is Alexis and La Bodega, Coffee Bean, and McDonalds which can be found on Jalan Telawi and also Bangsar Shopping Centre.

[edit] Transport

Bangsar is easily accessible from any part of Kuala Lumpur. It is just a ten minute drive from the Kuala Lumpur city centre. It is also connected to the city of Petaling Jaya via the Federal Highway.

The New Pantai Expressway begins at Jalan Bangsar and passes through Pantai Dalam, Kuchai Lama, Old Klang Road, Bandar Sunway and terminates at Subang Jaya. The Sprint Expressway, at the northern end of Jalan Maarof connects to Bukit Damansara, Jalan Duta, Sri Hartamas, the New Klang Valley Expressway, the Damansara-Puchong Expressway and several suburbs in Petaling Jaya.

The Bangsar LRT station (on Rapid KL's Kelana Jaya Line )is located along Jalan Bangsar. Abdullah Hukum, Kerinchi and Universiti LRT stations are also located nearby.

Bangsar is a five minute drive from KL Sentral, a major transportation hub in neighbouring Brickfields.

Bus services running through Bangsar are as follows.

• 621: (previously 5) KL Sentral - Bangsar LRT - Mid Valley - Lucky Garden - Bangsar Baru - Bukit Bandaraya - Bangsar Shopping Centre - Bangsar Park - Bangsar LRT - KL Sentral (loop service)
• 634: (previously 908B) Bangsar LRT - Bangsar Park - Bangsar Shopping Centre - Pusat Bandar Damansara - Jalan Semantan - Pusat Bandar Damansara - Bangsar Shopping Centre - Bangsar Park - Bangsar LRT (loop service)
• 309: (operated by Triton Commuter) KL Sentral - Jalan Semantan - Mont Kiara - Pusat Bandar Damansara - Bangsar Shopping Centre - Bangsar Park - Bangsar LRT - KL Sentral (loop service)

Many other Rapid KL buses that head towards the city centre and Selangor suburbs also ply Jalan Bangsar.

• 516: KL Sentral - Bangsar LRT (outward journey only) - Jalan Syed Putra - Mid Valley
• 517: KL Sentral - Bangsar LRT - New Pantai Expressway - Jalan Pantai Dalam
• 518: KL Sentral - Bangsar LRT - New Pantai Expressway - Jalan 1/112 - Jalan Pantai Murni (Hillpark) - Jalan Pantai Permai - Rumah Panjang
• T64: KL Sentral - Bangsar LRT - Jalan Pantai Baharu - Federal Highway - Persiaran Tengku Ampuan - Persiaran Selangor - Persiaran Sultan - Persiaran Jubli Perak - Persiaran Perusahaan - Persiaran Budiman (Seri Muda)
• T80: KL Sentral - Bangsar LRT - Jalan Pantai Baharu - Federal Highway - UiTM Shah Alam
• T81: KL Sentral - Bangsar LRT - Jalan Pantai Baharu - Federal Highway - Jalan Lapangan Terbang Subang - Jalan Bukit Badak (Subang Baru)

Rapid KL's Area 5 and 6 network map details these bus routes.

There are Metrobus buses that also ply Jalan Bangsar as they head towards Petaling Jaya and Subang Jaya.

First Coach runs bus services from Lengkok Abdullah (near Bangsar LRT and Jalan Bangsar 7-Eleven) to Singapore's Novena Square (near Novena MRT Station).

[edit] Prominent Personalities

• Devan Nair, the only People's Action Party (PAP) member to win in the Malaysian general election, 1964, when Singapore was part of the Federation of Malaysia, winning the then Bangsar constituency. He stayed in Malaysia after the Separation, forming the Democratic Action Party, but returned to Singapore to lead the labor union movement and found the National Trades Union Congress. He went on to win the Anson seat in the Singapore parliamentary elections in 1979, and accepted the largely ceremonial office of President of Singapore in 1981.

• Shahrizat Abdul Jalil, MP of Lembah Pantai since 1995. The Lembah Pantai constituency includes Bangsar. She is also the Minister of Women, Family and Community Development in the Malaysian cabinet.

• Salleh Abas, the former Lord President, contested in the 1995 General Elections for the Lembah Pantai parliamentary constituency under the Semangat 46 ticket, and failed.^[3]

• Zainur Zakaria, one of Anwar Ibrahim's lawyers in the corruption and sodomy cases laid out against him, contested in the 1999 General Elections for the Lembah Pantai parliamentary constituency under the Parti Keadilan Rakyat ticket, and failed, albeit by a small margin.

• The Sidek Brothers, the badminton players, apparently lived in a bungalow in Bangsar Park.

• Sudirman Hj Arshad, a singer, died in his sister's house in Lucky Garden in 1992.

• Sharifah Amani, the actress and her sister Sharifah Aleya were former residents of Bangsar and studied in Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Bukit Bandaraya.

• The late James Vadiveloo, academic and musician, explored synergies between classical and traditional Indian music. He hosted concerts in his house.

• The late Haridass Sivasamy, a classical Indian musician. He passed away in India while teaching music.

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} Koya, Zakiah. "My Wakil Rakyat and I: Bright and ugly sides of Lembah Pantai", New Straits Times, 1997. Retrieved on September 10, 2006. (in English)
2. ^ Raja Kamarudin, Raja Petra. "On May 13, 1969", Little Speck, May 13, 2003. Retrieved on September 10, 2006. (in English)
3. ^ "Opposition Win Will Only Bring A Day Of Happiness For Voters", Bernama, 2004. Retrieved on September 30, 2006. (in English)

[edit] External links

• Bangsar Baru Online - Community Forum, Articles, Happening Activity Places, Business Directory, Map, Classifieds & etc
• Bangsar Community Portal
• Google Map of Bangsar
• The Actors Studio

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