Putra World Trade Centre is Malaysia's and Kuala Lumpur's main exhibition and convention centre. Construction on the building started way back in the year 1981 and was completed three years later in 1984, the Putra World Trade Centre was officially declared open by Malaysia's prime minister at the time Dr. Mahathir Mohammed on Spetember 2nd 1985 during the first UNMO General Assembly.
Strategically located in the heart of the busy Kuala Lumpur city centre, the Putra World Trade Centre plays host to over 1,000 events annually. Perhaps the most high profile of the lot is the annual International Quran reading competition that has been held here since 1985. Known as one of the best most modern convention centers in South East Asia, this building is equipped with state of the art communication facilities. The PWTC has a floor area of 133,000 square feet and has a plenary hall, three exhibition halls, a press conference area and attached VIP suites.
The area surrounding the building is named the Putra World Trade Centre area and has become one of Kuala Lumpur's busiest and most important areas. A large number of hotels can be found in the area, mostly catering to the crowds that come for exhibitions and conventions at the PWTC.
Smaller discount hotels in Kuala Lumpur that cater for local businessmen visiting the Chow Kit area can be found. Among them a hotel that offers comfortable yet affordable accommodation is the Citrus Hotel Kuala Lumpur.
The are named after the PWTC extends from the from Jl. Raja Laut from the east up to Jl. Ipoh in the north and Jl. Sultan Ismail in the southern end and also includes the popular Malay neighborhood of Chow Kit on the eastern side of Jl. Tuanku Abdul Rahman. This area was the centre of the city until the ambitious Petronas Towers development yet many still consider this to be the heart of KL. Being an area with a distinct personality, though being dominated by a modern convention centre this neighborhood remains as a traditional Malay neighborhood at heart.
Naveen Marasinghe is an Online Marketing Executive at eMarketingEye which is a search engine marketing company that offers integrated Internet marketing services and specializes in serving the online travel and hospitality industry.
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