Dewan Bahasa & Pustaka, Kuala Lumpur

Dewan Bahasa & Pustaka (GPS: 3.13416, 101.70361) is a government body established to uphold and develop Malay as the national language of Malaysia. Originally called Balai Pustaka, it was founded on 22 June, 1956 in Johor Bahru. A few months later, in September, it changed its name to Dewan Bahasa & Pustaka, with the abbreviation DBP, following the recommendation of the 3rd Malay Language and Literature Congress.

Since its founding, the DBP has moved a few times. It relocated to Kuala Lumpur in 1957, when it was based at Jalan Young. It moved to its present site on Jalan Dewan Bahasa in 1962. The main building in the Dewan Bahasa & Pustaka complex is its highrise block, Menara DBP, which was completed in 2003.

Dewan Bahasa & Pustaka, Kuala Lumpur (8 July, 2016)

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Dewan Bahasa & Pustaka entrance on Jalan Dewan Bahasa (Aug 2016)

Dewan Bahasa & Pustaka entrance on Jalan Wisma Putra (Nov 2015)

Address

Dewan Bahasa & Pustaka
Menara DBP,
Jalan Dewan Bahasa,
50460 Kuala Lumpur.
Phone: +60-3-2147 9000

Dewan Bahasa & Pustaka is on the map of Jalan Dewan Bahasa, Kuala Lumpur

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