, Bandar Sri Sendayan in Bandar Sri Sendayan Bandar Sri Sendayan was previously a
Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA) land scheme located on an area of in
Negeri Sembilan about 15 kilometres from
Seremban. The land of this scheme was first settled in 1963 by 40 settlers, later increasing to 153. A total of 406 settlers were of
Malay descent, 46 were
Chinese and 61 were
Indian. In 1986, FELDA handed over the ownership of the land to the settlers and the land grant handover ceremony was officiated by the then
Deputy Prime Minister, Tun
Abdul Ghafar Baba. From then on, FELDA Sendayan changed its status to an ordinary
village, known as Kampung Sendayan. In 1996, in line with the ongoing economic developments, the state government through the Negeri Sembilan State Development Corporation (PKNNS) entered into a joint venture agreement with MHS Land Sdn Bhd to develop Kampung Sendayan. The settlers were offered land for purchase at a price of approximately RM1.2 million each. A sale and purchase agreement was subsequently signed on 13 November 1996. However, by mid-1997,
economic turmoil hit
Southeast and
East Asia. As a result, the PKNNS failed to make payments to settlers and the Sendayan crisis began. This lasted for 10 years, until it was resolved by the
Menteri Besar, Dato' Seri
Mohamad Hassan. On 23 February 2006, with the signing of the agreement by the
Prime Minister, Dato' Seri
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, 95% of the 513 settlers received their payments. Each settler received cash and other property worth a total of approximately RM1.2 million. This compensation is in the form of cash ranging from RM450,000 to RM685,780 per person. In addition, each person will be given of freehold agricultural land estimated to be worth RM348,480 and a four-room single-storey
bungalow with a land area of 10,000 sq ft estimated to be worth RM240,000. The area around Kampung Sendayan was later developed into a new township, known as Bandar Sri Sendayan, which is also a component of the
Malaysia Vision Valley economic corridor covering the districts of
Seremban and
Port Dickson in western Negeri Sembilan. 21% of the development is parkland, with the remainder residential, commercial, institutional, agricultural and leisure development. == Location and accessibility ==