High Court of Malaya building

E900137

courthouse government building judicial complex

The High Court of Malaya building is a historic judicial complex in Kuala Lumpur that houses one of Malaysia’s superior courts responsible for major civil and criminal cases in Peninsular Malaysia.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
High Court of Malaya building canonical	1
Old City Hall of Kuala Lumpur	1
Old High Court Building, Kuala Lumpur	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11014545 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: High Court of Malaya building
Context triple: [Sultan Abdul Samad Building, laterFunction, High Court of Malaya building]

A. Kuala Lumpur City Hall
Kuala Lumpur City Hall is the municipal authority responsible for administering and managing the city of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
B. Malaysian Houses of Parliament
The Malaysian Houses of Parliament is the iconic parliamentary complex in Kuala Lumpur that serves as the seat of Malaysia’s federal legislature.
C. Supreme Court Building, Singapore
The Supreme Court Building in Singapore is a modern judicial complex in the civic district that houses the nation’s highest courts and symbolizes the country’s legal authority.
D. Sultan Iskandar Building
Sultan Iskandar Building is a major Malaysian customs, immigration, and quarantine complex in Johor Bahru that serves as a key land border crossing point between Malaysia and Singapore.
E. Sarawak State Legislative Assembly Building
The Sarawak State Legislative Assembly Building is a distinctive nine-pointed star-shaped parliamentary complex and iconic landmark located on the north bank of the Sarawak River in Kuching, Malaysia.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: High Court of Malaya building
Target entity description: The High Court of Malaya building is a historic judicial complex in Kuala Lumpur that houses one of Malaysia’s superior courts responsible for major civil and criminal cases in Peninsular Malaysia.

A. Kuala Lumpur City Hall
Kuala Lumpur City Hall is the municipal authority responsible for administering and managing the city of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
B. Malaysian Houses of Parliament
The Malaysian Houses of Parliament is the iconic parliamentary complex in Kuala Lumpur that serves as the seat of Malaysia’s federal legislature.
C. Supreme Court Building, Singapore
The Supreme Court Building in Singapore is a modern judicial complex in the civic district that houses the nation’s highest courts and symbolizes the country’s legal authority.
D. Sultan Iskandar Building
Sultan Iskandar Building is a major Malaysian customs, immigration, and quarantine complex in Johor Bahru that serves as a key land border crossing point between Malaysia and Singapore.
E. Sarawak State Legislative Assembly Building
The Sarawak State Legislative Assembly Building is a distinctive nine-pointed star-shaped parliamentary complex and iconic landmark located on the north bank of the Sarawak River in Kuching, Malaysia.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	courthouse ⓘ government building ⓘ judicial complex ⓘ
architecturalStyle	modernist architecture ⓘ
buildingType	office and courtroom complex ⓘ
category	Courthouses in Kuala Lumpur ⓘ High Courts of Malaysia ⓘ
country	Malaysia ⓘ
hasAddressCity	Kuala Lumpur ⓘ
hasFunction	constitutional interpretation at High Court level ⓘ judicial review of administrative actions ⓘ supervisory jurisdiction over subordinate courts in Peninsular Malaysia ⓘ trial court for major civil disputes ⓘ trial court for serious criminal offences ⓘ
hasPart	administrative offices ⓘ courtrooms ⓘ holding cells for detainees ⓘ judges’ chambers ⓘ lawyers’ rooms ⓘ public waiting areas ⓘ records and filing rooms ⓘ registrar’s offices ⓘ security checkpoints ⓘ
jurisdictionOver	Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur ⓘ linked to: Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory of Putrajaya ⓘ linked to: Putrajaya Peninsular Malaysia ⓘ linked to: West Malaysia
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ Malay ⓘ
locatedIn	Kuala Lumpur ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory	Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur ⓘ linked to: Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur
locatedInRegion	Peninsular Malaysia ⓘ linked to: West Malaysia
locatedInTimeZone	Malaysia Time ⓘ
managedBy	Office of the Chief Registrar of the Federal Court of Malaysia ⓘ linked to: Office of the Chief Registrar of the Federal Court
occupant	High Court of Malaya ⓘ linked to: High Court in Malaya
operator	Judiciary of Malaysia ⓘ linked to: Malaysian judiciary
ownedBy	Government of Malaysia ⓘ
partOf	Malaysian court system ⓘ Malaysian judiciary ⓘ
publicAccess	open to public for scheduled hearings ⓘ restricted ⓘ
security	guarded by court police ⓘ
significance	major venue for high-profile Malaysian court cases ⓘ symbol of the rule of law in Malaysia ⓘ
use	administration of justice ⓘ appellate proceedings at High Court level ⓘ hearing of civil cases ⓘ hearing of criminal cases ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sultan Abdul Samad Building → laterFunction → High Court of Malaya building ⓘ

Jalan Raja → hasNearbyLandmark → Old High Court Building, Kuala Lumpur ⓘ

linked to: High Court of Malaya building

Jalan Raja → hasNearbyLandmark → Old City Hall of Kuala Lumpur ⓘ