Hi, welcome to Malaysia! The land of nasi lemak & durian :D
This handbook is inspired by our neighbour's handbook, and it's something that the Kuala Lumpur's Ruby community, the KL Ruby Brigade, put together as a guide to anyone who's visiting Malaysia.
This handbook will be for Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia, for the time being.
- About KL
- Accommodation
- Meetups
- Data SIM Card
- Power (Socket)
- Free WiFi
- Goods and Services Tax (GST)
- Tipping
- Communication
- What to Buy to Bring Back Home
- Don'ts
- Getting Around
- Food
- Drinking Locations
- Major Hawker Centres
- Shopping
- Sight Seeing
- Currency
- Co-working Spaces
- License
- Contributors
- Feel the pulse of Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur, its capital and largest city. The famous Petronas Twin Towers, one of the tallest twin building in the world, provides a bird's-eye view of the cosmopolitan metropolis and houses a multitude of shops and art galleries. For a look at the city's past, take in the 1910 Moorish-inspired Old Railway Station, the riverside Jamek Mosque and the Sultan Abdul Samad building with its 131-foot clock tower. Also, pay a visit to Batu Caves, which has 272 steps to reach the shrine of the Hindu deity Lord Subramaniam and set within an outcrop of lime stone caves. If you are craving for foods, we have Malay, Chinese and Indian influences that ensure colorful dining experiences.
- Hotels
- AirBnB
- You can get your sim card at the KLIA / KLIA2 upon arrival. There are many telco providers that you can choose with Maxis, Digi, Celcom. Find the telcos that meets your usage and coverage area.
- You can try any telcos but there is a promo under Celcom (Magic SIM Prepaid) which allows you to have free unlimited data access from 1AM to 7AM.
- In Malaysia the standard voltage is 240 V. The standard frequency is 50 Hz.
- http://grab.by/QiUi
- For Celcom, they have a hotspot network so when you add a data plan to your prepaid SIM card, they will SMS you the account information.
- There is Free WiFi at McDonald's outlets.
- Guide on Tourist Refund Scheme - http://goo.gl/PvA3ny
- Most of the fine dining restaurants charge 10% service fee, that does not reach the staff. The tip will always end up in a tip box which will less likely to be redistributed to the staffs. However, if you feel like you got good service, it wouldn't hurt to tip or leave some change at the tip jar some establishments have.
- For all other places, there is no need to leave tips. It is not really in our culture. Though we won't consider it as rude if you do want to give some tips.
- Malaysian peeps have the so called Manglish which the sentence normally ends with -lah, -lo, -leh...
- If you have been to Singapore, same same lah ~~ More explain here
- White Coffee - Local made coffee recipe
- Batik - Nice Fabric made of silk, yes pamper your wife
- Don't put laptop (with bags) in the car, potential for thieves to target and steal. Bring it along with you.
- Uber & Grab are the 2 most popular taxi / ride App around
- If you hail a cab, ask them to turn on the meter or use GrabTaxi
- Street food for the win @JalanAlor! [https://youtu.be/OzkC8HRjHw0]
- Jalan Alor
- Try Durian maybe?
- Skybar - SkyBar is at a distance of 1 km from Suria KLCC. From the Suria KLCC Putra Line station, simply enter Suria KLCC and make your way through the underpass tunnel connecting from the lower-ground level of Suria KLCC (next to Kentucky) to the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. From here it's a 5 minute walk through the tunnel to SkyBar.
- No Black Tie - NBT, as it's known to its fans, is owned by Malaysian concert pianist Evelyn Hii who has a knack for finding talented singer-songwriters, jazz bands and classical-music ensembles who play here from around 9:30 pm
- The Bee Publika
- If you're shopping cheap, there is Petaling Street where you can get stuff.
- There is 'The Curve' mall where you can hang out and more 'expensive' shopping.
- To shop for phone/laptops/gadgets, there is Low Yat Plaza.
- Around Low Yat Plaza, there is Bukit Bintang Plaza and Sungei Wang Plaza for shopping as well (like clothes).
- Kuala Lumpur City Centre
- Kuala Lumpur Tower
- Atmosphere 360
- Petaling Street
- KL Bird park
- National Museum Negara
- Thean Hou Temple
- Batu Caves
- Sunway Lagoon
- If you have a Maybank Singapore ATM card, you can withdraw Malaysian Currency for without any fee (but including exchange rates of course) using RegionLink at any Maybank Malaysia ATM Machines. Please activate this feature before you travel so it would be convenient for you. http://info.maybank2u.com.sg/personal/deposits-banking/payments-remittances/atm-services.aspx
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