Malaysia
Local time: GMT +8.
Capital: Kuala Lumpur.
Language: Bahasa Malaysia, English,Chinese and Tamil.
Electricity: 220VAC50Hz.
Int. direct dialling code: 60
Currency:the Malaysian Ringgit is currently suspended. Recognised foreign currencies are USdollars, Deutschmarks, Sterling and Singapore dollars.
Business hours
Banks: 10am-3pm Mon-Fri, 9.30am-12pmSat.
Offices: 7.30am-4.45pm Mon-Thur, 7.30-12.15pm and 2.45pm-4.45pm Fri, 7.30am-1.15pm Sat (times can vary throughout the country).
Shops: 10am-10pm (times vary throughout the country).
Emergency services
Police and Ambulance: 999
Fire: 994
Health
Compulsory vaccinations: yellow fever certificate if arriving from infected areas. Infants exempt under one year.
Recommended immunisations: diptheria andTB, hepatitis A and B, Japanese Bencephalitis, malaria, polio, tetanus, typhoid.