Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
AREA & TELEPHONE CODES
Country code for Malaysia
60
Directory enquiries
103
International access code from Malaysia
00
International operator
108
Kuala Lumpur
03
Melaka
06
Penang
04
Singapore
02
Fax
Fax facilities are available at Telekom offices in the cities and at some main post offices. If you can't find one of these
try a travel agency or large hotel.
International Calls
The easiest and cheapest way to make international calls is to buy a local SIM card for your mobile phone. Only certain
payphones permit international calls. You can make operator-assisted international calls from local Telekom offices. To
save money on landline calls, buy a prepaid international calling card (available from convenience stores).
Local Calls
Local calls cost 10 sen for three minutes. Payphones take coins or prepaid cards, which are available from Telekom of-
fices and convenience stores. Some also take international credit cards. You'll also find a range of discount calling cards
at convenience stores and mobile-phone counters.
Mobile Phones
If you have arranged global-roaming with your home provider, your GSM digital phone will automatically tune in to
one of the region's digital networks. If not, buy a prepaid SIM card for one of the local networks on arrival. The rate for
a local call is around 40 sen per minute. There are three mobile phone companies, all with similar call rates and prepaid
packages:
Celcom
(
013 or 019 numbers;
www.celcom.com.my
)
DiGi
(
016 numbers;
www.digi.com.my
)
Maxis
(
012 or 017 numbers;
www.maxis.com.my
)
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