Communication in Malaysia |
Phones are located everywhere (basically - about shops, establishments and at public transport stops) and work by cards which are on sale in shops "Telecom", at petrol filling stations and in booths. Payphones of the old sample in which coins are used Here and there have remained - on them it is possible to make only a local call. Local telephone codes begin with a zero, at trunk calls it to type it is not necessary.
Trunk calls are carried out from hotels (the most expensive variant), from a street "card" call box or from point of telecommunication of company "Telecom". For a call to Malaysia it is necessary to type 8 - 10 - 60 (a code of Malaysia) - a city code - number of the subscriber. Codes of the largest cities: Kota Kinabalu - 88, Johore Bahru - 7, Kuala Lumpur - 3, Kuching - 82, Сибу - 84, Kuala-Trenganu and Kota Bharu - 9, Penang - 4, Port-dikson - 6, Сандакан - 89, Тавау - 89.
Useful phone numbers
156-80-19, 753-80-30.
Aeroflot office to Kuala Lumpur - 261-02-31, 261-32-31.
Police, first aid and fire service - 999.
Police administration on affairs of tourists - (03 249-6593. 92 (Kuala Lumpurs), (04 261-5522 (Penang), (09 747-2222 (Kota Bharus), (082 241-133 (Kuching).