How to Call Malaysia Phone Numbers

Country phone codes

+60 is the country calling code assigned to Malaysia by the International Telecommunication Union. All of the country’s telephone numbers are also designated under the Communications and Multimedia Act of 1998 created by the Department of Telecommunications of the Malaysian Government

So if you’re calling Malaysia, the number should start with:

+60 1-234-5678

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Other Important Information about Malaysia

Prefix

A prefix is simply the set of numbers that come before the country and area codes of a telephone number. Malaysia’s telephone numbers are made up of 9-11 numbers split into groups of 2. So if you’re going to make a call to Malaysia using a mobile phone, you should dial country code+area code+6-8-digit number. Some of the common area codes in Malaysia include Kuala Lumpur (3), Penang (4) and Malacca (6)

Location	Country Code	Landline Area Code	Landline Number
Kuala Lumpur	+60	(3)	123 456
Penang	+60	(4)	1234 5678
Malacca	+60	(6)	1234 5678

So if you’re making a call to Kuala Lumpur, dial +60 3 123 4567.

Network coverage

Network coverage is readily available across Malaysia.

4G coverage

LTE 4G connection connection is moderately available across the country, but quality highly depends on the mobile operator.

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Top Mobile SIM network in Malaysia

Here are the top mobile SIM networks in Malaysia:

Celcom

DiGi

Maxis Mobile

Top apps used to communicate

Here are the top apps mostly used for communication in Malaysia:

Emergency phone numbers

Here are the 2 most important emergency numbers to take note of when visiting Malaysia:

999 for ambulance service

994 for fire

999 for police

999 for the national emergency number.

Best Time to Call Malaysia

Malaysia observes Malaysia Time using the time offset of UTC+08.
Wherever you are in Australia, you can call Malaysia from the following time zones:

Best time to call	Time to Call	UTC Relative	Time Zone	State
Malaysia	9:00am – 10:00pm	UTC+10:00	Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST)	Queensland
	8:00am – 10:00pm	UTC+08:00	Australian Western Standard Time (AWST)	Western Australia
	8:30am – 9:30pm	UTC+09:30	Australian Central Standard Time (ACST)	South Australia, Northern Territory and town of Broken Hill in Western New South Wales
	10:00am – 11:00pm	UTC+11:00	Norfolk Island Standard Time (NFT)	Norfolk Island
	8:00am – 7:00pm	UTC+07:00	Christmas Island Standard Time (CXT)	Christmas Island
	7:30am – 6:30pm	UTC+06:30	Cocos (Keeling) Islands Standard Time (CCT)	Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Daylight Savings Time (first Sunday in October – first Sunday in April)

Best time to call	Time to Call	UTC Relative	Time Zone	State
Malaysia	9:00am – 11:00pm	UTC+11:00	Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT)	New South Wales (except Broken Hill), Victoria, Tasmania, Australian Capital Territory
	9:00am – 1:00pm	UTC+10:00	Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST)	Queensland
	8:00am – 8:00pm	UTC+08:00	Australian Western Standard Time (AWST)	Western Australia
	11:30am – 11:30pm	UTC+10:30	Australian Central Daylight Time (ACDT)	South Australia, Northern Territory and town of Broken Hill in Western New South Wales
	10:30am – 10:30pm	UTC+09:30	Australian Central Standard Time (ACST)	Northern Territory
	12:00pm – 12:00am	UTC+12:00	Norfolk Island Daylight Time (NDT)	Norfolk Island
	7:00am – 7:00pm	UTC+07:00	Christmas Island Standard Time (CXT)	Christmas Island
	7:30am – 6:30pm	UTC+06:30	Cocos (Keeling) Islands Standard Time (CCT)	Cocos (Keeling) Islands