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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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.
International Roaming
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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:
Telegram
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 |