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Useful Contact Phone Numbers in Malaysia

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IPK Kuala Lumpur	03-21460522	IPK Selangor	03-55145222
KL Traffic Police	03-20729044	Hotline	03-55102999
Dang Wangi	03-20702222	Petaling Jaya	03-79562222
Brickfields	03-22742222	Shah Alam	03-55102222
Cheras	03-92842222	Klang	03-33712222
Sentul	03-40422222	Hulu Langat	03-87362222
		Hulu Selangor	03-60641222
IPK Negri Sembilan	06-7622222	Kuala Langat	03-31872222
Seremban	06-7635522	Gombak	03-60916222
Port Dickson	06-6472222	Sabak Bernam	03-32242222
Kuala Pilah	06-4811222	Sepang	03-31421222
Tampin	06-4411222	KLIA	03-32672222

MPPJ Infoline

Department	Phone #	Functions
Admin Dept	03-79563544 x 201 or 197	Booking of community halls, playing field
Enforcement Dept	03-79588079	Traffic obstruction, indiscriminate parking
Enginering Dept	03-79584221	Broken drains, road resurfacing, faulty street lighting
Parks & Recreation Dept	03-77815405	Nursery, tree planting, trimming, recreation fields and playgrounds
Complaints Section	03-75969058	General complaints
Health Dept	03-79575218	Health hazards, stray animals, mosquitos
Urban Services Monitoring Unit	03-78774032/4863	Domestic waste disposal

Bahasa Malaysia is the official language and is used by all government servants in all government departments and agencies.

English is the most common business language spoken. It is commonly used in most business dealings.

Mandarin is another very common business language used by many small and medium-sized companies owned by Malaysian Chinese.

Nearly all school children, teenagers and working adults in Malaysia can speak English and Bahasa Malaysia fluently.

Most agreements, contracts, letters and correspondences are written in English. However, official transactions and biz dealings with the government shall preferably be in Bahasa Malaysia.

In the Courts of Malaysia, the use of Bahasa Malaysia is preferred, although English is still applicable.

Some of the common spoken languages in English, Bahasa Malaysia and Mandarin are as follows:

English	Bahasa Malaysia	Mandarin
How do you do?	Apa kabar	Li Hou Ma
Thank you	Terima Kasih	Sheaa Sheaa
Good Bye	Selamat Jalan	Chai Chian
Good Morning	Selamat Pagi	Li Chow

Other Foreign Languages & Translations

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