Listings
Airlines Most airlines have offices in and around the Golden Triangle. Major airlines include: Aeroflot, Ground Floor, 1 Jl Perak (tel 03/261 3331); American Airlines, Angkasa Raya Building, 123 Jl Ampang (tel 03/242 4311); Bangladesh Airlines, Subang Airport (tel 03/248 3765); British Airways, Wisma Merlin, Jl Sultan Ismail (tel 03/242 6177); Cathay Pacific, UBN Tower, 10 Jl P Ramlee (tel 03/238 3377); China Airlines, Level 3, Amoda Building, 22 Jl Imbi (tel 03/242 7344); Delta Airlines, UBN Tower, 10 Jl P Ramlee (tel 03/291 5490); Garuda, 1st Floor, Angkasa Raya Building, 123 Jl Ampang (tel 03/262 2811); Japan Airlines, 20th Floor, Jl Ampang, Menara Lion (tel 03/261 1728); KLM, Shop 7, Ground Floor, President House, Jl Sultan Ismail (tel 03/242 7011); MAS, MAS Building, Jl Sultan Ismail (tel 03/261 0555); Pelangi Air, c/o MAS (tel 03/262 4448); Qantas, UBN Tower, 10 Jl P Ramlee (tel 03/238 9133); Royal Brunei, 1st Floor, Wisma Merlin, Jl Sultan Ismail (tel 03/230 7166); Singapore Airlines, Wisma SIA, 2 Jl Sang Wangi (tel 03/292 3122); Thai International, Kuwasa Building, 5 Jl Raja Laut (tel 03/293 7100); United Airlines, MAS Building, Jl Sultan Ismail (tel 03/261 1433). Banks and exchange Main branches are: Bank Bumiputra, Menara Bumiputra, Jl Melaka (tel 03/298 8011); Bank of America, 1st Floor, Wisma Stephens, Jl Raja Chulan (tel 03/202 1133); Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, 2 Lebuh Ampang, Little India (tel 03/230 0744); Maybank, 100 Jl Tun Perak (tel 03/230 8833); Standard Chartered Bank, 2 Jl Ampang (tel 03/232 6555). Almost all of their branches change money (Mon-Fri 10am-4pm, Sat 9am-12.30pm), but you get better rates from official moneychangers, of which there are scores in the main city areas; the kiosk below the General Post Office, on Jl Sultan Hishamuddin, also gives good rates. Car rental All main companies have offices at the airport; or contact Avis, 40 Jl Sultan Ismail (tel 03/241 7144); Budget, 29 Jl Yap Kwan Seng (tel 03/242 5166); Hertz, International Complex, Jl Sultan Ismail (tel 03/243 3433); National Car Rental, 9th Floor, Menara Bausted, 69 Jl Raja Chulan (tel 03/248 0522); Pacific, Wisma MCA, Jl Ampang (tel 03/263 7748). Embassies and consulates Australia, Menara Baustead, 69 Jl Raja Chulan (tel 03/246 5555); Brunei, 113 Jl U Thant (tel 03/261 2820); Cambodia, 83-JKR 2809 Lingkungan U Thant (tel 03/457-3711); Canada, 7th Floor, Osk Plaza, 172 Jl Ampang (tel 03/261 2000); China, 229 Jl Ampang (tel 03/242 8495); Indonesia, 233 Jl Tun Razak (tel 03/984 2011); Japan, 11 Persiaran Stonor (tel 03/242 7044); Laos, 108 Jl Damai (tel 03/248 3895); Netherlands, 4 Jl Mesra, off Jl Damai (tel 03/248 5151); New Zealand, 193 Jl Tun Razak (tel 03/238 2533); Philippines, 1 Jl Changkat Kia Peng, (tel 03/248 4233); Thailand, 206 Jl Ampang (tel 03/248 8333); UK, 185 Jl Ampang (tel 03/248 2122); USA, 376 Jl Tun Razak (tel 03/216 5000); Vietnam, 4 Persiaran Stonor (tel 03/248 4036). Emergencies Dial 999 for ambulance, police or fire. For the Tourist Police Unit call 03/241 5522 or 03/241 5243. Hospitals and clinics General Hospital, Jl Pahang (tel 03/292 1044); Assunta Hospital, Petaling Jaya (tel 03/778 3433); Pantai, Jl Pantai, off Jl Bangsar, Bangsar (tel 03/282 5077); Tung Shin Hospital, Jl Pudu (tel 03/232 1655). There are 24-hour casualty wards at all of the above. Immigration 3rd Floor, Jl Pantai Bahru, off Jl Damansara (Mon-Fri 9am-4.30pm; tel 03/757 8155). This is where you come for visa extensions. Internet access Adamz Cyber Cafe, Lot 2, Annexe, Central Market; Cheng Lock Internet, Jl Cheng Lock, Chinatown; Dataran Cyber Cafe, Ground Gloor, Medan Mara Building, Jl Raja Laut; Easy Access, 146a Jl Bukit Bintang (in front of Planet Hollywood); Golden Date Internet Zone, 1st Floor, City One Plaza, Jl Musha Abdullah; Star Surf, 105 Jl Sultan (opp Rex Cinema); Traveller's E Mail Centre, Room 6, 3rd Floor, Wisma Kwong Siew, 147 Jl Tun HS Lee. In Bangsar, 7km west of the city centre (take any Bangsar bus from Central Market): Poem, 38a Jl Telawi 5; Surf, 54 Jl Maarof. Pharmacy Kota Raya Pharmacy, 1st Floor, Kota Raya Plaza, Jl Cheng Lock, Chinatown. Police The Chinatown police station is at the southern end of Jl Tun HS Lee (tel 03/232 5044). The main Tourist Police station, where you must report stolen property and claim your insurance form, is 1PK, Jl Hang Tuah (tel 03/2302222, ext 259). It's opposite the old Pudu Jail. Post office Poste restante at the GPO on Jl Sultan Hishamuddin, opposite Central Market (Mon-Fri 8am-4pm, Sat 8am-2pm). Telephone services The cheapest places to make international calls are the Telekom Malaysia offices; the largest branch is in Wisma Jothi, Jl Gereja (daily Mon-Sun 8.30am-9pm). Travel agencies Reliance Travel, 3rd Floor, Sungei Wang Plaza (tel 03/248 6022); STA, 5th Floor, Magnum Plaza, 128 Jl Pudu (tel 03/248 9800); Tina Travel, 30 Jl Mamarda, Ampang Point (tel 03/457 8877).
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