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5 EATING P241 6 DRINKING & NIGHTLIFE P242 3 ENTERTAINMENT P242 7 SHOPPING P242 2 SPORTS & ACTIVITIES P243 Index 4 SLEEPING P244

8 Heeren Street (Melaka) Baba-Nonya people 199 Bukit China (Melaka) 144 Chinatown (Penang) 161‑2, 143 Badan Warisan Malaysia 52 Bukit Fraser 118‑20 165, 167, 172‑3 Badawi, Abdullah 192‑3 Bukit Nanas, see Chinatown, Chinatown Wet Market 77 Bahasa Malaysia 228‑34 Merdeka Square & Bukit Chinese medicine 80 A Nanas accommodation 15, 127‑35, Ban Po Thar (Penang) 179 20 228‑9, see also Bangsar, see Lake Gardens, bumiputra 191, 195 Chinese opera 206 Sleeping subindex Brickfields & Bangsar bus travel 217‑18 Chinese population 198 Acheen St Mosque Bank Negara Malaysia business hours 26, 36, 224 Chinese religions 201‑2 (Penang) 162 Museum & Art Gallery 87 Butterworth (Penang) 155 Chitty Museum (Melaka) activities, see basketball 38 146 individual activities, basketry 41 Chitty people 146 C neighbourhoods, Sports bathrooms 226 Choon Wan Kong 56 & Activities subindex calendar, lunar 21 batik 41, 43, 68, 69, 70, car travel 218 Chow Kit 87, 89, 90, 92, 256 adat 202 83, 170 carbon emissions 214 Chung Keng Kwi Temple Ahamad, Yasmin 207 bats 211 (Penang) 163 Air Itam 178-9 cats 211 Batu Caves 9, 115‑16, 3, Cave Villa 116 cinema, see films air pollution 221 , 9 115 cell phones 226 City of Digital Lights at air travel 216‑17 i-City (Shah Alam) 120 Batu Ferringhi (Penang) Central Market 77 amusement parks 22, 70, 174‑7 civets 211 121, 123, 143, 176 Chan She Shu Yuen Temple Batu Maung (Penang) 180 77 clan jetties (Penang) 163, animals 19, 211‑12, 225, see Bazaar Baru Chow Kit 87, 89 165 also individual species Cheah Kongsi (Penang) 162 bedbugs 222 clanhouses 161, 162 animism 202 chemists 224 beer 35‑6 climate 15, 20, 21 Annexe Gallery 77 Cheng Ho Cultural Museum bees 223 (Melaka) 144 clubs, see drinking & nightlife anti-Semitism 203 bicycle travel 13, 99 coffee 35, 37 apes 211 Bird Interpretation Centre (Melaka) 143 201‑2 Aquaria KLCC 50‑1 (Fraser’s Hill) 118‑19 Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion costs 14, 26, 36, 128, 218, architecture 18, 54, 208‑10, birds 212 (Penang) 161 224 54, 55 birdwatching 98, 118‑19, children, travel with 22‑3, courses Architecture Museum 121, 143 112 dance & music 39 (Melaka) 138 boat travel 218 Chiling Waterfall (Kuala food 26, 70, 101, 150‑1, 176 area codes 226 Kubu Bharu) 119 boat trips 120, 125, 151 handicrafts 41, 70, 171 arts 205‑8, see also Chinatown (Melaka) 143-4, bomoh 203 Court Hill Ganesh Temple 77 individual arts 146‑8, 151‑2 books crafts, see handicrafts Asian Heritage Row 88 Chinatown, Merdeka Square architecture 210 credit cards 224 ATMs 224 & Bukit Nanas 10, 47, environment 211, 212 cruises 125, 151 Awal Muharram 200 71‑84, 71, 248-9 health 221 accommodation 129, culture 194‑6, 197‑9, 204 Ayer Keroh 143 history 187, 189, 190, 191 132‑4 currency 224 Islam 200 drinking & nightlife 72, 82 customs regulations 220 B literature 182, 205 entertainment 82 cycling 13, 99 Baba-Nonya Heritage Botanical Gardens food 72, 79‑82 Museum (Melaka) 143 (Penang) 178 highlights 71, 73‑5, 76 Brickfields, see Lake shopping 72, 82‑4 D Gardens, Brickfields & sights 73‑9 dance 38, 39, 66, 205‑6 Sights 000 Bangsar sports & activities 84 dangers, see safety Map Pages 000 201‑2 transport 72 Dark Cave 115‑16 Photo Pages 000 Buddhist Maha Vihara 103 walks 78, 78 deforestation 213, 214 238 dengue fever 222 language 229‑30, 233‑4 Hari Raya Haji 200 Judaism 203 department stores 40 opening hours 26 Hari Raya Puasa 200 jungle treks 119 Dharma Realm Guan Yin football 38, 39 hawker food 6, 26, 33 Sagely Monastery 52 Forest Research Institute haze 214 diarrhoea 223 of Malaysia (FRIM) K health 221‑3 Kampung Baru, see Masjid 9, 117, disabilities, travellers with 8 heat exhaustion India, Kampung Baru & INDEX INDEX 226‑7 Former Standard & stroke 221‑2 Northern KL Chartered Bank 75 diving 112 hepatitis 222 Kampung Chitty (Melaka) doctor fish 69 Fort Cornwallis (Penang) 165 Hibiscus Garden 99 146

d dogs 211 Fraser’s Hill 118‑20 hiking 119 Kampung Jawa (Melaka) 139 - L Dr Sun Yat Sen’s Penang Hinduism 202 Kampung Kling Mosque Base (Penang) 162 (Melaka) 144 G history drinking & nightlife 35‑7, Galeri Diraja Sultan Abdul Kuala Lumpur 184‑93 Kampung Morten (Melaka) see also individual 139 Aziz (Klang) 121 Melaka 137‑8, 184 neighbourhoods, Kampung Pulau Betong Galeri Petronas 51 Penang 156‑7 Drinking & Nightlife (Penang) 180 subindex galleries 13, 19, see also History & Ethnography individual galleries Kampung Sungai Bumbon drinks 35‑6, 230 Museum (Melaka) 138 (Pulau Carey) 122 gardens 19, see also driving 218 HIV 222 kayaking 119 individual gardens Hma’ Meri people 122 gay travellers 36, 37, 220‑1 Temple Ho Eng Hui, Dr 150 (Penang) 178‑9 Genting Highlands 121 E holidays 225 Khoo Kongsi (Penang) 161 economy 183, 190, 191‑2, Genting Skyway (Genting Holy Rosary 196 Highlands) 121 Kim Hai Gallery (Melaka) Church 105 149 electricity 220 George Town (Penang) 155, homestays 127, 133, 174 King’s Well (Melaka) 144 emergencies 220, 230 157‑74, 158-9 horse riding 120 kites 42 Emergency, the 188‑9 accommodation 172‑4 KL Academy of Traditional drinking & nightlife House of Yeap Chor Ee entertainment 38‑9, (Penang) 163 Chinese Medicine 80 see also individual 169‑70 Hubback, Arthur KL Bicycle Map Project 13 neighbourhoods, food 165‑9 Bennison 209 Entertainment subindex shopping 170‑2 KL Bird Park 98, 99, 11, 98 Hundred Quarters 105 environmental issues sights 161‑5 KL Butterfly Park 99, 17 Hutan Rekreasi Air Keroh 212‑14 walks 164, KL City Gallery 75 164 (Ayer Keroh) 143 Escape (Penang) 176 giardiasis 222 KL Forest Eco Park 79 events, see festivals & go-karting 125 KL Train Station 103 events Golden Triangle & KLCC I Klang 121, 122 47, 48‑70, 48, 250-1, Ibrahim, Anwar 191‑2, 193 Klang River 183 252-3 immigration 188, 194 Klang Valley 120‑3 F KLCC, see Golden Triangle ferry travel 218 accommodation 129, immunisations 221 130‑2 & KLCC festivals & events 20‑1, 24, Indian population 198 KLCC Park 51, 3 200, 202 drinking & nightlife 49, influenza 222 61, 64‑6 Kompleks Dayabumi 77 films 38, 39, 182, 188, 192, insects 223 entertainment 66‑7 Kompleks Kraf Kuala 207‑8 internet access 128, 223 food 49, 52‑3, 57‑60 Lumpur museum 69 fire services 220 internet resources, see highlights 48, 50‑1 Kuala Gandah Elephant First World Indoor websites shopping 49, 67‑70 Conservation Centre 125 Theme Park (Genting Islam 199‑201, 203, 204 sights 50‑2 Kuala Kubu Bharu 119 Highlands) 121 Islamic Arts Museum 12, fish spas 69 sports & activities 70 Kuan Yin Teng (Penang) 97, 12, 97 161‑2 food 6, 24, 25‑34, 146, transport 49 Islamic Museum kung-fu performances 150 28, see also individual golf 94, 120 (Melaka) 138 neighbourhoods, Eating government & politics 182, Istana Alam Shah subindex 188-93, 200, 203 (Klang) 121 L costs 26 Grand Prix 20, 125 Istana Kehakima Lake Gardens, Brickfields courses 26, 70, 101, Guan Yin Temple 77 (Putrajaya) 124 & Bangsar 47, 95‑113, 150‑1, 176 Guandi Temple 76, 3, 55 itineraries 16‑17 95, 260-1, 262 etiquette 31 accommodation 129, 134-5 H J drinking & nightlife 96, Hainan Temple jellyfish 223 109‑10 (Penang) 162 Sights 000 Jelutong 178-9 entertainment 110 Halim, Abdul 193 Map Pages 000 Jeriau Waterfall (Fraser’s food 96, 105‑9 handicrafts 41-2, see also Photo Pages 000 Hill) 119 highlights 95, 97-101, 102 individual handicrafts 239 shopping 96, 110‑13 Masjid Jamek 79 travel within 155‑6 sights 97-105 Masjid Jamek Kampung N walks 164, 164 National Monument 102 sports & activities 113 Baru 89 Penang Aquarium transport 96 Masjid Kampung Hulu National Museum 102 (Penang) 180 (Melaka) 143‑4 national parks 213 walks 104, 104 Penang Butterfly Farm language 195, 228‑34 Masjid Kapitan Keling National Parliament 103 (Penang) 176 (Penang) 165 langurs 211 National Planetarium 99 Penang Hill (Penang) 178 INDEX Masjid Negara 102 Lee, James 208 National Textiles Penang Museum (Penang) Masjid Sultan Salahuddin Lee, TY 209 Museum 75 163 Abdul Aziz Shah (Shah National Visual Arts Penang National Park leeches 223 l Alam) 120 -

Gallery 89 (Penang) 175 P legal matters 223‑4 massage 69, 94, 101, 113, New Economic Policy Penang War Museum lesbian travellers 36, 37, 151, 177 191, 195 (Penang) 180 220‑1 Mawlid al-Nabi 200 newspapers 220 Peranakan people 199 lice 223 measures 220 Ng Chee Yat 80 Perdana Botanical literature, see books Medan Pasar 77 Garden 99 Literature Museum nightlife, see drinking & Medan Portugis nightlife Petaling Jaya (Klang Valley) (Melaka) 138 (Melaka) 147 Norman, Arthur Charles 209 122, 123 Little India Fountain 103 medical services 224 Petronas Malaysian Grand Little India (Melaka) 146, Melaka 136‑53, 140-1 Prix 20, 125 148, 153 accommodation 151‑3 O 6, 50, 7, Little India (Penang) 162‑3, drinking & nightlife oil palms 212‑13 50, 54 165, 167‑8, 173‑4 148‑9 opening hours 26, 36, 224 51 Loke Mansion 87 entertainment 149 Orang Asli Craft Museum pharmacies 224 Lucky Gardens 108 food 146‑8 102 Pinang Peranakan Mansion lunar calendar 21 history 137‑8, 184 Orang Asli Museum (Penang) 162‑3 shopping 149‑50 (Gombak) 116 planning M sights 138‑46 Orang Asli people 198‑9 budgeting 14, 218 Mahathir, Mohamad 190‑3, sports & activities 150‑1 orang-utans 211 children, travel with 22‑3 203 tourist information 137 Orchid Garden 99 festivals & events 20‑1 Mahotchava Festival 103 travel to/from 137 itineraries 16‑17 malaria 222 travel within 137 Kuala Lumpur basics 228‑34 P 14‑15 walks 144‑5, 145 P Ramlee House Kuala Lumpur’s Malay population 197‑8 Melaka Bird Park (Ayer (Penang) 179 Malay World Ethnology neighbourhoods Keroh) 143 P Ramlee Memorial 89 Museum 102 46‑7, 46 Melaka Malay painting 208 malls 8, 40, 43, 8, see also Sultanate Water Wheel local life 24 Paku Pakis Collection Shopping subindex (Melaka) 139 repeat visitors 13 (Melaka) 149 Manglish expressions 195 Melaka Zoo (Ayer travel seasons 15, 20, 21 palm-oil plantations 212‑13 MAP 111 Keroh) 143 websites 14, 15 pangolins 212 Maritime Museum & Naval Memorial Tun Abdul plants 212‑13 Museum (Melaka) Razak 98 Pantai Kerachut Plaza Rakyat 210 (Penang) 175 139, 142 Menara KL 73, 3, 73 Poh San Teng Temple markets 19, 26, 34, 40‑1, Merdeka Square 10, 74‑5, Pantai Pasir Panjang (Melaka) 144 (Penang) 180 62, 62, 63, see also 11, see also Chinatown, police 220 parasailing 177 Shopping subindex Merdeka Square & politics 182, 188‑93, 200 Masjid Di Raja Sultan Bukit Nanas parks 19, see also pollution 214 Suleiman (Klang) 121 individual parks metalwork 42 population 183, 188, 194‑6, Masjid India 87 Mid Valley 112, 262 Pasar Minggu 90 197‑9 Masjid India, Kampung mobile phones 226 Penang 154‑80, 157, 158-9 Porta de Santiago (Melaka) Baru & Northern KL 47, money 14, 26, 36, 128, 224 accommodation 172‑4, 139 85‑94, , , 85 256 258-9 monkeys 211 177, 179-80 postal services 225 accommodation 129, 134 monorail 217, 218 drinking & nightlife prickly heat 222 drinking & nightlife 86, Muhammad, Amir 208 169‑70 Protestant Cemetery 93‑4 Muka Head (Penang) 175 food 165‑9, 176‑7 (Penang) 165 entertainment 86, 94 museums 19, see also history 156‑7 public holidays 225 food 86, 91‑3 individual museums shopping 170‑2 Publika 111 highlights 85 music 38, 39, 66, 206‑7 sights 161‑5, 175‑6, Pudu 56 sights 87‑91 Muslim Cemetery 52 178‑80 Pudu Market 56 sports & activities 94 Muzium Rakyat sports & activities 177 Pulau Carey 122 transport 86 (Melaka) 138 tourist information 156 Pulau Jerejak (Penang) walks 88, 90, 88, 90 travel to/from 155 179‑80 240 Pulau Ketam 122 also individual taxes 224 puppets 42 neighbourhoods, taxis 217, 219 U Urbanscapes 21 Putra Mosque Shopping subindex tea 35, 37 (Putrajaya) 124‑5 skin problems 223 telephone services 226 snakes 212 Putrajaya 124‑6, 18, 55 Teluk Bahang (Penang) V Putrajaya Lake soccer 38, 39 174‑7 vacations 225

INDEX INDEX (Putrajaya) 125 spas 69, 94, 101, 113, 151 Teluk Duyung (Penang) 175 vaccinations 221 spoken-word events 38 Teluk Kampi (Penang) vegetarian & vegan sports, see individual 175‑6 travellers 28, 33-4 R sports, neighbourhoods, P rabies 222‑3, 225 Teluk Tukun (Penang) 175 Victorian Fountain 75 - Sports & Activities Z Temple Cave 115 Villa Sentosa (Melaka) 139 radio 220 subindex Teochew Temple (Penang) visas 227 rafting 119 Sree Veera Hanuman 162 Ramadan 200 Temple 103, 105 volunteering 214 textiles 41, see also batik Ramayana Cave 116 Sri Kandaswamy Kovil 103 Thaipusam 20, 202, Ramlee, P 89, 179, 207 Sri Mahamariamman 24 W Razak, Najib 192, 193 Temple 76 Tham Siew Inn Artist walks 13, see also hiking Gallery (Melaka) 149 reflexology 69, 150 Sri Mariamman Temple Chinatown 78, 78 Thean Hou Temple 12, 100, religion 183, 199‑203 (Penang) 165 Chow Kit & Kampung 12, 45, 100 reptiles 212 Sri Poyatha Venayagar Baru 90, 90 Moorthi Temple theatre 206 Resort World Genting George Town (Penang) (Melaka) 144 theft 225‑6 (Genting Highlands) 121 164, 164 St Mary’s Anglican theme parks 22, 70, 121, Rimbun Dahan 117 Masjid India 88, 88 Cathedral 75 123, 143, 176 River of Life project 210 Melaka 144‑5, 145 St Paul’s Church (Melaka) ticks 223 Tun Abdul Razak river pollution 214 139 time 226 Heritage Park 104, rock-climbing 116 104 St Peter’s Church (Melaka) tipping 26, 128 Warisan Merdeka 183, 210 Royal Malaysia Police 146 Titi Art Gallery (Melaka) wasps 223 Museum 99 Stadium Merdeka 76‑7 149 water, drinking 223 Royal Museum 105 Stadium Negara 77 Titiwangsa 89, 91, 93, 94, waterskiing 177 Royal Club 79 (Melaka) 138 258-9 wayang 206 Ruang Pemula 53 Straits Chinese Jewelry Titiwangsa Lake Gardens 91 weather 15, 20, 21 Rumah Penghulu Abu Museum (Penang) 163 toilets 226 websites Seman 52 street food 6, 26, 33 tourist information 226 accommodation 15, 127 Suffolk House (Penang) tours 13, 24, 26, 151, 219 arts & culture 196, 179 S traditional Chinese 206, 207 safety 225‑6, 227 Sultan Abdul Halim of medicine 80 children, travel with 23 193 Sam Kow Tong Temple 105 train travel 182‑3, 217, drinking & nightlife 36 Sultan Abdul Samad Sam Poh Temple 218‑19 entertainment 39 Building 75, , (Penang) 180 55 74 travel to/from environmental Sultan Sulaiman Club 89 conservation 213, 214 scams 225 Kuala Lumpur 15, 216‑18 Sultanate Palace (Melaka) expat resources 194 sculpture 163, 208 Melaka 137 139 food 26 Sculpture At Work studio Penang 155 sunburn 223 health 221 (Penang) 163 travel within Sungai Melaka (Melaka) planning 14 Sekeping Tenggiri 103 139 Kuala Lumpur 15, 218‑19 weights 220 Sentul 89, 91, 93 Sungai Penchala 101 Melaka 137 Wesak Day 20 Sentul West 91 swimming 22, 84 Penang 155‑6 wildlife 19, 211-12, 213 Sepang Circuit Sze Ya Temple 76 travellers cheques 224 women in Malaysia 204 (Putrajaya) 125 travellers diarrhoea 223 women travellers 223, 227 Shah Alam trishaws 138 woodcarving 42, 122 (Klang Valley) 120 T Tropical Fruit Farm work 195‑6 Shih Wen Naphaporn Artist Tabung Haji 52 (Penang) 176 WWII 187‑8 Studio (Melaka) 149 Taman Botani (Putrajaya) Tropical Spice Garden shophouses 208‑9 125 (Penang) 176 shopping 8, 24, 40‑3, 62, Taman Mini Malaysia/ Tsai Ming Liang 207‑8 Y 230‑1, , , , see Asean (Ayer Keroh) 143 Yap Ah Loy 186 42 62 63 Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Yap Kongsi (Penang) 162 Taman Wetland Mosque (Putrajaya) 124 (Putrajaya) 125 yoga 84, 113 Tun Abdul Razak Heritage Tanjung Aling (Penang) 175 Sights 000 Park 11, 98‑9, 104, 22 201‑2 Map Pages 000 TV 220 Tatt Khalsa Diwan Z Photo Pages 000 typhoid 223 Gurdwara 89 Zoo Negara 116 241

5 EATING Sagely Monastery Masjid India Pasar Malam Canteen 59 J (Night Market) 91, 62 1885 (Penang) 169 Din Tai Fung 58 Jalan Imbi Hawker Stalls 52 Melur & Thyme 60 Dining in the Dark 65 Jalan Sayur Stalls 56 Mohana Bistro (Klang) 123 Jonker 88 Heritage A D’Istana Jalamas Café 93 Muhibbah Seafood Dragon-i 57 (Melaka) 147 Restaurant 101 ABC Stall 106

Jonker’s Walk Night Market Mungo Jerry 92 INDEX Acme Bar & Coffee 60 (Melaka) 146 Alamanda (Putrajaya) 126 E Joo Hooi (Penang) 167 Al-Amar 59 Edelweiss (Penang) 167 Journal by Plan b 111 N Al-Amar Express 59 Ee Beng Vegetarian Food Nada Lama 101 ATING E Alexis Bistro 108 (Penang) 167 Nam Chuan Coffee Shop 108 K Nam Kee 92 Ammars 106 Enak 59 Kak Som 92 Nancy’s Kitchen (Melaka) Annalakshmi 105‑6 Esplanade Food Centre (Penang) 166 Karai Kudi (Penang) 168 146‑7 Asoka (Klang) 122 Kashmir (Penang) 167 Nasi Kandar Pelita 59 Atmosphere 360 81 Kebaya (Penang) 167 Nathalie’s Gourmet Studio Authentic Chapati Hut 105 F Kedai Kopi Lai Foong 79 111 Fei Por 56 Kedai Makanan Dan Nazri 92 B Ferringhi Garden Minuman TKS 52 Neroteca 59 (Penang) 176 Baba Low’s 486 Bangsar Delights 106 Nerovivo 59 Fierce Curry House 107‑8 107 Kheng Pin (Penang) 167 New World Park Food Court Food Republic 53 Baboon House (Melaka) 148 Khukri 81 (Penang) 166 Frangipani 58‑9 Bangsar Fish Head Corner Kin Kin 92 Ngau Kee Beef Ball 108 Fresh Unique Seafood 23 Kompleks Makan Tanglin 105 Noodles 52‑3 (Petaling Jaya) 122 Bangsar Sunday Market Kopi C (Penang) 169 Nutmeg 107 106‑7 Fukuya 59 KTZ Food (Petaling Jaya) 122 Nyonya Breeze (Penang) 168 Bee 111 Ben’s 57 G L O Bijan 58 Goh Huat Seng (Penang) La Bodega 108 Old China Café 80 Bisou 59 167 La Vie En Rose 81 Blue Boy Vegetarian Food Gurney Drive (Penang) 166 Lai Foong 79 Centre 53 P Leaf Healthy House Padang Brown Food Court Brickfields Pisang Goreng (Penang) 168 (Penang) 166 106 H Hai Boey Seafood Les Deux Garcons 108 Pak Ngah Bihun Sup 92 BTB (Penang) 167 (Penang) 178 Levain 60 Pak Putra Restaurant Bungalow (Penang) 176 Hainan Food Street Library 112 (Melaka) 147 (Melaka) 147 Limablas 53 Peter Hoe Beyond 80 C Hakka 59 Limau-Limau Cafe Pinchos Tapas Bar 53 Café Café 81 Harper’s Cafe (Melaka) (Melaka) 147 Poh Piah Lwee (Melaka) 147 Cantaloupe 60 147‑8 Little India Fountain Poomy’s 108 Hawker Stalls 106 Capital Café 91 Hill View (Fraser’s Hill) 119 Precious Old China 81 Hit & Mrs 108 Little Penang Kafé 60 Capitol Satay (Melaka) 148 Pressroom 109 Hoe Kee Chicken Rice LivingFood 60 Chawan 107 Purple Cane Tea (Melaka) 147 Loaf 53 Chee Cheong Fun Stall 79 Restaurant 81 Hon Kee 79 LOKL 81 Chelo’s Appam Stall 108 Hong Ngek 81 Long Beach (Penang) 176 China House (Penang) 167 Hornbill Restaurant 105 Lorong Baru (Penang) 166 Q Chock Dee (Penang) 169 House+Co Kitchen 107 Lorong Selamat (Penang) Quay Café (Penang) 168 Cilantro 60 Hui Sin Vegetarian 166 Coliseum Cafe 92 Restaurant (Penang) 168 Lot 10 Hutong 57 R Colonial Cafe 105 Low Yong Mow (Melaka) 147 Rebung 107 Courtyard Cafe (Penang) 167 I Red Garden Food Cuisine Gourmet by Ikan Bakar Berempah 92 M Paradise & Night Nathalie 82 Market (Penang) 166 Ikan Bakar Jalan Bellamy Madras Lane Hawkers 79 Restaurant Mahbub 108 106 Madras New Woodlands D Ikan Panggang 80 Restaurant (Penang) Restaurant Muar 58 David Brown’s (Penang) 169 il Lido 60 167‑8 Restoran Ban Lee Siang Satay Celup (Melaka) Imbi Market 52 Marco Polo 58 Delicious 108 148 Devi’s Corner 107 Isaribi Tei (Penang) 168‑9 Masjid India Hawker Court 91 Restoran Beh Brothers 58 Dharma Realm Guan Yin Restoran Buharry 91 242 Restoran de Lisbon T-Bowl Concept Cozy in the Rocket Village Bar 64 (Melaka) 147 Restaurant 57 (Penang) 170 Voodoo (Penang) 170 Restoran Nagansari Curry Teksen (Penang) 167 David Brown’s (Penang) Voyager Travellers Lounge House 53 Thai-la 91‑2 169 (Melaka) 148‑9 Restoran Oversea 57 Tho Yuen Restaurant Eleven (Melaka) 149 Whisky Bar Kuala Lumpur Restoran Rani (Batu (Penang) 165 Farquhar’s Bar (Penang) 65 Caves) 116 170 INDEX INDEX Tommy Le Baker 93 Wings 64 Restoran Sahara Tent 57 Top Hat 59 Frangipani Bar 61 WIP 109 Restoran Sando Chapati Tree Monkey (Penang) 176 Geographér Cafe (Melaka) Zheng Ho Tea House House 81 Twenty One Kitchen & 148

DRINKING & NIGHTLIFE & DRINKING (Melaka) 148 Restoran Yusoof dan Zakhir Bar 58 Green Man 64 Zouk 66 79‑80 Heli Lounge Bar 61 Reunion 109 V Hit & Mrs 109 Robson Heights 106 J Co Donuts & Coffee 64‑5 Vegetarian Restaurant 3 ENTERTAINMENT (Melaka) 147 Jing-Si Books & Cafe (Penang) 169 S Via Pre (Penang) 168 Alliance Française 38 Kopi C (Penang) 169 Sagar 91 Vishal 106 Bukit Jalil National Luk Yu Tea House 64 Sage 112 Stadium 67 Luna 82 Saloma 66 CapSquare 94 W MAI Bar 109 Samira 93 Coliseum Theatre 94 Weld Quay Seafood Marini’s on 57 65 Sangeetha 81 Dewan Filharmonik Restaurant (Penang) 168 Marketplace 66 Santouka 57 Petronas 66 Wondermama 107 Mixx (Melaka) 149 Sao Nam 57 Goethe Institut 38 Wong Ah Wah 58 Moontree House 82 Saravanaa Bhavan 92 Golden Screen Cinema Wong Kee 56 Mugshot Cafe (Penang) 170 Dataran Pahlawan Scott’s Pub & Restaurant Woods Macrobiotics 57 (Melaka) 149 (Fraser’s Hill) 119 Negaba 61 Sea Pearl Lagoon Cafe Neo Tamarind 64 GSC (Berjaya Times (Penang) 168 Y Omakase + Appreciate 93 Square) 67 Sek Yuen 56 Ye Olde Smokehouse Palate Palette 61 GSC (Pavilion KL) 67 Selera Putra (Putrajaya) 126 Fraser’s Hill (Fraser’s Paper + Toast 64 Istana Budaya 94 Selvam (Melaka) 148 Hill) 119 Pisco Bar 61 KL Live 67 Seng Huat Bak Kut Teh Yeast Bistronomy 107 Plan b 109 Kuala Lumpur Convention (Klang) 122 Yut Kee 91 Poco Homemade 109‑10 Centre 67 Sisters Kitchen 57 Yuzu 112 Purple Cane Tea House 82 Kuala Lumpur Performing Sisters Noodle 58 QEII (Penang) 170 Arts Centre 94 Siu Siu 106 RAWcoffee 65 MABA Stadium 82 DRINKING & No Black Tie 66 Sky Hotel (Penang) 165, 167 6 NIGHTLIFE Reggae Bar 82 Smokehouse Restaurant 108 Ril’s Bangsar 109 Panggung Bandaraya 82 Sri Ananda Bahwan 1885 (Penang) 169 Rootz 65 Performing Arts Centre of (Penang) 168 Aku Cafe & Gallery 82 Rum Jungle 66 Penang (Penang) 171 Sri Barathan Matha Vilas Apartment Downtown 66 Shantaram (Melaka) 148 PJ Live Arts (Petaling (Klang) 122 B@92 (Penang) 170 Sino the Bar Upstairs 109 Jaya) 123 Sri Nirwana Maju 107 Bakita 65 Sixty Nine Bistro 64 Saloma 66 SS Spicy Food 79 Beach Blanket Babylon Sky Bar 66 Selangor Turf Club 67 Strato 59‑60 (Penang) 170 Slippery Senoritas Sutra Dance Theatre 94 Subak 101 Behind 50 Love Lane (Penang) 170 Temple of Fine Arts 110 Suffolk House (Penang) 169 (Penang) 170 Snowflake 65 TGV Cineplex, Suria Sup Hameed (Penang) 165 Bistro Richard 93‑4 Social 110 KLCC 67 Suria KLCC 51 Blue Boy 65 Starhill Tea Salon 64 Venue, The 66‑7 Sushi Hinata 58 Bora Bora (Penang) 176 Suffolk House (Penang) Wildlife Theatre Butter Factory KL 66 169 (Melaka) 149 Taps Beer Bar 61 T Café 55 (Penang) 169 Tate 65 Tang City 80 Canteen (Penang) 169 7 SHOPPING Teeq Brasserie 64 Tang’s Bistro (Penang) 174 Cheng Ho Tea House Ten Yee Tea Trading 1 Utama (Petaling Jaya) 123 Tarbush (Penang) 176‑7 (Melaka) 148 Circus 61 (Penang) 169 1st Avenue (Penang) 172 That Little Wine Bar Claret 65 17A Select Store 110 (Penang) 170 Coffea Coffee 109 88 Armenian Street Sights 000 TWG Tea 64 Coffee Stain by Joseph 61 (Penang) 171 Map Pages 000 Typica 56 Coliseum Cafe 93 Photo Pages 000 Vertigo 112 243 Heritage Art & Graphics 68 Paku Pakis Collection A Hueman Studio (Melaka) (Melaka) 149 W Actually 110 150 Pavilion KL 67 Wah Aik Shoemaker Amcorp Mall (Petaling Petaling Street Market (Melaka) 150 Jaya) 123 82‑3, Wau Tradisi 83 I 63 Art House Gallery Museum Peter Hoe Evolution 83 Wei-Ling Gallery 110 of Ethnic Arts 83 iKARRTiNi 70 Pink Jambu 111 World of Feng Shui 112 INDEX Imbi Plaza 68 Artis Kids Store 111 Plaza Low Yat 68 It’s Freshly Old 111 Aseana 70 Prangin Mall (Penang) 172 2 SPORTS &

Publika 111 ACTIVITIES & SPORTS ACTIVITIES B J Pucuk Rebung 70 Ban Hin (Penang) 171 Jadi Batek Centre 68 Purple Cane Tea Square 56 Allan’s Water (Fraser’s Hill) 120 Bangsar Shopping Centre Jaya One (Petaling Jaya) 113 123 R Asianel Reflexology Jonker’s Walk Night Market Spa 69 Bangsar Village I & II 110 Rhino 83 (Melaka) 149‑50 Bayan Indah 101 Basket Shop 83 Royal Selangor Visitor Junk Bookstore 83 Bee Chin Heong Centre (Kuala Theme Park 70 (Penang) 171 Justin Yap 83 Lumpur) 93 Biossentials Puri Spa Ben’s Independent Royal Selangor Visitor (Melaka) 151 Centre (Penang) 171 Grocer 111 K Bukit Jalil National Berjaya Times Square Key Ng 112 Rozanas Batik (Penang) 170 Stadium 67 68, 8 Khoon Hooi 68 Camp5 (Petaling Jaya) 123 Bernard Chandran 68 Kim Hai Gallery (Melaka) S Chin Woo Stadium 84 Bonia 41 149 Sakun Silver & Silk 68 Cosmic Bowl 112 British India 41 Kinokuniya 70 Sam’s Batik House Dive Station Explorer 112 Kompleks Kraf Kuala (Penang) 172 Donna Spa 69 C Lumpur 69 Sang Kee 84 Eco Bike Tour (Melaka) 151 Hammam 113 Central Market 83 Komtar (Penang) 171‑2 Seethrough Concept Store 110 Happy Yen 119 China Joe’s (Penang) 171 KWC Fashion Mall 56 Séntuhan (Penang) 171 JoJoBa Spa 69 Chowraster Bazaar Kwong Yik Seng 83‑4 Kenko 69 (Penang) 171 Shih Wen Naphaporn Artist Studio (Melaka) 149 Kizsports & Gym 113 Cocoa Boutique 70 L Shoes Shoes Shoes 113 LaZat Malaysian Home Curve (Petaling Jaya) 123 Lasting Impressions 110 Silverfish Books 113 Cooking Class 101 Lavanya 110 Sonali 110, 113 Majestic Spa 113 Little Penang Street D Songket Sutera Asli 83 Massa Sūtra (Melaka) 151 Market 171 Megakidz 112 Dataran Pahlawan Springsfield (Penang) 170‑1 Melaka) 150 Lonely Dream 113 Melaka River Cruise Starhill Gallery 68 Dude & the Duchess 110 Lot 10 68 (Melaka) 151 Straits Quay (Penang) 171 Morino Kaze 69 Sungei Wang Plaza 67 M Nada Lama 13, 101 E Sunway Pyramid (Petaling Nancy’s Kitchen Mahkota Parade Shopping Eclipse 68 Jaya) 123 (Melaka) 150 Complex (Melaka) 150 Eco Warna & Fine Batik 83 Suria KLCC 51, 69 Peranakan Culinary Egg 113 Melinda Looi 70 Journey (Melaka) 151 Mid Valley Megamall 112 Elegantology 111 T Pierose Swiftwater (Kuala MO Outlet 41 Kubu Bharu) 119 Eu Yan Sang 56 Taman Connaught Night My Batik 70 Pine Tree Trail (Fraser’s Market 68 Hill) 119 Tanamera 83 F Reborn 69 N Tenmoku Pottery 70 Fahrenheit88 67‑8 Royal Selangor Visitor Farah Khan 70 Never Follow Suit 110 Tham Siew Inn Artist Centre (Penang) 171 Nu Sentral 113 Gallery (Melaka) 149 School of Hard Knocks 93 Nurita Harith 110 thirtyfour.bespoke 111 G Selangor Turf Club 67 Titi Art Gallery (Melaka) 149 Spa Village 69 Gallery 29 (Penang) 171 Starhill Culinary Studio 70 Gardens Mall 112 O Sunway Lagoon Gurney Plaza (Penang) 171 Orangutan House U (Melaka) 150 Unique Penang (Penang) 170 (Petaling Jaya) 123 Super Roller (Melaka) 150 H Tanamera Wellness Spa 94 P Hatten Square (Melaka) 150 V Titiwangsa Golf Club Padini 41 Vinci+ 110 PDRM 94 244 Vivekananda Ashram 113 Explorers Guesthouse Lone Pine Hotel (Penang) River View Guesthouse Wok & Walk (Melaka) 150‑1 132‑3 177 (Melaka) 151 Rooftop Guesthouse (Melaka) 151 F M 4 SLEEPING Roommates (Penang) 172 Fraser Place Kuala Majestic Hotel 13, 135 Royale Bintang Kuala 5 Elements Hotel 133 Lumpur 132 Majestic (Melaka)

INDEX INDEX Lumpur 131 23 Love Lane (Penang) 173 Fraser’s Silverpark Resort 153 (Fraser’s Hill) 118 Ryokan (Penang) 172 45 Lekiu (Melaka) 152 Malihom (Penang) 179 Frenz Hotel 134 Mandarin Oriental 132 SLEEPING Mango Tree Place S A (Penang) 174 Sahabat Guest House 130 Airside Transit Hotel 134 G G Hotel (Penang) 174 MiCasa All Suite Hotel 132 Sama Sama 134 Aloft Kuala Lumpur Moon Tree 47 (Penang) 172 Sentral 134‑5 G Tower Hotel 131‑2 Sarang Vacation Muntri Mews (Penang) Homes 130 AnCasa Express 134 Gardens Hotel & 172‑3 Sekeping Serendah Retreat AnCasa Hotel & Spa Kuala Residences 135 (Serendah) 119 Lumpur 134 Grand Hyatt Kuala Anggun Boutique Lumpur 132 N Sekeping Sin Chew Kee 131 Hotel 130 Grid 19 133 Nada Lama 133 Sekeping Tenggiri 134 Apa Kaba Home & Stay New Asia Heritage Hotel Sekeping Terasek 134 (Melaka) 153 H (Penang) 172 Seven Terraces (Penang) 173 Hangout@Jonker B (Melaka) 152 Shahzan Inn Fraser’s Hill O (Fraser’s Hill) 118 Baba Guest House Hard Rock Hotel Olympic Sport Hotel 134 (Penang) 177 (Penang) 177 Stables, The (Melaka) 152 BackHome 132 Heeren House Straits Collection Bayan Indah 101, 133 (Melaka) 152 P (Penang) 173 Highland Resthouse Pacific Regency Hotel Suites 131 Holdings Bungalows T C (Fraser’s Hill) 118 Palanquinn (Penang) 174 Traders Hotel Kuala Cafe 1511 Guesthouse Hilton Kuala Lumpur 135 Parkroyal Serviced Suites (Melaka) 151 Lumpur 132 Holiday Inn (Melaka) 153 131 Campbell House Tune Hotel (airport) 134 Hotel 1915 133 PG Chew Jetty Homestay (Penang) 173 (Penang) 174 Tune Hotel (Masjid India) 134 Hotel Capitol 131 Carcosa Seri Negara 135 Piccolo Hotel 130‑1 Hotel Chinatown (2) 133 Casa Del Rio (Melaka) 152 Pullman Putrajaya Lakeside Hotel Equatorial V Chalet Sportfishing (Putrajaya) 124 (Melaka) 153 Villa Samadhi 131 (Penang) 177 Puncak Inn (Fraser’s Hotel Lok Ann 133 Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion Hill) 118 Hotel Maya 132 (Penang) 173 Putrajaya Shangri-la W China Tiger (Penang) 174 Hotel Puri (Melaka) 152 (Putrajaya) 124 Westin Kuala Lumpur 131 Chulia Heritage Wheelers Guest (Penang) 173 House 133 I R Classic Inn 130 Impiana 132 Radius International Classic Inn Premium 130 Hotel 131 Y Courtyard@Heeren Rainforest Bed & Yard Boutique Hotel 130 (Melaka) 152 J Jalan Jalan Guesthouse Breakfast 130 Ye Olde Smokehouse (Melaka) 151‑2 Rasa Sayang Resort Fraser’s Hill (Fraser’s E Jerejak Rainforest Resort (Penang) 177 Hill) 118 E&O Residences Kuala (Penang) 179‑80 Red Inn Court (Penang) YMCA 135 Lumpur 131 173‑4 YWCA 133 Eastern & Oriental Hotel Red Palm 130 YY38 Hotel 130 (Penang) 173 L Reggae Mansion 132 Emily Travellers Home Lazy Boys (Penang) 177 Reggae Penang (Penang) 172 (Melaka) 152-3 Lodge Paradize Hotel 130 Ren i Tang (Penang) 174

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