Kuala Lumpur

Resources for Expatriates Living in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Living in Malaysia is an incredible experience, surrounded by history and culture. If perhaps, you wish to delve deeper into Malaysian life there are many books available to you.

Popular Malaysian Authors

• Tunku Halim is a popular Malaysian author of both fiction and nonfiction books. Scream to the Shadows is his most recent book.

• Yangsze Choo is the author of The Night Tiger, a New York Times best seller. She also wrote the highly acclaimed The Ghost Bride.

• The Woman Who Breathed Two Worlds Selina Siak Chin Yoke. This is a work of fiction that explores the realities of growing up in colonial Malay.

Guidebooks

Lonely Planet Kuala Lumpur, Melaka and Penang. 2017 edition.

Lonely Planet Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei. 2022 edition.

DK Eyewitness Malaysia & Singapore. 2016 edition.

Malaysia-Culture Smart! The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture. 2021 edition.

Lonely Planet Best of Malaysia & Singapore. 2019 edition.

Insight Guides Pocket Kuala Lumpur. 2019 edition.

Cookbooks

The Malaysian Kitchen. 150 Recipes for Simple Home Cooking. Christina Arokiasamy. 2017.

My Rendang Isn’t Crispy: And Other Favorite Malaysian Dishes. Zaleha Kadir Olpin 2022

Sambal Shiok: The Malaysian Cookbook. Mandy Yin. 2021

Useful Websites

Government Sites

• https://www.malaysia.gov.my/portal/index MyGOV access to information and government services.

• https://www.kln.gov.my/ The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Malaysia.

• https://covidnow.moh.gov.my/ COVIDNOW. The official Malaysia government website for data and insights on Covid-19.

• https://my.usembassy.gov/ The US Embassy in Malaysia. Emergency information for American citizens.

• https://malaysiavisa.imi.gov.my/evisa/evisa.jsp The Immigration Department of Malaysia. E-visas for expatriates.

Tourism

• https://www.malaysia.travel/ The official tourism website of Malaysia.

Airlines

• https://www.malaysiaairlines.com/hq/en.html Malaysia Airlines.

• https://www.airasia.com/flights/malaysia AirAsia.

• https://www.singaporeair.com Singapore Airlines.

• https://www.maswings.com.my/ MASwings.

Classifieds

• https://www.carousell.com.my/ Online market place in Malaysia to buy and sell.

• https://malaysia.craigslist.org/ Craigslist Malaysia.

Foreigners Living in Malaysia

• https://www.internations.org/malaysia-expats

• https://www.facebook.com/groups/176705455831148/ Kuala Lumpur expatriates.

• https://www.meetup.com/topics/expat/my/kuala_lumpur/

Newspapers in English

• https://www.thestar.com.my/ The Star.

• https://www.malaymail.com/ The Malay Mail.

• https://www.nst.com.my/ The New Straits Times.

Blogs

• https://www.bangsarbabe.com/ A Malaysian food, travel & lifestyle blog.

• https://isearch.com.my/blog/ An online platform for entrepreneurs in Malaysia.

• https://inreallife.my/ Real-life experiences of people living in Malaysia.

• https://ccfoodtravel.com/ Malaysia’s top food & travel blog.