When buying mobile phones (and any other electronic devices) in Malaysia, remember to haggle. Even if you can’t get a reduction in price, you’ll often get other things thrown in free—memory cards, extra batteries, etc. It’s not always the larger, more established stores that offer the best service; sometimes the small booths and stalls that line the shopping malls will give you the best deal for the same product, and remember you next time you come. |
Town or piped gas is available in most apartments and houses in most urban areas. In many other Malaysian households, bottled gas for cooking is available in cylinders and is delivered directly to the home by local agents... 
Utility bills are always printed in Bahasa Malaysia and translations are rarely possible. Many expatriates have little idea of what their electricity bill means, but as it is almost certainly the biggest utility bill you will have to pay... 
Sewerage services are operated separately from the water supply by Indah Water, an organisation wholly owned by the Minister of Finance Incorporated. The company deals with both private and public issues... 
