Communication  

 

 

Telephones

   

Local calls can be made from public phones using coins or prepaid cards.

International calls can be made from public phones with card phone facilities or at any Telekom offices.

Some examples of the country code when dialing international calls:

Country

Country Code

Country

Country Code

Australia

61

Japan

81

Brunei

673

New Zealand

64

China

86

South Korea

82

Canada

1

Thailand

66

India

91

United Kingdom

44

Indonesia

62

United States

1

 

Post Offices

   

Open from 8.00am to 5.00pm daily except Sundays, public holidays and first Saturday of the month. Below are some of the contact details of the post officse in Penang :

 

Penang Central Pos Office

Area: Town Area ( George Town )

Address: Tingkat Bawah, Bgn. Tuanku Syed Putra, Leboh Downing , 10670 Pulau Penang

Phone: +604 – 351 5977

 

Pos Office Batu Ferringghi

Area: Beach Area (Batu Ferringghi)

Address: JKR 2340, Jln Bt. Ferringghi, 11100 Batu Ferringghi, Pulau Pinang

Phone: +604 – 881 2555

 

Pos Office Bayan Lepas

Area: South of Penang (Penang International Airport)

Address: 1222, Mk. 11, Jln Raya , 11900 Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang

Phone: +604 – 643 5342

 

Mobile Phones

 

If you are carrying roaming mobile phones, please make sure that your mobile phones support the frequency bands used by GSM mobile phones: GSM-900, GSM-1800.Below are the contact details of available mobile services provided in Penang (in alphabetical order):

Celcom

+603 - 3630 8888

Digi

1 800 68 800 / +6016 – 221 1800

Maxis

+603 – 7492 2123

 

Online Newspaper

 

Wondering what's happening in Malaysia ? You may go to the following newspaper online website to view the latest news in English language.

The Star http://www.thestar.com.my/

New Strait Times http://www.nst.com.my/