Tipping Tipping is not standard practice in Malaysia but is appreciated. Tip porters and hotel staff RM5. Electricity 220-240V AC 50 cycles per second. 3 pin square plugs. Water Tap water is safe to drink in main cities and major hotels.
Bottled water is widely available.
Health Standards of health and hygiene are generally good in Malaysia. Visitors arriving from yellow fever endemic zones must present a yellow fever health certificate. You have been warned. Malaysians are very friendly, no doubt. But put anyone of them behind a wheel and they turn into monsters.