Last verified: Thursday, 17. October 2019 at 07:24 AM
Last verified: Thursday, 17. October 2019 at 07:24 AM
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Travelling Malaysia is (relatively) safe Travelling Malaysia is (relatively) safe. We detected travel advisories from 6 sources for this specific country.
Malaysia shares a land border with 3 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including Malaysia), the Advisory Index is 2 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Indonesia (2.5), Thailand with 2.1 and Brunei with 1.3 (of 5).
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Malaysia.
Chart of the number of sources over that last 200 days. This is the daily number of advisory sources (of any rating) that have been active on that day.
Note: Changes happening on the 28th/29th of July 2019 are related to a change in the software and number of sources processed.
These are the individual advisories published by other countries about the destination Malaysia from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 2.2 out of 5.0.
Danger level: 1 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Exercise normal precautions in Malaysia. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory Exercise Increased Caution in: The eastern area of Sabah State due to kidnapping. Read the Safety and Security section on the country information page.
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
The Canadian goverment suggests: Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories)
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Exercise increased caution elsewhere in Malaysia due to the threat of terrorism, crime and the potential for civil unrest.
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is a regional information covering specific areas of Malaysia.
Issued by: New Zealand government
Info: Avoid non-essential travel to coastal areas of eastern Sabah (from Kudat to Tawau, including Sandakan, Lahad Datu, Kunak and Semporna, including the offshore islands and dive sites) due to the risk of kidnapping.
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Iaktta normal försiktighet - Undvik demonstrationer och var mycket försiktig i trafiken. Håll reda på pass och värdeföremål. Undvik resor som inte är nödvändiga till Sabahs östkust och öarna vid Sabahs östkust på grund av risken för kidnappning
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is a regional information covering specific areas of Malaysia.
Issued by: Finnish government
Coverage: Sabah
Info: Undvik icke nödvändiga resor
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
High degree of caution
Source: https://www.dfa.ie/travel/travel-advice/a-z-list-of-countries/malaysia/
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Når du rejser til Malaysia, bør du til enhver tid være opmærksom på din personlige sikkerhed og være ekstra forsigtig især pga. risikoen for terror. De fleste danskere har ingen problemer under besøg i Malaysia. Vi fraråder alle ikke-nødvendige rejser til kyststrækingen på Sabahs østkyst fra Sandakan til Tawau og til øerne ud for østkysten af ...
Source: http://um.dk/da/rejse-og-ophold/rejse-til-udlandet/rejsevejledninger/malaysia/
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is a regional information covering specific areas of Malaysia.
Issued by: Danish government
Coverage: Kyststrækningen på Sabahs østkyst mellem havnebyerne, Sandakan og Tawau, og til øerne ud for østkysten af den malaysiske del af Borneo fra og med Lankayan i nord til og med Sipadan i syd.
Info: Risiciene er så alvorlige, at du bør have særlige grunde til at besøge området/landet. Vigtige forretningsrejser og presserende familiebegivenheder kan få rejsende til at vurdere, at et besøg er nødvendigt.
This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Malaysia. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Malaysia changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government issued a new warning for Malaysia with a rating of 1.0.
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Malaysia with a rating of 2.0.
The New Zealand government issued a new warning for Malaysia with a rating of 2.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for Malaysia with a rating of 3.0.
The Finnish government issued a new warning for Malaysia with a rating of 2.0.
The Danish government issued a new warning for Malaysia with a rating of 3.0.
Malaysia with its capital Kuala Lumpur is a country in Asia (South-Eastern Asia), slightly larger than New Mexico (329,750 km²). The country is located Southeastern Asia, peninsula bordering Thailand and northern one-third of the island of Borneo, bordering Indonesia, Brunei, and the South China Sea, south of Vietnam. The climate can be described as tropical; annual southwest (April to October) and northeast (October to February) monsoons. The landscape is coastal plains rising to hills and mountains. With a population of about 25.26 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Kuala Lumpur |
| Population | about 25.26 million |
| Size | 329.750 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly larger than New Mexico |
| Common languages | English, Malayalam, Malay, Panjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Chinese |
| Currency | Ringgit (short: MYR) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 240V - 50Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900/1800/3G |
| International phone prefix | +60 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .my |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | MY |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | MYS |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 458 |
These are problems Malaysia is facing. Environmental issues refer to damages of the nature due to industry and society. Natural hazzards refer to potential dangers originating in nature.
Environmental problems
Natural hazzards
These are the main product industries and agricultural products of Malaysia. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.
Industries
Agriculture products
These are the main product categories of imports and exports to and from Malaysia.
Export products
Import products
Malaysia is currently rated at 2,2 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 6 official sources. Travelling Malaysia is (relatively) safe.
You are good to go, enjoy your trip to Malaysia.
We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 6 individual sources for Malaysia.
Malaysia has a size of 329,750 km² or 127,317 mi² which is slightly larger than New Mexico.
For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.
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2019-09-01:
Added timeline charts for risk level and number of advisories.
2019-07-29:
Added two more sources (Finland and Denmark).
Affects country ratings.
2019-07-15:
South-Sudan was missing and was added today.
2019-05-18:
Performance improvements for API users.
2019-03-23:
Introduced professional API with more data.
2019-02-13:
Added three more sources (Cyprus, Ireland and Malta).
Affects country ratings.
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