Country Dialing Guide

Malaysia country code +60 — call Malaysia & get a number.

Malaysia spreads across the Peninsular and, over the South China Sea, Sabah and Sarawak — and its dialing reflects that split, from KL's single-digit 3 to East Malaysia's two-digit 8x codes. Get the leading-0 rule and the regional codes right from the US, UK, Singapore or Australia, with live time, weather and a Malaysia virtual number from MCM.

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🇲🇾 Malaysia · LiveAsia/Kuala_Lumpur
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Kuala Lumpur
George Town
Johor Bahru
+60
Country code
00
Exit code
34 m
People
34 m
Population
~45 million mobile connections
Active SIMs
4
Mobile operators
+60
Country code
01At a glance

Malaysia at a glance

The numbers and facts you need before you dial.

Country name
Malaysia
Country code
+60
ISO codes
MY / MYS
Exit code (from Malaysia)
00
Trunk prefix (within)
0 (the STD prefix; dropped when dialing from abroad)
Capital
Kuala Lumpur (Putrajaya is the administrative capital)
Largest city
Kuala Lumpur
Population
~34 million
Currency
Malaysian ringgit (MYR, RM)
Time zone
Malaysia Time (MYT), UTC+8, no DST
Regulator
Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC)
Active SIMs
~45 million mobile connections
02The basics

What is the country code for Malaysia?

Malaysia's country code is +60, sitting over an open numbering plan with a domestic trunk prefix "0". That 0 is the whole game when dialing in: it's there for local calls and gone for international ones. From abroad, drop it and dial +60, then the area or mobile code and the subscriber number — whether you're reaching KL on the Peninsular or Kota Kinabalu across the sea.

Code +60 was assigned to Malaysia by the ITU under the E.164 plan. The “+” means “dial your local international exit code”; on a mobile, press and hold 0 to type it.

+600060011 6000 60

All four mean the same thing — they connect your call to Malaysia.

03Dialing format

How to call Malaysia from anywhere

Exit code, then 60, then the national number minus its leading 0. A KL line shown as 03-2xxx xxxx at home becomes +60 3 2xxx xxxx abroad — and the same drop-the-0 move applies to an East Malaysian 08x code like Kuching's 82.

COUNTRY
+60
·
AREA
3
·
SUBSCRIBER
XXX XXXX

Full example: +60 3 XXX XXXX — drop the local leading 0 when calling from abroad.

United States & Canada
exit 011
011 + 60 + area code + number
011 60 3 XXXXXXX
United Kingdom
exit 00
00 + 60 + area code + number
00 60 3 XXXXXXX
Europe
exit 00
00 + 60 + area code + number
00 60 3 XXXXXXX
Australia
exit 0011
0011 + 60 + area code + number
0011 60 3 XXXXXXX
04Number format

Malaysia phone number format explained

Malaysian numbers aren't a fixed length, and the geography is the reason. Peninsular landlines take a 1-digit area code (3–7, 9); Sabah and Sarawak take a 2-digit 8x code — then a 6–8 digit subscriber number depending on the area. Mobiles sidestep all of that with an 01x code (1 plus one more digit) and 7–8 more digits.

Điện thoại cố định

Peninsular e.g. +60 3 2xxx xxxx (Kuala Lumpur, 8-digit subscriber); +60 4 xxx xxxx (Penang). East Malaysia e.g. +60 82 xxxxxx (Kuching, Sarawak) — note the shorter subscriber length behind the 2-digit code.

Điện thoại di động

01x format, e.g. +60 12 xxx xxxx. The 011 and 015 ranges carry 8-digit subscriber numbers; the other mobile ranges carry 7. Mobiles work identically on both sides of the South China Sea.

05Area codes

Malaysia area codes — major cities

Bỏ số 0 ở đầu địa phương khi gọi từ nước ngoài.

// Thư mục đầy đủ12 mục
Thành phốVùng đấtMã vùng
Kuala Lumpur / Putrajaya / SelangorKlang Valley3
George Town (Penang) / Kedah / PerlisNorth-west Peninsular4
Ipoh (Perak)West Peninsular5
Melaka / Negeri SembilanSouth-west Peninsular6
Johor Bahru (Johor)South Peninsular7
Kuantan / Terengganu / KelantanEast-coast Peninsular9
Kuching (Sarawak)East Malaysia82
Sibu (Sarawak)East Malaysia84
Miri (Sarawak)East Malaysia85
Bintulu (Sarawak)East Malaysia86
Kota Kinabalu (Sabah)East Malaysia88
Sandakan / Tawau (Sabah)East Malaysia89
06Mạng di động

Malaysia mobile network prefixes

The prefix after +60 tells you which network issued the SIM — though number portability means it no longer guarantees the operator.

C

CelcomDigi (Celcom + Digi, merged 2022)

+60 Originally Celcom 013/019 and Digi 016; both share 010, 011, 014 sub-ranges.

M

Maxis

+60 Originally 012 and 017; plus 014 and 011 sub-ranges.

UM

U Mobile

+60 Allocated in 018, plus 011 sub-ranges.

YC

YTL Communications (Yes 4G)

+60 Allocated in 018 and 011 sub-ranges (data-centric).

07Time zone

Malaysia time zone

Malaysia runs MYT, UTC+8, year-round with no daylight saving — and notably, Peninsular Malaysia and East Malaysia keep the same clock even though Sabah and Sarawak sit well to the east. One zone, two land masses.

Kuala Lumpur
12:00 (tương tự)
Singapore
12:00 (same, UTC+8)
Luân Đôn
04:00 (winter) / 05:00 (summer)
New York
23:00 prev day (winter) / 00:00 (summer)
Sydney
14:00 (winter) / 15:00 (AEDT summer)
Cửa sổ cuộc gọi tốt nhất

KL mornings (9:00–12:00) reach Australia and the late US evening; afternoons (14:00–17:00) catch early Europe (8:00–11:00 UK). Since Kuching and Kota Kinabalu share KL's clock, one schedule covers the whole country.

Mở công cụ lập kế hoạch tương tác về thời gian gọi tốt nhất
08Khẩn cấp

Emergency numbers in Malaysia

Free to call from any Malaysia phone, landline or mobile.

112
International emergency (from mobile)
997
National Scam Response Centre
09Tránh những thứ này

Common mistakes when calling Malaysia

Hầu hết mọi cuộc gọi quốc tế không thành công đều là do vấn đề định dạng chứ không phải do mạng.

Leaving the trunk 0 on from abroad: Malaysia's most common slip. Locals dial 03 for KL or 088 for Kota Kinabalu, but internationally the 0 disappears

dial +60 3... and +60 88..., never +60 03...

Treating East Malaysia like the Peninsular: Sabah and Sarawak use 2-digit 8x codes (82 Kuching, 88 Kota Kinabalu), not the single-digit codes of the Peninsular

and their subscriber numbers run shorter.

Reaching for Singapore's retired 02 shortcut: it ended in 2017

dial full +60 from Singapore now.

Getting subscriber length wrong: KL (area 3) carries 8 digits, most Peninsular areas 7, and East Malaysia 6

Getting subscriber length wrong: KL (area 3) carries 8 digits, most Peninsular areas 7, and East Malaysia 6.

Reading the carrier off the mobile prefix: with portability since 2008, an 01x prefix only marks the original network

Reading the carrier off the mobile prefix: with portability since 2008, an 01x prefix only marks the original network.

10Tiết kiệm tiền

Tips to reduce the cost of calling Malaysia

Move off carrier IDD to VoIP or a virtual number and cut the per-minute premium to Malaysia.

Route calls over Wi-Fi through an app to dodge roaming charges.

Hold a Malaysia virtual number so contacts on the Peninsular or in Borneo dial a local +60 line.

Choose a business plan that bundles APAC destinations at a flat rate.

11Dành cho doanh nghiệp

Why businesses get a Malaysia virtual number

One +60 number can cover a market that runs from the Klang Valley to Borneo — a local presence across Peninsular and East Malaysia with no physical office on either side.

Tỷ lệ trả lời cao hơn

a local +60 number gets answered where a foreign one is ignored.

Giảm xung đột niềm tin

a KL (3) or East Malaysian (8x) line signals a genuine local presence.

Nhập cảnh rẻ hơn

customers reach you at a domestic rate.

Định tuyến tập trung

forward +60 calls to any team or device worldwide.

Mở rộng nhanh hơn

open a Malaysia line in minutes — no entity needed.

Sự hiện diện PSTN thực sự

a genuine, routable Malaysian number.

MCMNền tảng

Malaysia số ảo với My Country Mobile

Run your Malaysia presence — Peninsular and East Malaysia alike — on carrier-grade infrastructure built for voice quality, scale and compliance.

DID cục bộ ở các mã vùng chính — được cung cấp trong vài phút

Chuyển tiếp cuộc gọi tới bất kỳ thiết bị di động, điện thoại cố định, điểm cuối SIP hoặc điện thoại mềm nào trên toàn thế giới

Giọng nói HD với G.711, G.729, Opus & AMR-WB — tự động đàm phán cho mỗi cuộc gọi

Độ trễ dưới 150ms trên các hành lang thoại chính thông qua PoP phân tán

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Hỗ trợ WebRTC cho cuộc gọi dựa trên trình duyệt mà không cần cài đặt phần mềm điện thoại

API REST để cung cấp, định tuyến và ghi lại chi tiết cuộc gọi (CDR)

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12Bắt đầu

How to get your Malaysia virtual number

Hầu hết các doanh nghiệp đều hoạt động trong vòng vài giờ chứ không phải vài ngày.

1

Choose a Malaysia (+60) number — Kuala Lumpur (3), an East Malaysian city, or another area.

2

Chọn một gói và xác minh KYC nhanh chóng.

3

Kết nối chuyển tiếp cuộc gọi, IVR và định tuyến.

4

Go live and start taking Malaysia calls in minutes.

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FAQ

Malaysia +60 — FAQ

Do I keep the leading 0 when calling a Malaysian number from abroad?expand_more

No — that 0 is a domestic trunk prefix. From abroad, drop it: dial +60 3... for KL, not +60 03...

How do I dial East Malaysia — Sabah or Sarawak — from overseas?expand_more

Use the 2-digit code without its 0: Kuching is +60 82..., Kota Kinabalu is +60 88...

Why are some Malaysian area codes one digit and others two?expand_more

Peninsular Malaysia uses single-digit codes (3–7, 9); Sabah and Sarawak in East Malaysia use 2-digit 8x codes — a split that mirrors the country's geography.

Do Sabah and Sarawak run on a different clock from Kuala Lumpur?expand_more

No. All of Malaysia shares Malaysia Time (UTC+8) year-round, with no daylight saving, despite the distance across the South China Sea.

How long is a Malaysian mobile number?expand_more

It's 01x plus 7 or 8 digits — the 011 and 015 ranges carry 8, the rest carry 7.

How do I call Malaysia from Singapore now?expand_more

Dial 00 60, then the number without its 0 — the old 02 shortcut was discontinued in 2017.

Which operators run Malaysian mobiles, and can I read the carrier off the prefix?expand_more

CelcomDigi, Maxis, U Mobile and YTL (Yes 4G) — but with portability since 2008, the 01x prefix shows only the original carrier.

Can my business get one +60 number covering both Peninsular and East Malaysia?expand_more

Yes — MCM provisions local Malaysia virtual numbers in minutes and routes calls from anywhere in the country to your team.