Why was Brickfield name Brickfields? Answer

While sharing a car with some classmates on the way to a lunch get-together in Ukay Heights, we passed Brickfields in Kuala Lumpur, a classmate remark: "Do you know why Brickfields named such?"

According to him, in the early days, Brickfield was very muddy and filed with houses made of mud and ....(forgot). When the British came, they ordered that house be build using bricks and that was the reason Brickfields was named Brickfields.

I did a little research and found that he was not too far off at Wikipedia - Brickfields. It seems Kuala Lumpur was flooded in 1881 following a fire earlier which destroyed the town's buildings made of wood and atap (thatching). Frank Swettenham, the Selangor British Resident ordered that buildings be made of bricks and tiles instead.

Kapitan Yap Ah Loy responded by purchasing a big piece of land where the current Brickfields is located and started a brick industry to supply bricks for the rebuilding of Kuala Lumpur. Thus the area was famous for producing good quality bricks and Brickfields became associated with bricks.


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Flood prone areas in Kuala Lumpur

The following areas are flood prone areas in Kuala Lumpur and if you are looking for properties to buy and is concerned about global warming actually raising the sea level, it will be better to avoid these areas:

Jalan Masjid India,
Jalan Ipoh,
Kampung Baru,
Kampung Chubadak,
Sentul,
Dataran Merdeka,
Jalan Tun Razak,
Jalan Ampang,
Jalan Dang Wangi and
Jalan Kampung Pandan

Location map: Jalan Masjid India

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Location map: Jalan Ipoh

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Location map: Kampung Baru

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Location map: Kampung Chubadak

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Location map: Sentul

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Location map: Dataran Merdeka

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Location map: Jalan Tun Razak

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Location map: Jalan Dang Wangi

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DBKL ready to face floods, says Raja Nong Chik
November 17, 2010

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 — Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) is ready to face the possibility of floods in the national capital, Federal Territories and

Urban Wellbeing Minister Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin said.

He said that DBKL enforcement personnel, assisted by teams from agencies such as Yayasan Wilayah Persekutuan, Welfare Department, Fire and Rescue Department as well as Civil Defence Department, would be deployed round-the-clock to assist city dwellers in the event of floods.

He was speaking to reporters after attending the Lembah Pantai Umno Aidiladha celebration at Madrasah Nurul Huda, here today.

The Malaysian Meteorological Department forecasts a wet weather throughout the month and next month which may cause floods.

The last time Kuala Lumpur experienced massive flooding was on Jun 10, 2007 with several areas inundated by about one metre of water.

Among the badly affected areas then were Jalan Masjid India, Jalan Ipoh, Kampung Baru, Kampung Chubadak, Sentul, Dataran Merdeka, Jalan Tun Razak, Jalan Ampang, Jalan Dang Wangi and Jalan Kampung Pandan. — Bernama

South American flute music at Pasar Seni

Listen to the haunting music of South American plus contemporary music played by a visiting South American playing on his flute at KL's Pasar Seni (Central Market, see location map)

Here is the first one, title of the song unknown. If you know, please do leave a comment:


El Condor Pasa on a flute:


Hey Jude on a flute:


South American saying some words to the Pasar Seni crowd:

Location map of Pasar Seni or Central Market

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Pinos Pizza & Pasta OUG Klang Road

Wah, would you believe it? An Italian chef by the name of AJ opened a pizza stall in a typical Chinaman coffee shop in OUG (Oversea Union Garden or Taman OUG). Now at last you can eat like you eat in Italy, at the roadside where you can watch your pizza being prepared and baked right in front of your eyes, then served piping hot direct from the oven to your table.

OK here it is:
Pinos Pizza and Pasta,
4 Jalan Hujan Rahmat 2,
Taman OUG, Klang Road,
Kuala Lumpur,


See the banner in the photo below? It has the Italian flags. Real Italian food?



If not all of your group of hungry people wants Italian pizza or pasta, no problem. You can mix and match. Next to it, the corner shop house is another restaurant serving all kinds of food. See the road signboard below. At the background, you can see a sign which says in Chinese and with pictures, porridge with frog legs? I have seen a table with pizzas plus some claypot, probably claypot chicken or something.

Menu for Pinos Pizza and Pasta

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Pinos Pizza Menu

PIZZAS
Margherita Pizza RM10
Super Special Pizza RM20
Tony Special Pizza RM20
Hawaiian Pizza RM15
Siciliana Pizza RM15
Calzone RM20

Pinos Pasta Menu

Pastas
Carbonara Chicken RM12
Marinara Seafood RM15
Beef Meatballs in tomato herbs sauce RM10
Chicken Meatballs in tomato herbs sauce RM10
Spicy Olio Seafood, capsicum, olives RM10
Spicy Olio Chicken Ham, capsicum, olives RM10
Spicy Olio Bacon, capsicum,olives RM10
Roast Chicken Pasta in tomato sauce
Aglio Olio, chilli & garlic tossed in olive oil, capsicum & olives RM8

Rich and Creamy Pastas
Creamy roast chicken in creamy sauce RM12
Alfredo chicken ham in creamy sauce RM12
Carbonara, beef bacon, parmesan in creamy sauce RM12

DRINKS
Iced green tea RM2
Iced peach tea RM2

Here are the food we tried out, Aglio Olio and Pizza Siciliana. My official food taster gave 5 star (best) for the Aglio Olio while Pizza Siciliana scored between 3 star to 4 star. The Aglio Olio was so spicy (hot), it made my nose run. However, you can order them less spicy:

Pinos spicy Aglio Olio

Pinos Siciliana Pizza

If you need directions on how to get there, it is at the opposite end of the row of shop houses from Steven Corner, OUG:

Location map to Pinos Pizza & Pasta, Jalan Hujan Rahmat 2, Taman OUG, Kuala Lumpur

If you need directions on how to get there, it is at the opposite end of the row of shop houses from Steven Corner, OUG.


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If you are still unsure of how to get there, here is a map pinpointing Pork Mee, Tama OUG (pin A, the only pin):


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And here is a video of a staff making the pizza right in front of customers' eyes:


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Location Map of Jalan Kejora @ Jalan Alor

Where on earth is Jalan Kejora, Kuala Lumpur? You definitely will not find Jalan Kejora, Kuala Lumpur on any current map, perhaps in future map if Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur have their way. Only a very select few knows where Jalan Kejora Kuala Lumpur is with the vast majority of the people in the dark. This is because Jalan Kejora Kuala Lumpur was just born yesterday. Previously it was known as Jalan Alor, the famous hawker food paradise. Jalan Alor was the road running parallel to Jalan Bukit Bintang on the opposite side from Jalan Imbi of Jalan Bukit Bintang.

To help those searching for Jalan Kejora, Kuala Lumpur, below is the location map with Jalan Kejora highlighted by a red arrow (click on map to enlarge):



All the hawkers in Jalan Alor are up in arms in protest by this sudden surprise move by City Hall to change the name of a famous hawker food paradise well known to tourists and locals. The following are the name of the food hawker and the name of their food stalls who are protesting the unnecessary name change:

• Azmi Aznal: Nasi Lemak Alor Corner
• Wong Ah Wah: Alor Kai Yik (barbecued chicken wings)

Raya against ISA Masjid Jamek

Gerakan Mansuhkan ISA (GMI) will be organizing "Raya Demand Abolish ISA" on 26th September 2008 at Masjid Jamek.

Date: 26 September 2008
Time: 12noon
Place: Please gather at main entrance of Masjid Jamek (near to Masjid Jamek LRT Station).

Please wear Black and Red coloured clothes to show your solidarity with GMI.

Lets demand for abolishment of ISA and release of all ISA detainees.

For program details please contact Miss Nalini at 019 3758912 or SUARAM office 03 77843525. For direction please call Mr Syed Ibrahim at 013 3682067

Please spread the news to your friends and family and encourage them to come for this event.

Location map of Masjid Jamek (click to enlarge)

ISA Candlelight Vigil

Photo courtesy of Malaysiakini

There will be a candlelight vigil at Dataran Merdeka in front of the Royal Selangor Club. Please come and join us and let us hope that this peaceful demonstration of our feelings will go some way towards the eventual abolishment of the grossly unjust ISA (Internal Security Act).

Venue : Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur
Date : Saturday, 27th September, 2008
Time : 7.00pm

Location map of Dataran Merdeka

Tune Hotel: 5 star "limited services" accommodation at 1 star price

Everyone has heard of Tony Fernandez success story - Air Asia. Air Asia is Asia't most successful budget airline. Now they have come up with another budget idea - Tune Hotel, the budget hotel that offers 5 Star "limited services" budget hotel accommodation for 1 Star price.

In Kuala Lumpur, Tune Hotel is located at the junction of Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman and Jalan Sultan Ismail directly opposite Maju Junction.

Tune Hotels.com - Downtown KL
No. 361, Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman,
50100 Kuala Lumpur.
Malaysia

Tune Hotel offers 5-star sleeping experience at a 1-star price! It is a centrally located "limited service" hotel with clean and secure rooms featuring 5-star beds and ensuite Power Showers from as low as RM9.99/night.

You will have keycard access to rooms with 24-hour guarded security and CCTV system. Free internet access, 24-hr convenience store, ATM and F&B outlets in Lobby.

Photo of Tune Hotel belongs to Curtis Foreman

Location map of Tune Hotel, Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman

Below is the location map of Tune Hotel (click on map to enlarge):

Directions to get to Tune Hotel, Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman

Tune Hotel (opposite Maju Junction) Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman is within walking distance of all 3 of Malaysia Mass Rail Transit,

the Star LRT line which runs between Sentul, Ampang and Sri Petaling,

Putra line which runs between Kelana Jaya and Wangsa Maju and the

KL Monorail which runs between Titiwangsa and KL Sentral.

The nearest mass rail transit station to Tune Hotel is the Medan Tunku Monorail Station. Another within short walking distance is the Sultan Ismail LRT station on the Star line. Slightly further is the Dang Wangi LRT station on the Putra Line. Dang Wangi LRT station has 2 exit, one to Jalan Ampang and one to Jalan Raja Abdullah. You will have to exit from Jalan Raja Abdullah. Cross the river from Dang Wangi LRT station to Jalan Raja Abdullah, turn right, then turn left at Jalan Sultan Ismail. You will pass Imperial Hotel, then the Medan Tunku Monorail, and further will be Tune Hotel at Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman opposite Maju Junction.

Dataran Merdeka (Independence Square) Kuala Lumpur

Dataran Merdeka or Independence Square is smack in the middle of Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia. I was taken there for a walk there pre-Indpendence by my late mother. There was then a quaint old fountain at the corner near Jalan Pasar Besar. Now that had been replaced by some structure which include the "tallest flagpole in the world". Below is a wide photo of the pre-war Royal Selangor Club in front of the padang or grass field (click on photo to enlarge it):



The oldest part of the club is towards the left. In the background at the top of the hill is Bukit Aman Police Headquarter. Here is the main section of the Royal Selangor Club itself which is the newest part of the club:



Facing the Royal Selangor Club, on the right side of Dataran Merdeka, is the Saint Mary Cathedral, an Anglican Church:

Map to Dataran Merdeka or Independence Square

Map of Dataran is property of mapdoo.com and is modified by Peter Chen. You are free to use the map as long as you provide an active link to mapdoo.com and this blog

World Press Freedom Day celebrations, Kuala Lumpur

CIJ (Center of Independent Journalism is organizing the World Press Freedom Day celebrations. Details are as follows:

Date: 3 - 4 May 2008
Venue: Central Market Annex, (Pasar Seni)
Jalan Hang Kasturi
Kuala Lumpur
(refer to map near bottom of page)

Objectives of World Press Freedom Day celebrations

Malaysians are invited to help shape the road map to media freedom for Malaysia. Here is a chance for media practioners (reporters, journalists, editors, even bloggers who have now become untrained journalists) and politicians to have their say as to the future of media freedom after March 8 General Election, the so called "political tsunami". I think it is the hope of the organizers to get ideas as to how to reclaim media freedom for Malaysia.

Activities at the World Press Freedom Day celebrations

There will be discussions, public talks, workshop, exhibition, wall-painting (huh? what wall? surely not the actual wall of Pasar Seni Annex walls?), survey, etc.

Program of the World Press Freedom Day celebrations

3 May 2008:
Public talk I - Towards Ethical Media
Time: 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Speakers: Zainon Ahmad, Jacquelin Ann Surin, Wan Hamidi Hamid
Moderator: Gayathry Venkiteswaran

High on the issues that would be discussed would be the preference for alternative media like blogs, independent online newspapers like Malaysiakini, proposed boycott of MSM (mainstream media) by highly irritated Malaysians, biasness and blackout of the opposition parties by MSM, perceived unethical and unprofessional media coverage.

4 May 2008
Public talk II- Towards Media and Information Law Reform
Time: 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Speakers: YB Teo Nie Ching, Andrew Khoo Chin Hock, HR Dipendra
Moderator: Wong Chin Hua

Opportunities for legislative reforms related to media and access to information will be on the agenda. This will not only about such possibilities in "opposition" (actually PR is not opposition in the states they control) controlled states, but also mechanisms to introduce and push for nationwide legislative reforms. CIJ will talk about their commitment to media and information law reform as well as their efforts at lobbying for them.

For more information, contact

Centre for Independent Journalism, CIJ
No 27C, Jalan Sarikei,
Off Jalan Pahang,
53000 Kuala Lumpur,
MALAYSIA.
Tel: +603-40230772 / +603-40249840 / +6016-3123478
Fax: +603-40230769
URL: Center of Independent Journalism Malaysia

Map to Central Market (Pasar Seni), Kuala Lumpur

Map to CIJ (Center of Independent Journalism) Jalan Sarikei off Jalan Pahang, Kuala Lumpur

Maps curtesy of MapDoo

Malaysian Colosseum: Malaysia's oldest cinema cum restaurant

Most people will know that Colosseum is an elliptical amphitheatre in the center of the city of Rome, Italy, the largest ever built in the Roman Empire and used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles such as public executions. I understand some unfortunate few had to face the lions minus weapons in the Colosseum in the bad old days. However, now it is but a badly damaged remnant of its "glorious" past.

Fortunately, our "Malaysian Colosseum" is still proudly standing and being maintained in good conditions. It is Malaysia's oldest cinema cum restaurant or Cafe cum hotel, built in 1921 by Chua Cheng Bok and still owned by his scions. The Colosseum cinema features mostly Indian movies and is still operating. There was a proposal by the Malaysian government proposed to close the theater and turn it into a cultural center, this caused a huge public outcry and the scheme was abandoned. Good thing.

Our "Malaysian Colosseum" (actually spelt Coliseum) is located at 98-100 Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Kuala Lumpur. A meal at the Colosseum restaurant will set you back between RM9 to RM34 (USD 2.35 to 8.95). This is the place to get real Western food like enormous sizzling steaks. The food is pretty good and the prices are reasonable. So despite its worn, ancient appearance, it is pretty popular and it is advisable to make reservation for a meal there without hassle.

Kuala Lumpur Terry Fox Run

There will be a Terry Fox Run in Kuala Lumpur. For those interested, details follows:



Just in case the details are not clear to you in the mini poster above, here are the date, time, location, contact detail:

Date: Sunday, 4 November 2007
Time: 9.00 am
Location: Taman Tasik Perdana (Lake Garden)
Contact No.: 03-5630 6774
Email: organizer at terryfoxrunkl dot org
(replace "at" with @, "dot" with . and get rid of the space)
Photo by © Gail Harvey

Taman Tasik Perdana (Lake Garden) is behind Muzium Negara Malaysia (National Museum of Malaysia) situated along Bangsar Road. Museum Negara itself is opposite KL Sentral. To help you find the landmark, below is a photo of Muzium Negara Malaysia:

Muzium Negara Malaysia (National Museum of Malaysia)

Photo by superciliousness under Creative Commons license

Who is Terry Fox?

Here is some background for the Terry Fox run for those who do not know who Terry Fox was. Terrance Stanley Fox, better known as Terry Fox, was a Canadian famous for the Marathon of Hope, a cross-Canada run to raise money for cancer research. It was a very unusual run, for Terry then only had one leg. His other leg was a prosthetic leg. That run is now celebrated internationally every September and considered as the world's largest fund raiser for cancer research. So Kuala Lumpur is a little late in organizing the run, but it is still great someone took the trouble to do so.

Terry Fox was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in 1977 at the age of 18 after feeling pain in his right knee. Osteosarcoma is a form of cancer that often the cancer starts at the knee, then spread up into the muscles and tendons. The only way to treat Osteosarcoma at that time was to amputate his right leg several inches above the knee. After amputation, he was fitted with a prosthetic leg.

Terry Fox then decided to run from coast to coast 3 years after losing his leg with the objective of raising money for cancer research and called his run the Marathon of Hope. He hoped to raise $1 from each Canadian citizen from the run.

Marathon of Hope

The Marathon of Hope began on April 12, 1980 when Terry Fox started by dipping his leg in the Atlantic Ocean at St. John's, Newfoundland and intended to eventually dip it in the Pacific Ocean at Victoria, British Columbia. He intended to run about 42 km a day, the distance of a marathon. Unfortunately for Terry Fox, before he could finish his run, X-rays showed a lump the size of a golf ball in Terry's right lung and another lump the size of a lemon in his left lung. The tumor was bone cancer which got into his lung via the bloodstream.

By then, Terry Fox had already ran 5,373 km or around 37.5 kilometers per day through Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Quebec, and Ontario. Because of the unfortunate development, Terry Fox was thus forced to stop. However, that is not the end of the story for the CTV television network organized a telethon to raise funds for the cause. Celebrities around Toronto were invited to participate, and the event raised millions of dollars.

Terry developed pneumonia in June of 1981 went into a coma on June 27. He died on 28th June, 1981, just a month short of his 23rd birthday.

Contact Federal Territories Ministries officials

The Federal Territories consist of Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan. The Federal Territories Ministry runs the territories. If you have any problems or suggestions regarding Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya or Labuan, you can email the ministry's secretary general Datuk Ahmad Phesal Talib or any other top officials via email. Their email addresses are as follows:

Secretary-General Datuk Ahmad Phesal: ahmadphesal@kwp.gov.my

Deputy Secretary-General (Management) Fauziah Bachik: fauziah@kwp.gov.my

Deputy Secretary-General (Planning and Development) Datuk Bakaruddin Othman: bakaruddin@kwp.gov.my

Putrajaya Corporation President Tan Sri Samsuddin Osman: sam@ppj.gov.my

Corporate Services Acting Director Muhammad Haitamin Ishalc: haitamin@ppj.gov.my

Kuala Lumpur Major Datuk Abdul Hakim Borhan: datukbandar@dbkl.gov.my

City Hall Director-General Datuk Salleh Yusup: kpdbkl@dbkl.gov.my

Labuan Corporation Chairman Datuk Suhaili Abdul Rahman: suhaili@pl.gov.my

Chief Executive Officer Datuk Basiran Saban: basiranl@pl/gov.my

Federal Territories Ministry: pha@kwp.gov.my

Putrajaya Corporation: customer@ppl.gov.my

Kuala Lumpur City Hall: dbkl@dbkl.gov.my

Labuan Corporation: administrator@pl.gov.my

According to Datuk Ahmad Phesal Talib, all emails received will be answered on the same day. Genuine complaints will be investigated and resolved as soon as possible.

Art galleries in Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia National Art Gallery

The Malaysia National Art Gallery was set up to acquire artworks that reflects the aspiration and creativity of the local and international arts culture, to document, conserve, preserve and conduct research on The National Visual Art Heritage Collection and also the nation's art historiography, to promote and develop the quality of the visual arts by organizing local and international exhibitions, seminar, workshops, competitions and art activities and to create awareness, instill understanding and appreciation of the arts.

At one time, National Art Gallery of Malaysia, agencies under the Ministry of Culture, Arts and Heritage Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur City Hall, various artists' associations, painters, designers, designers, artisans, craftspersons and art students joined together to organise LAMAN SENI KUALA LUMPUR (or Kuala Lumpur Arts Market) which comprises Arts and crafts bazaar where shoppers can find a wide selection of art and craft items that they can buy direct from the artists/craftspersons, demonstration and open studio by local artists and craftspersons where visitors can learn how an idea become a creation and interact with the artists/craftspersons, free hands-on art projects including art competition for the family and art appreciation sessions for all, live performances by musicians and dancers and movie screenings and night-time wayang kulit performances. Laman Seni Kuala Lumpur was supposed to be held on the first Saturday of every month from 8am to 5pm. However, I understand that it had degenerated into a kind of pasar malam (night markets) where all kind of stalls selling trinkets were allowed to operate. I was told it had been discontinued and do not know if it would be brought back

Address:
2, Jalan Temerloh, Off Jalan Tun Razak
53200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Tel: 03-4025 4990 Fax: 03-4025 4987

Opening hours: 10am - 6pm (daily)

Admission fee: Free

Pucuk Rebung Museum Gallery

The Pucuk Rebung Museum Gallery houses an extensive collection of Malaysian artifacts and art with a focus on the old Malay world, including antique fabrics, metalwork and jewellery, wood and fibre, paper and photos, porcelain and pottery, glass and crystal, along with contemporary art. Visitors can browse in a museum environment, acquire treasures for their own collection, purchase gift items or enjoy part of the permanent collection of the proposed museum or with the earliest exhibits from the 1st millennium.

Address:
No 69, Jalan Tun H S Lee, 50000 KL.
Tel: 03-206 8769

Opening hours:
Tuesday - Saturday: 11am - 6.30pm
Sunday: strictly by appointment.
Monday: closed:

Viewing of private collection by invitation only.

Other Kuala Lumpur Art Galleries

ArtCase

Address:
Lot T117A+B 3rd floor,
Letter Box 172,
City Square, Jalan Tun Razak,
50400 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03-2163 5160

Opening hours:
Monday to Saturday: 11.00am - 8.00pm
Sunday: closed

Admission fee: Free

ArtFolio

Address:
Lot T130A+B 3rd floor,
Letter Box 172,
City Square,
Jalan Tun Razak,
50400 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03-2282 2601

Opening hours:
Monday to Saturday: 11.00am - 8.00pm
Sunday: closed

Admission fee: Free

Art Salon

Address:
4, Jalan Telawi 2,
Bangsar Baru
Tel: 2282 2601/2

Opening hours:
Monday to Saturday: 9.00am - 6.30pm
Sunday and Public Holidays: closed

Admission fee: Free

Galeri PETRONAS

Address:
Level 3, Suria KLCC,
Kuala Lumpur City Centre,
50888 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 2051 7770

Opening hours:
Monday to Saturday: 9.00am - 5.00pm
Friday: closed:
Admission: Free

Galleriwan

Address:
Unit 01-02, 1st Floor,
Crown Regency Service Apartment,
12 Jalan P. Ramlee,
50250 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03-2161 4071

Opening hours:
Monday to Friday: 10.00pm - 6.00pm
Saturday: 11.00am - 5.00pm
Sunday: closed

Admission fee: Free

lsetan Art Gallery

Address:
Level 4, Isetan KLCC,
Kuala Lumpur City Centre,
50888 Kuala Lumpur

Opening hours:
Monday to Saturday: 9.00am - 5.00pm

Admission fee: Free

Museums in Kuala Lumpur

There are many museums in Kuala Lumpur you can visit, some of which require an admission fee and some where admission is free. In this post, there will be many photos. Click on the photo to see an enlarged version. Here are a list of museums in Kuala Lumpur:

Kuala Lumpur National Museum

The National Museum is located at the fringe of Kuala Lumpur Lake Gardens (Taman Tasik Perdana), diagonally opposite KL Sentral. In the museum, there are many galleries including Metalwork and Musical Instruments Gallery, the National Sports Gallery, the Historical Gallery, Cultural Gallery and Natural History Gallery. Other facilities include a library with more than 6,500 titles catering to researchers, students and individuals in the field of archaeology, ethnology, a conservation laboratory, natural history and other similar disciplines, and a photographic studio containing slides and negatives on various subjects of interest to the museum.

Themed exhibitions are held now and then. On the museum grounds are static displays including vintage cars. old locomotives and a replica of an ancientmala palace.

Address:
Jalan Damansara, Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03-2282 6255, 2282 7267

Opening hours: 9am - 6pm daily.
Admission: RM1 (USD0.29) for adult. Free for children below 12 years.

National History Museum

The Kuala National History Museum is housed in a former commercial bank dating back to 1910 which was converted to to display artifacts and materials showcasing Malaysia's historical heritage. It carries out research, collection, recording and publication on the nation's treasures. The building's Moorish features and Islamic motifs of this tri-level building blend well with its neighbouring Mogul buildings.

Items displayed include the First Federation of Malaya flag raised after the Union Jack flag was lowered on the night of August 31, 1957 to signify the independence of the Malay states from Great Britain, the table on which the 1874 Pangkor Treaty was signed, a 40,000-year-old homo sapien skulls, a 520 million-year-old metamorphic sandstone and an eight-sided gold coin dating back to the 15th century.

Address:
29, Jalan Raja, Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-2694 4590/2694 4591/2694 4592

Opening hours: 9am - 6pm daily
Admission is free

Textile Museum

The Sultan Abdul Samad Building located opposite the Kuala Lumpur railway station has been converted to the Textile Museum displaying an interesting range of Malaysian made textiles from various states. It also provides information on the usage, creativity and foreign influences in the local Malaysian textiles. There are galleries for showing the art of batik printing, songket and pua weaving. Methods of batik making shown include batik pelangi which uses the tie-resist method used by the Malays during the 18th and 19th centuries and the kain dostar, a fabric of the native Lanun and Bajau tribe of East Malaysia.

Address:
Jalan Raja, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Tel: 03-2691 7136

Opening hours: 9.30am - 6pm daily
Admission fee: RM1 (USD0.29)

Malaysian Armed Force Museum

The Malaysian Armed Forces Museum is situated in the vicinity of the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) complex at Jalan Padang Tembak. It was established to develop and maintain a national collection of historical material relating to Malaysian military history from 1933 to the present.

Include in its exhibits are emblems worn by military personnel. The one on the left is for a General.

There are five galleries are dedicated to specific areas for the Army, the Navy and the Air Force. The museum houses an interesting collection of artifacts from World War II, the Communist Insurgency and Indonesian Confrontation, military technology, heraldry and achievements of military commanders, historical pictures, uniforms and decorations of the Malaysian armed forces, the Malaysian armory, naval guns, artillery, old canons, military aircraft and vehicles.

Address:
Jalan Padang Tembak, Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03- 2692 1333

Open: 10am - 4pm, daily.
Closed: Friday, Hari Raya Puasa and Hari Raya Haji

Royal Malaysian Air Force Museum

The Royal Malaysian Air Forces Museum started with a humble beginning at the Sungai Besi Air Force Base when the exhibits then only consisted of five aircrafts and for two years the Museum occupied only half a hangar belonging to No 2 Squadron. When the new base at Subang became operational in 1987 and many units moved to Subang, the Museum quickly took over the Engineering Support Unit hangar next door and the building complex next to it, which used to accommodate the Full Time Support Helicopters (Heli FTS). The Museum then started bringing back old Air Force aircraft that were phased out since the early 1960s. Unfortunately, one aircraft, the Handley Page Herald 401 could not be acquired. Efforts to acquire it from Channel Express (Air Services) Ltd was not successful as they had phased out their Herald fleet in 1999 .

As space in the hangers is limited, most of the larger aircraft are parked outside in the open while the smaller and delicate ones occupy its only hangar. Two of the oldest aircraft from the early years before the formation of the RMAF are also being exhibited. Today, 18 aircraft are on display in the hangar and the Museum compound. Among them are:

* Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer
* Scottish Aviation Single Pioneer
* Percival Hunting Piston Provost
* Scottish Aviation Bulldog
* Bell 47G-5 helicopter
* de Havilland Dove
* CAC Avon-Sabre jet
* Cessna 310F
* de Havilland Chipmunk
* de Havilland Tiger Moth
* Canadair CL41G Tebuan
* North American Harvard
* de Havilland Heron
* HU-16 Albatross
* A-4PTM Skyhawk
* Westland Wasp

Included in the display are items such as articles, aircraft models, photographs, mementos, uniforms, engines, armament and communication equipment which shows the history and development of the Air Force in Malaysia.

Address:
Jalan Padang Tembak, Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-241 1133 ext. 4129/4198

Opening hours:
Monday - Thursday: 8am - 4pm
Friday: closed
Saturday: 8am - 5pm
Sunday: 10am - 5pm

Admission fee: Free

Royal Malaysian Police Museum

The Royal Malaysian Police Museum has on display some 2,500 items relating to crime and crime prevention. They include items related to secret societies, gaming and lotteries, crime charts, lethal weapons, offences, weapons surrendered or captured from communist insurgents, communist documents and photographs of the police force.

Address:
No. 5, Jalan Perdana, Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-2272 5689/2272 5690

Opening hours: 10am - 6pm, daily inclusive Public Holidays
Closed: Monday.

Admission fee: Free

Kuala Lumpur Biomedical Museum

The Kuala Lumpur Biomedical Museum objective is to be a central biomedical reference repository for Institute for Medical Research (IMR) and the Ministry of Health (MOH). Included in its exhibits are the IMR Layout Model Plan, posters of research highlights and historical exhibits of instruments used by past researchers, including items such as autoclaves and a centrifuge. There is also an educational model showing habitats of different species of mosquitoes appropriately labeled to inform the public about which vector-borne diseases, such as malaria and dengue, are transmitted by the mosquitoes.

The Kuala Lumpur Biomedical Museum has two exhibition galleries. In the historical section are posters displaying the history of IMR with its achievements and research write-ups plus displays of photographs of past researchers and their research activities, a collection of antique laboratory equipment, such as microscopes, scales or balances and other small equipment, preserved specimens of human organs showing various pathologies appropriately labeled and displayed in a special section, publications and annual reports from the years 1900 – 1929 and photographs of past Directors of IMR since 1900.

The second gallery has several posters showing current research findings and achievements of IMR since its beginnings in the 1900s and IMR souvenirs in celebration of the institute's 50, 75 and 100 years.

The museum specimen room has a collection of dry specimens of small mammals, such as squirrels, flying squirrels, rodents and flying foxes, preserved wet specimens of reptiles, amphibians and mammals, such as frogs, snakes and bats.

The Kuala Lumpur Biomedical Museum facilities are used by researchers from the local institutions as well as from institutes outside the country as a source of reference with emphasis on the study of zoonotic diseases and their modes of transmission plus rodent control measures.

Address:
Jalan Pahang, Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-298 6033

Open hours:
Monday to Friday: 7.30pm - 4.45pm
Friday: closed from 12.15pm - 2.45pm
Saturday: 7.30am - 1.15pm

Admisson fee: Free

Petrosains Museum

The Kuala Lumpur Petrosains Museums is a state-of-the-art interactive petroleum discovery centre that tells the story of petroleum industry, informs visitors on the involvement of Malaysia in the petroleum industry and create greater awareness of the exciting career opportunities available in the petroleum industry.

It has over 150 exhibits to show visitors the crucial role played by science and technology in the petroleum industry and include all other aspects of general sciences. There are others interesting features such as Giant Diorama with a Singing Dinosaur and other authentic replicas of prehistoric plants and animals, Dark Rides through the rainforest and over mountains, Molecule "Nanoworld" Experience, Helicopter Simulator Ride to the "true-to-life" Oil Rig etc.

Petrosains is designed as a modern interactive museum that allows visitors to interact with the exhibits on display. A visit begins with a fascinating ride and then proceeds in a linear sequence through 7,000 square metres of exhibit area containing interactive exhibits, fun activities and displays. The front-line personnel act as presenters, demonstrators, guides as well as facilitators for the visitors' enjoyment and learning experience.

Address:
Level 4, Suria KLCC, KualaLumpur.
Tel: 03- 581 8181

Opening hours:
Saturday - Thursday: 9.30am - 5.30pm (last admission at 4.30pm)
Friday: 2.30pm - 7.30pm (last admission 6.00pm)
Monday: closed

Asian Art Museum

The Kuala Lumpur Asian Art Museum has on display collections of textiles originating from various Asian countries and sculptures. The museum contains some 2,000 volumes on Asian slides, pictures and art films for research purposes.

Address
University of Malaya,
Jalan Pantai,
Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-7957 1066/1

Opening hours:
Monday - Friday: 8.45am - 4.45pm
Friday: closed from 12pm - 2pm
Saturday: 8.45am - 12.30pm
Public Holidays: closed

Admission fee: Free

Bank Negara Money Museum

The Kuala Lumpur Bank Negara Money Museum is housed within the Central Bank (Bank Negara) building located diagonally opposite the Royal Selangor Club, which itself is right in front of the well known Selangor Padang (Dataran Merdeka). It serves as a repository for the country's numismatic heritage. Bank Negara Malaysia started issuing its own currency in 1967. From 1979, it began purchasing coins with the aim of setting up its own Money Museum. As the Bank receives many visitors including school children and VIPs, Bank Negara felt it would be good to display its collection and preserve the national heritage by hosting a public museum to show the evolution of money in the country from early to modern times. An important objective of the museum is to distribute knowledge relating to the evolution of Malaysian currency through its exhibitions and publications. Coins, currency notes, tokens and other artifacts displayed at the museum.

Address:
Central Bank of Malaysia
Jalan Dato' Onn, Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03-2907461/2907575

Open hours:
Monday - Friday: 9am - 4.30pm
Saturday: 9am - 12pm
Sunday and Public Holidays: closed

Admission fee: Free

Maybank Numismatic Museum

The Maybank Numismatic Museum is situated on the first floor of Menara Maybank at Jalan Tun Perak, diagonally opposite the Pudu Raya Bus Terminal in KL. It was set up to preserve the country's currency heritage. There is an impressive collection of local and regional coins and notes from the time of early Malaya until the present day, some dating back to the Melaka Sultanate period. It is also a centre for research into Malaysia's numismatic history.

You are not allowed to take photographs, but there are postcards and brochures depicting the collection.

Address:
100, Jalan Tun Perak,
1st Floor, Menara Maybank,
Kuala Lumpur
(Diagonally opposite the Pudu Raya Bus Terminal).
Tel: 03-230 8833 ext 3099

Opening hours: 10am - 6pm, daily.
Closed: Public Holidays

Admission fee: Free

Telekom Museum

Kuala Lumpur Telekom Museum is located at the junction of Jalan Raja Chulan and Jalan Gereja. It is housed in a unique two story building of Neo Classical Greek architecture. The building was constructed in 1928 to house the Central Battery Manual Telephone Exchange. The building features eight imposing pillars as its dominant feature and was gazette for conservation in 1985 after the then Prime Minister stepped in to stop it from being demolished to be replaced by a new office complex. The restoration of the building cost more than 10 million ringgit.

In the beginning, the building was used as a telephone exchange. Today, this Neo Classical Greek 70-year-old two-storey building features eight imposing columns and contains a sprawling 900 square metres of exhibition space. It is the first interactive museum in the country. It is also known as the Museum Telekomunikasi Negara or National Telecommunications Museum. The display encompasses 120 years of telecommunications development, from the early days of the Morse Code Telegraph with its "ketuk-ketuk" (click-click) to the cellular phones and digital networks of today.

Address:
Jalan Gereja, Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-201 9966

Opening hours:
Tuesday - Sunday: 9.00am - 5.00pm
Monday: closed:

Admission fee: Free

MISC Museum

The Kuala Lumpur Malaysian International Shipping Corporation (MISC) Museum is the first of its kind Malaysia. It is situated at the ground floor of Wisma MISC in Jalan Conlay. The Museum provides an insight into MISC's development as the national shipping line since its incorporation in 1968. The museum has 12 sections, each dealing with a particular range of related subjects such as history of ships in Malaysia, shipbuilding, ships of the world, maritime laws, communications at sea and career at sea.

Address
Wisma MISC,
2, Jalan Conlay,
Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-242 8088

Open hours:
Monday - Friday: 8.30am - 4.30pm
Saturday: 8.30am - 12.30pm

Admission fee: Free

Forestry Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) Museum

The Forestry Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) Museum is situated on the sprawling grounds of the Forestry Research Institute Malaysia at Kepong, 15km from Kuala Lumpur. It has an arboretum set up with the objective of collecting and displaying the different varieties of tree species found in the country. The museum also serves to inform the public on Malaysia's rich forest heritage and exhibits the different species of wood, their use and products. Guided tours are available by prior appointment.

Address:
Forest Research Institute of Malaysia,
Kepong,
Selangor.
Tel: 03-6274 2633

Opening hours:
8am - 4.15pm (daily)
8am - 12.45prn (Saturday)
Closed: Sundays and Public Holidays

Admission fee: RM3 per car

Islamic Arts Museum

The Kuala Lumpur Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia is situated at Jalan Lembah Perdana. It has various themed galleries among which are the Islamic Architecture Gallery which showcases miniature replicas of renowned buildings such as the lmam lsmail Albukhary Mosque and Museum, Taj Mahal, the Amir Timur Mausoleum, the Standard Chartered Ottoman Room which displays objects from the reign of the Ottoman Empire of Turkey and Syria and the AI-Quran and Manuscript Gallery which houses a collection of more than 200 Islamic manuscripts including a 30-judz' AI-Quran from the Ming Dynasty.

Address:
Jalan Lembah Perdana,
50480 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-2074 2020

Opening hours:
Tuesday-Sunday: 10am - 6pm
Closed: Monday

Admission fee: RM8

Useful telephone numbers: Selangor and Kuala Lumpur

Here are some useful phone numbers you should take note of in case of emergencies, electrical supply breakdown, water disruption, etc.

emergencies
Police & Ambulance	999
Fire	994
Civil Defence	991
From mobile phone	112
utilities disruption
Tenaga (electrical breakdown)	15454
Water disruption	1-800-88-5252
Telephone fault report	100
Solid waste (Alam Flora)	03-2052 7922
AAM Breakdown (cars)	03-2161 0808
Ambulance
24 hours service	03-7950 2500
Private Ambulance	03-7954 1111
Red Crescent	03-4257 8726
St John's Ambulance	03-9285 1576
Transport
Intrakota	03-7726 2944
KESAS	03-5633 7188
KL Sentral	03-2260 6322
KTM	03-2273 8000
KTM Komuter	03-2272 2828
PLUS	03-7981 8000
Plusliner	03-2272 1588
Putra LRT	1 800 38 8228
Sprint Highway	03-7960 1050
STAR LRT	03-2698 4977
RADIO TAXIS
Comfort Radio Cab (HQ)	03-6253 1313
Comfort Radio Cab	03-5633 0507
City Line Cabs	03-9222 2828/7878
KL Teksi	03-9221 8999
Persatuan Radio	03-2693 6211
Public Cab	03-6259 2020
Saujana	03-2163 5193
Shah Alam Taxi	03-5519 1740
Silvertop	03-4023 1267
Sunlight Cab	03-9057 5757
Supercab	03-7875 7333
Sunlight	03-9058 9986
Teletaxi	03-9221 1011
Wira Cabs	03-2144 3630
Airports
KLIA	03-8776 4135 03-8787 3894
KLIA Flight Information	03-8776 0257
KLIA Limosine Services	03-8787 3030
KLIA Ekspres	03-2267 8000
Airport Limo/Taxi	03-8787 3691
Hentian Duta	03-6203 3064
Subang Airport	03-7846 1833
Penang Airport	04-643 0501
Airlines
Aeroflot	03-2161 3231
AirAsia Guest Support	03-8660 4388
AirAsia Call Center	03-8775 4000
Air India	03-2614 2166
Berjaya Air	03-2145 2132
Cathy Pacific	03-2078 3377
Garuda	03-2162 2811
Japan Airlines	03-2161 1700
MAS	03-7846 3000
Pelangi Airlines	03-5511 0557
Quantas	03-2167 6000
Royal Brunei	03-2070 7166
Singapore Airlines	03-2692 3122
Thai Airways	03-2031 1900
Tourist Police
Hotline (HQ)	03-2149 6590
Enquiries	03-2149 6593
Customs	03-8787 2312
Report Lost Credit Cards
Amex	03-2026 1770
Citibank	03-2383 0000
Diners Club	03-2161 1381
MBF	03-2161 8075
HSBC	03-2072 1966
Embassies
Australia	03-2146 5555
Bangladesh	03-2148 7940
Brunei	03-2161 2828
Canada	03-2718 8333
China	03-2142 8585
France	03-2053 5500
Finland	03-4257 7746
Germany	03-03-2142 9666
Indonesia	03-2145 2011
Italy	03-4256 5122/5228
Japan	03-2142 7044
Korea (South)	03-4251 2336
Netherlands	03-2168 6200
New Zealand	03-2078 2533
Norway	03-2163 7100
Phillipines	03-2148 4233
Singapore	03-2161 6277
Sweden	03-2148 5433
Thailand	03-2148 8222
Taiwan	03-2142 6711
United Kingdom	03-2148 2122
United States	03-2168-5000