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Malaysia
Malaysia Airlines allows 7kg in the Economy cabin and 20 to 35kg checked by fare brand. Extra bags cost 20% less online; no counter price is published.
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Who can enter the three KLIA Golden Lounges by cabin, Enrich tier and oneworld status, the three-hour limit, guest rules and pass prices from MYR 169.
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Six prepaid Economy flights, from MYR 869 in Malaysia or MYR 1,739 across ASEAN. Only Enrich members can buy, and flights unused after 365 days are forfeited.
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A Malaysian tax resident's foreign pension is exempt when it is brought in, if it was taxed where it arose or left untaxed there for a listed reason. The law now runs the exemption to 2036; the tax office's guideline still says 2026.
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Firefly flies turboprops from Subang, Boeing 737-800s from KLIA, and also flies from Penang. Every fare carries a 10kg checked bag and 7kg on board, a Saver or Basic change costs MYR 100 domestic, and KLIA to Changi stays off until 24 October 2026.
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On a flight covered by Malaysia's consumer code, a cancellation gets you a full refund in 30 days or a new routing. That rule assumes the airline is still trading. If it is not, your refund becomes a creditor claim, and for US readers the credit card is the real protection.
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Kuala Lumpur's land office applies a RM1 million floor per unit to foreign buyers, serviced apartments included. It publishes no lower price for MM2H participants.
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Sabah runs its own second-home programme from Kota Kinabalu. Its Silver tier asks for RM500,000 on deposit, a high-rise home of RM600,000 or more, and residence in Sabah alone.
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Penang's land office sets the lowest price a foreigner may pay, and MM2H participants get their own, lower floor. Then come a RM10,000 application fee and a levy of up to 3%.
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Selangor sets RM2 million in its Klang Valley districts and RM1 million beyond them, strata only. Johor sets RM1 million. Neither gives MM2H buyers the lower price Penang does.
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Federal MM2H's cheapest tier ties up a US dollar deposit and a compulsory home. Sarawak ties up a ringgit deposit and lets you rent. Here is every upfront sum, side by side.
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A gazetted schedule sets the maximum a private doctor in Malaysia may charge, for cash or insurance alike. It covers the doctor's fee, not the room, the ward or the drugs.
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Since 1 January 2026, a foreigner buying a home in Malaysia pays stamp duty at 8% of the whole price. A Malaysian buying the same home pays 1% to 4% on a sliding scale.
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Melaka lets foreigners buy condominiums from RM500,000, MM2H participants included, but not in its Heritage Zone. The state's approval fee is 3% with a RM30,000 floor.
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Malaysia's long-stay programme has four tiers and none is priced by age. The cheapest means a US$150,000 deposit and a home you cannot sell for ten years.
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Sarawak runs a second-home programme separate from Malaysia's. It opens at 30, asks for RM500,000 on deposit and a local sponsor, and does not make you buy a home.
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One airline now departs Kuala Lumpur from two separate airports. What decides which one you need is the aircraft type, and the destination will not tell you
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Value, Basic and Flex differ by more than baggage. Two of them carry a discount on your next ticket that exists only if you buy in one place
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A per-person conservation charge applies in the water around 49 gazetted islands, and foreign visitors pay six times the local rate. Which islands, where the boundary sits, and the diving fee divers never pay.
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Both are capped, both are paid up front, and the rules on names, dates and refunds are stricter than most travelers expect
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The rate was re-gazetted in December 2025 at ten ringgit per room per night, including bookings made through online platforms. It is charged per room rather than per guest, and the Act does not define the word that decides whether you owe it.
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The points you spend and the points that earn you status are not the same points
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Customs Malaysia lists 1 litre in total for wine, spirits or beer, and publishes no duty-free cigarette figure at all. The general goods ceilings, quoted from the department
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Tourists enter Malaysia on a Short-Term Social Visit Pass issued at the border. An onward ticket is required, and extensions are only for illness, accident or war.
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