I lean in to catch Jane Rai’s anecdote about Yap Ah Loy, Frank Swettenham and the stench of fish. Our small group is standing in front of The Pacific Express Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, once the site of ...

Crowds heading up steps to Batu Caves, a sacred Hindu site, where every year more than 800,000 people flock for a celebration of the Thaipusam festival in January. Soaring skyscrapers and sacred ...

Guest rooms—complete with soaking tubs and rainfall showers—occupy floors 54 to 56, offering jaw-dropping views of the Kuala Lumpur skyline and its landmarks. The hotel's location puts guests at the ...

Rail: KLA Ekspres is a direct express rail service between the airport and KL City Air Terminal (KLCAT) located at Kuala Lumpur's Sentral Station. KLIA Transit is another high speed commuter train ...

Twenty years ago, en route to Malaysia’s Perhentian Islands, my father realised we had a stopover in Kuala Lumpur and booked a budget hotel at the last minute. I still remember arriving, parents and ...

I have lived in Kuala Lumpur (KL) for four-and-a-half years, between 2011 and 2015. One of the first things you notice about it is the fact that it’s a very new city, with lots of new buildings, and ...

Malaysia is engaged in a national Economic Transformation Programme that will see the country reach developed country status by 2020. Kuala Lumpur, the capital city and country’s preeminent economic ...