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Malaysia +60

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How to dial

Calling from abroad +60 12 345 6789

Dial +60, then the local number. Drop the leading trunk prefix 0. E.g. the landline 03 1234 5678 is dialled from abroad as +60 3 1234 5678. Generate the full number →

Calling a mobile locally 012 345 6789

For domestic long distance dial 0 first, then the area code. Local calls: dial directly. Mobiles are dialled with the leading 0 as well.

Mobile length
9–10 digits
Mobile prefixes
XX XXXX XXXX
Landline format
0X XXXX XXXXe.g. 03 1234 5678
International format
+60 X XXXX XXXX
Domestic trunk
0

Sign-up availability

What to expect when signing up for these services with a physical SIM from this country:

ChatGPT Works
Claude Works
WhatsApp Works
Telegram Works
LINE Works
WeChat Works
X Works
TikTok Works
Gemini Works

Applies to every platform: VoIP / virtual numbers and heavily-reused number pools get rejected. Physical SIM only.

Checked 2026-09-12. Platform region policies and number-range allocations change — always confirm against each platform’s official supported-regions list and the carrier’s notices.
2 sources
help.openai.com/articles/7947663support.google.com/gemini?p=gemini_web_availability

How to read a number

+60123456789

+60Country code
Malaysia.
12Mobile prefix
Written 012 domestically — the 0 is the trunk prefix; everything starting 01 is mobile. The third digit originally identified the carrier (012/017 Maxis, 013/019 Celcom, 016 Digi, 018 U Mobile); portability since 2008 means it only shows the original allocation.
3456789Subscriber number
Usually 7 digits; numbers starting 011 have one more (8).

Domestic format: 012-345 6789.

This section checked 2026-09-13.
2 sources
www.mcmc.gov.my/en/make-a-complaint/special-consumer-issues/special-consumer-issues/mobile-number-protabilitycenerva.com/articles/why-malaysia-needs-to-improve-its-number-portability-processes

Number ranges & quality

RangeTypeNotes
Starts with 010–019 Mobile carrier Malaysian mobile ranges.
Intl SMSStable
Virtual-number riskLow
ID requiredRegistration is mandatory, with at most two SIMs per telco for foreigners; since 26 February 2026 tourist prepaid SIMs last at most three months and then terminate automatically.

Physical SIMs can sign up without issues.

Carriers & prefixes

Mobile prefixes by carrier.

Number portability applies — a prefix only shows the original carrier.

Porting rules in full

Since 2008.

  • Maxis Mobile carrier

    012, 017

    Original pre-portability ranges.

  • CelcomDigi Mobile carrier

    013, 016, 019

    Celcom and Digi merged in late 2022; 013 and 019 were Celcom’s, 016 was Digi’s.

  • U Mobile Mobile carrier

    018

  • Unifi Mobile Mobile carrier

    Owned by TM.

  • Yes Mobile carrier

    Owned by YTL.

This section checked 2026-09-13.
2 sources
www.mcmc.gov.my/en/make-a-complaint/special-consumer-issues/special-consumer-issues/mobile-number-protabilitycenerva.com/articles/why-malaysia-needs-to-improve-its-number-portability-processes

SIM cards & keeping a number

Since 26 February 2026 Malaysia enforces MCMC’s new prepaid registration standard (Determination No. 1 of 2026). The rule that matters most for visitors: tourists staying under three months can use a prepaid SIM for at most three months from registration, after which it’s terminated automatically. Registration needs your original passport (and original visa if one is required) — no copies or photos — and foreigners may hold at most two SIMs per telco.

Read more

So passport-only tourists can no longer keep a Malaysian number long-term; the old tip of “RM30 a year on Hotlink” doesn’t work for visitors. Foreigners with Malaysian work or student passes register under a separate category and can use a line long-term.

Hotlink (Maxis)

Local prepaid
Network
Maxis
Price
Official: on the Pantas plan a 365-day active-period pass costs RM30 in the app; non-Malaysians pay 6% service tax on top-ups (RM10 gives RM9.43 credit)
Keeping the number
Tourist SIMs last at most three months and then terminate. Long-term users with a pass: the RM30 365-day pass means no top-ups for a year; after the active period there are 50 days of incoming calls and SMS only, and without a top-up the line is terminated and credit forfeited.
ID check
Tourists: original passport (plus original visa if required), max two SIMs per telco. If details are wrong you get 3 working days to fix them, then 17 working days suspended, after which the number is terminated and recycled
SMS & calls
International roaming is enabled automatically on prepaid; roaming calls and SMS are charged by country and network

Pros

  • RM30 a year keeps it for pass holders
  • Roaming needs no separate activation

Watch out

  • Tourist SIMs end after three months — can’t be kept from abroad
  • Non-Malaysians pay 6% service tax on top-ups

Where to buy: hotlink.com.my

7 sources
malaysia.news.yahoo.com/tourists-beware-prepaid-sim-cards-115544317.htmlwww.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2026/02/26/mcmc-introduces-mandatory-standard-to-tighten-prepaid-sim-card-registrationwww.theborneopost.com/2026/02/26/mcmc-tightens-prepaid-sim-card-registration-to-curb-scams-misusewww.hotlink.com.my/en/faq/products/prepaid-pantas/passeswww.hotlink.com.my/en/faq/products/prepaid-pantas/generalwww.hotlink.com.my/en/faq/manage-account/services-taxwww.hotlink.com.my/en/faq/services/international-roaming/roaming-general

From user and blogger reports; platform risk rules change often — treat as a guide only. This section checked 2026-09-15.

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