Streets of Malaysia 2

Malaysia can never stop amazing the tourists and even the locals. There so much to see and witness here that, even the locals have not seen and visited all locations of interest. Our focus for this issue will be Tunku Abdul Rahman Rd or Jln Tunku Abdul Rahman.It’s location and significance has been show for over 5 decades . The area specializes in fabrics, textiles ,leather goods, sports equipments, bags and carpets. Besides this, the area has 5 major shopping malls to cater to the international market and has been a tourist hit area.







A long road is divided into 3 faces three sections. The road faces Chow Kit, Merdeka Square and holds a long stretch of shopping malls and shops. The entire length of the road is 1.9 km. Besides this, the Jln Tunku Abdul Rahman end of Jln Sultan Ismail has become KL's new hot nightspot. nicknamed Heritage Row, restaurants and clubs are now breathing new life into the old dilapidated terrace houses.
There are 2 markets that located in this area, mainly : Masjid India Bazaar that is along Jln Melayu, Jln Masjid India. Daily. A covered bazaar stretching out from LRT Masjid Jamek towards Little India, quite similar in feel to the more famous Jalan Petaling but not as large or crowded -- not necessarily a bad thing , and Lorong Tunku Abdul Rahman Pasar Malam.


For those into malls, there are 5 malls within the vicinity of the area. Firstly, we have the Campbell Complex that specializes in textiles. Secondly, we have G. S. Gill that holds the top sporting goods distributes in Mayalsia, carrying all sorts of sporting equipment and attire. Thirdly, we have the Pertama Complex which opened in 1976 as Kuala Lumpur's very first shopping mall, and still good for cheap shoes, leather ware and other knick-knacks. Fourthly, we Sogo Shopping Complex which is among the biggest department store you will ever see, with 10 floors of shopping, dining and entertainment. If you budget permits, you can shop here for everything from clothing to high-tech toys. Lastly, there is The Mall which is on Jalan Raja Laut (parallel to Jalan TAR, opp Putra WTC).

Streets of Malaysia 1

As you walk through the streets of Malaysia, you are will be passing paths taken by the pioneers of the country. In certain areas of Kuala Lumpur, they are kept in their original form for heritage and cultural purposes. Though there are countless historical and hectic streets, I will be mentioning only a few of them.


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The first street would be Petaling Street. It has seen its own days thru the books of history back to 1857, when the Chinese began to come to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Being in a prime location, as time passed, it grew to become one of the top 5 locations advised for tourists to visit. Today, in current times, tourists proceed there to get almost anything under the sun there for reasonable and cheap prices.

First reason to proceed there would be for pirated products. Though not advertised highly, all taxi drivers would be take tourist there if piracy were there interest. Anyone would be able to see and choose from a wide variety of CD’s ranging from movies to music to computer games. These would easily be attainable from the range of RM 5 to RM 10. Despite the inability to try it out, loads of customers return home with bags of CD’s.

Second reason some head there, particularly men is for prostitutes. These streets are overflowing with staircases that lead to wooden panel rooms where a quick round could be attainable at low prices starting from RM 25 per round. Despite what people think, most of their customers are foreigners as the locals know them not to be sexually safe and have to danger of spreading HIV and other diseases.



Third reason and last reason would be for food. You would be amazed by the variety of food platters available at different tables ranging from nasi lemak , nasi goring , noodles, etc. As foreigner love to try new delicacies at affordable prices, this is the place where they will be.