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Television Guests in larger hotels will sometimes get satellite channels such as HBO, Star TV, or CNN. Another in-house movie alternative, Vision Four, preprograms videos throughout the day. Local TV stations TV2, TVS, and TV7 show English-language comedies, movies, and documentaries. Time Malaysia is 8 hours ahead of Greenwich mean time, 16 hours ahead of U.S. Pacific Standard Time, 13 ahead of Eastern Standard Time, and 2 hours behind Sydney. It is in the same zone as Singapore. There is no daylight saving time.

Tipping People don't tip, except to bellhops and car jockeys. For these, an amount not less than RM4 is okay.

Toilets To find a public toilet, ask for the tandas. In Malay, lelaki is male and perempuan is female. Be prepared for pay toilets. Coin collectors sit outside almost every public facility, taking RM20 per person, RM30 if you want paper. Once inside, you'll find it obvious that the money doesn't go for cleaning crews.

Water Water in Kuala Lumpur is supposed to be potable, but most locals boil the water before drinking it-and if that's not a tip-off, I don't know what is. I advise against drinking the tap water anywhere in Malaysia. Hotels will supply bottled water in your room. If they charge you for it, expect inflated prices. A 1.5-liter bottle goes for RM7 (US$1.85) in a hotel minibar, but RM2 (US55¢) at 7-Eleven.
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