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The Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre is located in the Kuala Lumpur City Centre,
fondly known as KLCC. Designed to be a "city within a city", this 40 hectare (100-acre)
site includes the KLCC park and PETRONAS Twin Towers to lend a prestigious address to
the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre.
Kuala Lumpur, or simply KL, is the capital of Malaysia. KL has grown into a bustling metropolis (metro population 6.9 million) in just 50 years. With the five-star hotels, great shopping and even better food, increasing numbers of travellers are discovering this little gem of a city.
KL is a fairly sprawling city for its size. For many visitors the center of the city
lies in the Golden Triangle, between Jalan Sultan Ismail, Jalan Bukit Bintang, Jalan Pudu, Jalan
Tun Perak and Jalan Ampang: this is where most of the city's shopping malls, five-star hotels
and trendiest nightspots are, and the Kuala Lumpur City Center (KLCC) development home to the
famous Petronas Twin Towers is at the northern edge. But the traditional core of the city lies
more to the south, where Merdeka Square has many of KL's best-preserved colonial buildings and
Chinatown bustles with activity late into the night.
Being a metropolis, traffic congestion is a commonplace. Getting around KL is best done using mass transportation. The Light Railway Transit route covers most part of the city, The closest LRT stops to the Convention Center are Ampang Park or KLCC. The LRT operates from 6.00 AM to 11.PM. Buses are also available. The RapidKL city shuttle route covers most area of the city center. The fare is RM 2 for whole day.
Malaysia is a federal country consisting of thirteen states located in south-east Asia. The country's mainland is divided into two separate region; Peninsular Malaysia, attached to the Asia mainland, and East Malaysia, situated at the north region of Borneo Island. Malaya was formed in the year 1957 and became independent from British Colonialisation. The official day of independence is 31st August, 1957.
Located in equatorial regions, Malaysia has tropical climate. with with north-east
monsoon comes in October to February and often carries frequent rainfall. It is rare
to have day without The milder south-westmoonsoon comes in April to October.
Visitors are advised to wear summer-clothing and take along umbrella, light-sweater, and a bottle
of mineral water. Malaysia also have highlands with cooler climates. Check with your hotel or
travel for trip to highlands or beaches. All clocks in Malaysia runs at GMT +8, and Daylight
Saving Time is not observed.
Malaysian currency is called Ringgit, symbolized as RM. One ringgit is divided into 100 sen. The ringgit generally trades to RM 3.5 for 1 US Dollar or Rm 4.5 to 1 Euro. Ringgit bills come in denomination of 1,5,10,50, and 100. COins come in denomination 1,5,10, 20, and 50 sen.