Malaysia offers well-developed infrastructure

Although Malaysia inherited well-developed infrastructure and transport network from the colonial era, the same was unevenly distributed.

After gaining independence, the Malaysian government made considerable effort to improve its highways, railroads, seaports and airports.

Malaysia’s persistence in developing and upgrading its infrastructure resulted to it having the most-well-developed infrastructure among newly industrialising countries in Asia.

Infrastructure
The country is served by a network of 94,500 kilometres of primary and secondary roads, of which 70,970 kilometres are paved. This includes 580 kilometres of superior quality expressways, which connect Kuala Lumpur with Singapore and with major seaports and other destinations.

It also has a railway system of about 1,800 kilometres, with the major tracks running from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur, and further to Pinang and Bangkok (Thailand).

The development of Kuala Lumpur Sentral, a futuristic self-contained city, will see the rise of a modern transportation hub which integrates all major transport network, including the Express Rail Link to Putrajaya and the KLIA.

The network of well-maintained highways in Peninsular Malaysia is a boon to industries as they link major growth centres to airports and seaports.

Seaports
International trade, particularly seaborne trade, has traditionally been Malaysia’s lifeblood. Over 90 percent of the country’s trade today is by sea through its seven international ports, namely Port Klang, Penang Port, Port of Tanjung Pelepas, Johor Port, Kemaman Port in Peninsular Malaysia, Bintulu Port in Sarawak and Kuantan Port.

All these ports feature modern facilities, with Bintulu Port handling liquefied natural gas.

As the country’s trade and economy expanded, these ports also registered impressive growth. In fact, Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) and Port Klang are ranked among the world’s top 20 container ports.

Airports
To serve the country’s growing business and tourism needs, Malaysia has also promoted development of aviation.
It has 32 airports with paved runways, while 83 have unpaved runways.

Malaysia’s central location within the Asia Pacific region makes the country an ideal gateway to Asia.

With this, Malaysia invested in six well-developed international airports — the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), Langkawi International Airport and Senai International Airport in Peninsular Malaysia, Penang International Airport, Kuching International Airport in Sarawak and Kota Kinabalu International Airport in Sabah.

The KLIA, which is the country’s biggest airport, can handle up to 40 million passengers and over 1.2 million tonnes of cargo per year.

Power
Malaysia has adequate reserves of gas, oil and coal to meet its energy needs.

Electrical power in Peninsular Malaysia is predominantly supplied by state-controlled Tenaga Nasional company.

But given the rapid industrialisation and growing demand for electricity, the government exerted considerable effort to privatize the national utility company. Private initiatives were also developed to build new power generating plants. This saw the establishment of private consortium, the Independent Power Providers (IPPs).

Telecommunications
Over the last decade, the country’s telecommunication network witnessed impressive upgrading and expansion following the privatisation of its Telecommunication Department.

Notably, Malaysia uses the latest digital and fibre optics technology to deliver high quality telecommunication services at competitive rates.

Under Malaysia’s Equal Access Regime, a telephone subscriber can select from five network service providers for a full range of local and international services covering data and voice facilities.

The country also has six internet service providers as well as five telco’s and other network facilities services supporting a full range of international and domestic services.

Farah Wahida, Editor of PropertyGuru, wrote this story. To contact her about this or other stories email farahwahida@propertyguru.com.my

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