How to Distinguish
- The domain is .my
- Official languages include Malay and English
- Cars drive on the left
- Yellow hexagonal route numbers
- Stop signs say berhenti
- License plates are white text on black
- If you see a black label on utility poles, it is the peninsula(from 『【GeoGuessr】Country Guide - Daig_O』)
- SDN BHD / BHD mean company / public company
- Signs often use black-and-white striped poles
- Roads are mostly asphalt, not concrete
Signs you can find
Yellow hexagonal route numbers . The Malaysian Public Works Department logo is also a yellow hexagon and appears on signs (参考文献 Jabatan Kerja Raya Malaysia). Many signs use black-and-white striped poles, and the centerline is usually white. Roads with double white lines in the center like this are rare outside Malaysia .
If you see a black label on utility poles, it is the peninsula rather than Borneo (from 『【GeoGuessr】Country Guide - Daig_O』). But black-label-like poles in Indonesia’s Riau Islands have misled me before , so check the surroundings too.
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By Ardeka Balian Aga Fo…, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link
Depending on the mosaic, the license plate may look split into two . If it looks split into three, it might be Indonesia.
By Slleong - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons(Link)
Asphalt roads are common and concrete roads are rare. Concrete roads usually appear only in remote places such as outlying islands . Roadside signs and bollards often show place names and route numbers .
Petronas Gas (PGB), run by the national oil and gas company Petronas, appears on signs with locations (参考文献 PETRONAS Gas Berhad (PGB)). The example below is a station in Lundu . Petrona🍆.
SDN BHD / BHD mean company / public company in Malaysia
Malaysia in 58 Chapters (Area Studies)
Malaysia consists of two main regions: the Malay Peninsula in the south of Indochina and the Borneo side across the South China Sea. This book introduces the country’s rich appeal formed by combining diverse elements.
Amazonで見るNarrow down state/region
- If you see Jawi script on street names or supermarket signs, it may be the northern or southern peninsula (参考文献 Jawi script).
- Agricultural distribution is uneven
- Oil palm plantations are common on the east side of the peninsula and around Sabah
- Rice paddies are more common in the far north of the peninsula
- Data source: U.S. Malaysia Production Country Summary (USDA)
- Refer to The Malaysia Doc by zi8gzag
Common in the northern peninsula (Terengganu, Kelantan, Kedah, Perlis) and the southern peninsula (Johor, the state closest to Singapore). If the sign is yellow, it is likely Johor (参考文献 The Malaysia Doc by zi8gzag). Jawi script also appears in Indonesia’s Riau and Riau Islands.
Large palm plantations often surround red ● palm oil mills. Central Sarawak has few roads, so if you see large plantations, lean toward eastern Sabah.
Rice paddies are most common in the far north.
