Malaysia Most Wanted MAP is ALIVE!

After months of preparation and testing, Malaysia Most Wanted (MMW) is proud to launch Map of Malaysia, to help you reach the destination and understand the surrounding neighborhood.


How does it work?
We have an online map (using Google Map Technology) which shows proper street maps and satellite images of the area. We added in Placemark (small little meaningful icons to indicate the nature of the place) which label the surrounding buildings and area, such as Banks, Parks, Offices, Shopping Malls and etc to help you easily identify and understand the area. You could search for any address or name of places / buildings / business to find your desired map with its surrounding places clearly marked.

Why do I need it?
To help you find your away around unfamiliar places by showing the correct map with proper landmarks. Especially when I want to find a particular shop or attend an interview in unfamiliar address, or finding good food around Ipoh or places to travel in Penang.

To help you understand the neighborhood and surrounding area better, such as what are the public amenities around, or are there any hidden lake or places that I never noticed before. I might be considering of moving to Bandar Baru Klang, and I am interested to know how developed is the place and what shops are available within walking distance.

Why is certain map empty without any Placemark?
We are currently working on marking as much of Malaysia as possible, so quite a number of places are not fully covered yet. You could do you part by helping us to mark area you are familiar with, by clicking on “Add Placemark” at the left hand corner of the Map.

We hope Malaysia Most Wanted Map will make Malaysia more accessible and make finding places as easy as 123.

Malaysia November Weekend Happening: 14-14 Nov 2008

Ever wonder what to do during the weekend, and always thought that there is nothing to do in Malaysia. Think again, as we open up for options to ease your dry weekend.

On Friday
We have the 19th Raja Muda Selangor International Regatta starting this weekend (hopefully it’s still on) at Port Klang, BAKUC – Bandai Action Kits Universal Cup 2008 at Sungei Wang, ASIMO Roadshows at One Utama. For Art and Music, check out Francissca Peter @ NBT, Bangsawan Batu Belah Batu Bertangkup at DBKL City Theatre and Rhythm of the Soul at Dewan Sivik.

On Saturday
For those into performance and music, we have T4YP Sweatshop at KLPac, Hacken’s Concert Hall Live In Malaysia at Genting, KL Hip Hop Festival at Sri Hartmas, U.O.X Play: Block Party at Capital Square or Fly FM 3rd Fly-aniversary at One Utama.

On Sunday
Penang Bridge International Marathon is on this Sunday, too late to register but still okay to join the crowd. We have CREST (Crisis Relief Services & Training Berhad) charity dinner at Sunway Resort Hotel, and the happening and very fun (yet affordable) Music Against Racism at Menara KL.


For a complete list of event, checkout our Monthly Calendar or Weekly Event Listing.

Malaysia Most Wanted (MMW) Upgrade

Thanks to your support and frequent visit, Malaysia Most Wanted (MMW) had upgraded to a bigger and better home to serve you better (hopefully more uptime and faster speed).

Some might experience problem in accessing the website due DNS Propogation, but it should be solved by now since we had moved for more than 48 hours. If you had any difficulty accessing the website (or found the website misbehaving), leave a comment here and we will certainly look into it.

Malaysian Food & Restaurant Review: October 2008

The October 2008 Most Visited Food Venue (based on Google Analytics pageview), brought to you by Malaysia Most Wanted Food and Restaurants.


This month, the top 3 spot went to Buffet (Malaysian sure is Tham Jiak), and Japanese food influenced buffet. I realise Shogun and Saisaki are probably sister company, and it is good value for money at the moment.

1. Shogun, Japanese Buffet @ One Utama, Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
2. Saisaki Japanese Buffet @ Wisma UOA II, Jalan Pinang, Kuala Lumpur
3. Jogoya @ Starhill, Jalan Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur

The “Night View of KL” spot: Look Out Point is still pretty popular, followed by the ever affordable Yuen Buffet Steamboat with its hot chicken wing. It’s a surprise that Hajime is at the 6th spot now, either it is really good or people are more loaded during the bad economy time, or both. The Best Satay of Malaysia from the Satay Town: Restoran Sate Kajang Hj. Samuri is still holding strong, followed by the shabby Williams Mamak and classy Sky Bar.

Others notable mentions include the all time favourite Shabu Shabu and Bumbu Bali in Puchong, Delicious Café in Bangsar, The Cave and Murni in SS2, Chef & Brew in Bukit Damansara, Boat House in TTDI and Ninja Jones in Mid Valley.

Some not so new comers (for those who got tired of the good old food and want something fresh), you could check out Cupcake Chic (The Curve), Opus (Bangsar), Tasty Pot Restaurant (Taman Mewah Jaya, PJ), Agefuku Japanese Restaurant (USJ Taipan), Shilla Korean Buffer (The Curve), Big Plate (Subang Permai) and Nihon Kai Japanese Restaurant (Old Klang Road).

Bon Appetite.

Malaysia Halloween Weekend Events: 01-02 November 2008

What cooking for the halloween weekend? (Most parties are over by Friday, so lets see what we have over the weekend)

We have the all fun Eco Film Fest 2008 @ Akademi Seni Budaya dan Warisan Kebangsaan (ASWARA), Jalan Tun Ismail, Kuala Lumpur, don't miss the great party. At the same time, do visit the Bijou Bazaar for some good shopping. You could catch hold of Allan & Indi Hold Court in Putrajaya for some comedy, or party at Heineken Green Room. For children, don't miss the Toys"R" Us Halloween Costume Competition; For Film Buff, do catch the MASKARA Shorties.

For outdoor enthusiast, check out UFL Year End Sale in conjunction with ASTEX 2008, Adventure Sports & Travel Expo. For some great music and performance, don't miss the Dama Vocal Festival 2008, Acoustic Jaya All Female Weekend and Backyard JAMFest 2008.

For November, we have the Malaysia International Gourmet Festival @ Malaysia kickstaring, so be prepared for many affordable yet great food to pamper our precious stomach. The kick-off of Darwin-Bali PD-Langkawi Yacht Rally 2008 @ Admiral Marina & Leisure Club, Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan might be interesting, and not to forget Langkawi International Fishing Tournament (LIFT) @ Tukun Perak Island, Langkawi, Kedah.

Others

• Rockcity Blazing Guitar Challenge @ Sungei Wang Plaza, Jalan Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur
• Genting Trailblazer @ Awana Genting Highlands, Genting Highlands, Pahang
• Sunday Sundaes Bazaar @ 3rd Mile Square Business Centre, Jalan Klang Lama, Kuala Lumpur
• Elaine Kang "Concert Of Love" Live Charity Concert @ Arena of Stars, Genting Highlands, Pahang

Check out November Event Calendar or see the Full Weekend Event List for 1-2 Nove 2008

Belated Malaysian Food & Restaurant Review: September 2008

The September 2008 Most Visited Food Venue (based on Google Analytics pageview), brought to you by Malaysia Most Wanted Food and Restaurants.

I travelled into the mountains and out of Internet + TV for 3 weeks, and I really crave for some good old Malaysian food after that. Now I think no other country can beat the diversity and deliciousness of Malaysian food (of course, I am a Malaysian).

Not much changes to the Top 3 spots (and it ain’t easy to knock down the most popular place in town).

1. Tupai Tupai Restaurant & Cafe @ Jalan Bukit Petaling, Kuala Lumpur
2. Shogun, Japanese Buffet @ One Utama, Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
3. Saisaki Japanese Buffet @ Wisma UOA II, Jalan Pinang, Kuala Lumpur

Jogoya is still at the 4th place despite the negative reviews, so it proves that popular doesn’t mean good. We all like a good KL city night view together with out dinner, and Look Out Point could give you just that. Cheap and nice steamboat is available at Yuen Buffet Steamboat.

Big Plate Restaurant and Williams Mamak is doing very well this month in the Top 10 list. Some new comers includes Hartz Chicken Buffet, Chitralada Palace, Carnaval Churrascaria, The Cave, Little Penang Café, Al Diafah, Shilla Korean Buffet and Xenri.

Sometimes I just wonder where is the best Wantan Mee in town, and I will find out the answer for that soon.

Nepal Annapurna Circuit - "Remember to live life"

Malaysia Most Wanted Event Calendar

You can now view all the Happenings in Malaysia using a singular Monthly Event Calendar, different categories (Art, Festival, Sales, etc) are marked with different color (with icons too).


Just put your mouse cursor over the event’s title for more detail, or click on the link for the full detail.


Check out This Month's Most Happening Event!

Malaysian Weekly Event: 8-14 September 2008

The 2nd week of September 2008 is pretty quiet, filled with Arts and Mooncake / Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration (14 Sep 2008).

Interesting thing to look out for

• Joey Yap's National Feng Shui Congress 2008 @ Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur City Centre, Kuala Lumpur
• PIKOM PC Fair 2008, Perak @ Stadium Indera Mulia, Jalan Stadium Perak, Ipoh, Perak
• Tony Orlando “Yellow Ribbon” Tour 2008 @ Arena of Stars, Genting Highlands, Pahang

We have several mooncake festivals celebration, and hopefully more events will surfaced by the end of the week.

• Mid-Autumn Festival @ One Utama, Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
• Mid-Autumn Lights @ Sunway Pyramid, Bandar Sunway, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
• Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration @ Mines Shopping Fair, Mines Resort City, Seri Kembangan, Selangor

Music for the weekend includes Adil Johan Quartet with Melisa Suciati, Rachel Guerzo Quartet, Asiabeat Project and Moonshine @ Laundry.

Art Exhibitions: Embracing the Arts, Samsudin Wahab, The Boy Who Loved Clouds, Wallscapes: Jiawei Shen and Merdeka, Sweet Flavour - Mohd Fauzi Sedon, Pelukis & Peristiwa, First Impressions - J-Cent Mu and The Indonesian Modern Arts by Artist Wayan Gede Susana.

Check our more events for This Week (8-14 Sep 2008).

Malaysia Weekend Happening Events: 5-7 September 2008

Major Events for this Weekend includes

• MATTA Fair Kuala Lumpur 2008 @ Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC), Jalan Tun Ismail, Kuala Lumpur
• Modern Home & Property Fair 08 @ Mid Valley Megamall, Mid Valley City, Lingkaran Syed Putra, Kuala Lumpur
• 29th Malaysia International Property Showcase, ECO-SERIES @ Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC), Jalan Tun Ismail, Kuala Lumpur
• Malaysia Furniture Fair (MFF) 2008 @ Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur City Centre, Kuala Lumpur

We have Astro Mid-Autumn Festival at Auto-City, Penang, and it seems that F.I.R Concerts had been postponed until November. Genting Arena of Stars is hosting Genting Chinese Love Song Singing Contest 2008 Final, and Calvary Church is hosting Carnival 08 at Bukit Jalil Golf and Country Resort.

Check out more of this weekend’s event, with some warehouse sales as usual.

Malaysian Food & Restaurant Review: August 2008

The August 2008 Most Visited Food Venue (based on Google Analytics pageview), brought to you by Malaysia Most Wanted Food and Restaurants.


One thing is for sure, buffet is the absolute favourite of all Malaysian where the top 3 favourite makan place of Auguest 2008 goes to:

1. Shogun, Japanese Buffet @ One Utama, Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
   
2. Saisaki Japanese Buffet @ Wisma UOA II, Jalan Pinang, Kuala Lumpur 
   
3. Jogoya @ Starhill, Jalan Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur

I wonder why did Jogoya manage to make a comeback, did the food gotten better and the pricing is more reasonable now?

The classy Sky Bar is standing strong at 4th place, followed by good scenery from Look Out Point. Yuen Buffer is another food bargainers heaven, and of course the mysterious Tupai-Tupai.

New comer Williams Mamak is the Malaysian midnight favourite (as compared to SS2 Murni), and Bumbu Bali never loses its charm since the beginning.

Enough of the old boys, lets see if there is anything new. New faces includes Chef & Brew, Sri Ayutthaya, Nihon Kai and Momo.

Returning new comers include Hajime, Matsuba, Noble House Imbi, Boat House, Delicious Café, Bavarian Bierhaus, Lala Chong and Marco Polo.

We have Blue Dragon and My Elephant coming back to Top 50, pretty affordable and nice place to dine.

Thank you everyone for making MMW Food the No 1 website to find yummy food in Malaysia :) Every recommendation counts. Jiak Jiak Jiak!

Merdeka Eve Party 2008

The almost complete list of places to go on Merdeka Eve, if you like the big crowd, parking problems, perhaps some fireworks, lots of intoxication and stay up until early morning :)

• TM Triple Play cum Merdeka Eve Party @ Sunway Pyramid, Bandar Sunway, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
• Summer Sensation Music Party @ Sunway Lagoon, Bandar Sunway, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
• Zouk Club Merdeka Eve Special @ Zouk Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur
• Merdeka Circus Party @ The Curve Shopping Centre, Mutiara Damansara, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
• Super Saturdays Merdeka Countdown Party @ Maison KL, Jalan Yap Ah Shak, Kuala Lumpur
• Weekend Rendezvous @ Solaris Mont'Kiara, Jalan Solaris, Mont Kiara, Kuala Lumpur
• Merdeka Celebrations @ Menara Pan Global, Jalan Punchak, Off Jalan P.Ramlee, Kuala Lumpur
• Bounce @ Off Jalan P.Ramlee, Kuala Lumpur
• White Nite @ The Ascott, Jalan Pinang, Kuala Lumpur
  

Be sure to check out Malaysia International Fireworks Competition 2008 @ Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC), Precicnt 5, Putrajaya. The Star Newspaper reported that Merdeka Eve celebration would take place at Dataran Merdeka, KLCC and Bukit Bintang. I am sure all the clubs and pubs would put an extra effort to beef up the celebrations and increase the city's intoxication level over the long weekend.

Check out for more Merdeka Eve Events.

Latest Updates

• Merdekakah Kita? @ Kampung Baru Ampang, Ampang, Selangor
• Indiependent Fest Penang @ Weld Quay, Penang

Malaysia Most Wanted Event BETA launch!

Ever feel bored over the weekend and can’t figure what to do besides yum cha and watching movie? You are in luck, as Malaysia Most Wanted Event let you know of the happening events around Malaysia all year round, and save you from "boredom".


Malaysia Most Wanted Event will cover the following events:

• Arts, Culture & Entertainment, perhaps a bit of orchestra, music or live performances to spice up your life a bit, and stretch our artistic cell slightly.
• Conventions & Exhibitions, we all love freebies, booth babes, gadgets and spend a few hours looking to best bargains in town.
• Festivals & Celebrations, its party time! Join the fun and prepare your DSLR camera!
• Sales & Promotions, time to save money and spend more at the same time, ironic!
• Sports, perhaps a little bit of marathon, triathlon, hiking, cycling, etc.

We have about 150++ events covered so far, and would continue to do much better. You could expect standard Malaysia Most Wanted Application such as those in MMW Food, including powerful search, easy browsing, user contributions and etc.

Check it out now :)

Search for Malaysia Property by Price

Malaysia Most Wanted Property & Real Estates supports Advance Search using various criteria such as project name, price, property type, land tenure, developer and location.

How to search by Price?

Price had a very flexible syntax. For example

• 200K (or 200000), to search for property in the around the price of RM 200,000 (somewhere between RM 150-250K).
• 100-200K (or 100 to 200 K), the price range of RM 100,000 – 200,000.
• >200K (or more than 200K), to search for any properties priced from RM 200,000 and above.
• <200k (or less than 200K), for any properties priced below RM 200,000.

Simple Search Syntax

The Price criteria could be used as part of the simple search syntax, just type in “price: 200K”. You could add in additional keywords as well, such as “Puchong price:200K”.

Search for Malaysia Property (Advance version)

Like others Malaysia Most Wanted application, we provide 3 ways to search for Malaysia Most Wanted Property & Real Estates.

• Simple – Just type in any keywords to search for. (similar to Food search)
• Advance – You could search by different criteria, such as project name, price, property type, land tenure, developer or location. (similar usage to Food advance search)
• Google – a powerful search engine powered by Google. Just type in any keywords to search for.

Advance Search


This looks more complicated, but it is more powerful in helping you to narrow down on your search results. You could use any of the following criteria (remember to double quote the word for exact match):

• Search For, where you can type in any keyword you would like to search for
• Project Name, name of the property development project, like Koi Kinrara, Saujana Residency, etc
• Price, allowing searching for property by price range using some simple but special syntax. For example, 100K, 100-200K, >100K, <200k>
• Type, property type such as terrace link, condominium, bungalow, semi detached, shop, etc.
• Land Tenure, such as Freehold, Leasehold or Malay Reserve Land.
• Developer, name of the property developer such as Bukit Hitam, Sime UEP and etc. Beware that sometimes big developers like SP Setia or IOI used their sub companies as developers.
• Location, type in any locations may it be state, area, street or taman.

As usual, we have automatic recommended word list support.

Malaysia Most Popular Property

It is quite hard to determine the quality of new property launches, though the location and developer would prove to be a useful hint.


Sometimes certain property had more buzz in it, may it be the effect of advertising, or the spreading of word of mouth. Though we still can’t tell you which property is a better buy, but you could let you know which property is more popular on a month by month basis (year by year, or all time most popular). In fact, we track how many people view or search for these properties using Google Analytics.

Here are the top 5 most popular property for the month of July 2008

1. Ken Damansara 3, Condominium @ SS2, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
2. Taman Impian Putra, Pamelia @ Taman Impian Putra, Bangi, Selangor
3. Sri Putramas II, Royal Domain @ Sri Putramas II, Segambut, Kuala Lumpur
4. Avilla Apartments @ Puchong Jaya, Puchong, Selangor
5. Kinrara Mas, Apartment @ Kinrara Mas, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur

Malaysian Food & Restaurant Review: July 2008

The July 2008 Most Visited Food Venue (based on Google Analytics pageview), brought to you by Malaysia Most Wanted Food and Restaurants.


Malaysian sure are buffet and Japanese food lovers, where to top 2 spots easily go to:

1. Shogun, Japanese Buffet @ One Utama, Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
2. Saisaki Japanese Buffet @ Wisma UOA II, Jalan Pinang, Kuala Lumpur

Look Out Point still stays at a romantic and affordable place to have dinner with a nice KL City night view free of charge. Besides Look Out Point, people could opt for Gasoline or Bread and Olive at the same spot as well (recommended by fat_blob).

Jogoya still stays at 4th place, with the cool and beautiful Sky Bar at 6th, and the cheap and nice Yuen Buffet steamboat stay strong at 7th place. We have Tupai-Tupai for the traditional Malay food, Carl’s Jr for the big and expensive burgers and Malaysian favorite Mamak-styled Williams Mamak.

Others worth mentioning are Lemon Garden Café for Hi Tea Buffer, Hajime for a classy Japanese meal, Delicious Café for another expensive treat on western cuisine in Bangsar, and the affordable and homely Bon Bon’s café.

Some notable new comers include Noble House Imbi for some expensive Chinese dining, Matsuba or Rakuzen or Okuchi for a good Japanese meal, or Boat House the hidden Gem of TTDI for a good western meal, or check out Chef & Brew or Cameo Restaurant & Wine Bar for a expensive dinner treat.

For some nice yet affordable choices, we could go for

• Restoran Shabu Shabu @ Bandar Puteri Puchong, Puchong, Selangor
• Food Foundry @ Happy Mansion, Section 17 (Jalan 17), Petaling Jaya, Selangor
• Restoran Sate Kajang Hj. Samuri, Satay @ Bangunan Dato’ Nazir, Jalan Kelab, Kajang, Selangor
• Restoran SS2 Murni, Mamak @ SS2, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
• Lala Chong Seafood Restaurant @ Subang, Selangor

Yet another fruitful and delicious month, yummy!

Malaysian Food & Restaurant Review: June 2008

The June 2008 Most Visited Food Venue (based on Google Analytics pageview) result for Malaysia Most Wanted Food.

The Top 3 are the usual of:

1. Shogun, Japanese Buffet @ One Utama, Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
2. Neway Karaoke @ Cheras Plaza, Taman Segar, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur
3. Saisaki Japanese Buffet @ Wisma UOA II, Jalan Pinang, Kuala Lumpur

Look Out Point is still a nice place to have a magnificent view of KL’s night view, not too sure about the food.

Carl’s Junior is one of the latest burger franchise craze in town, charbroil burger with a big size and big prize tag.

Williams Mamak, Italian Mamak @ Taman Mayang, Petaling Jaya, Selangor is quite a new entry, serving Italian food at mamak.

Restoran Shabu Shabu @ Bandar Puteri Puchong, Puchong, Selangor is gaining popularity fast around Bandar Puteri area by serving affordable and nice Japanese steamboat.


All interesting places include

• Matsuba Japanese Restaurant, Japanese Buffet @ Desa Sri Hartamas, Kuala Lumpur
• Delicious Cafe @ Bangsar Village 2, Jalan Telawi Satu, Bangsar Baru, Kuala Lumpur
• Hajime Japanese Restaurant @ Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur

It's already July, with half of 2008 behind us. Maybe it's time for a half-yearly review of favaourite food and restaurants of fellow Malaysian.

MMW Food Marketing Goodies: June 2008

Bookmark/Namecard introducing MMW Food for the 1st time :)

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MMW Property Marketing Goodies: May 2007

Fun Paper Art: Cut, Fold and Glue. Fold into a mini red box, and plant in the smiley and sunshine :) for MMW Property