Airlines Most airlines have offices in and around the Golden Triangle.
Banks and exchange Main branches are: Bank Bumiputra, Menara Bumiputra, Jl Melaka (tel 03/298 8011); Bank of America, 1st Floor, Wisma Stephens, Jl Raja Chulan (tel 03/202 1133); Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, 2 Lebuh Ampang, Little India (tel 03/230 0744); Maybank, 100 Jl Tun Perak (tel 03/230 8833); Standard Chartered Bank, 2 Jl Ampang (tel 03/232 6555).
Car rental All main companies have offices at the airport; or contact Avis, 40 Jl Sultan Ismail (tel 03/241 7144); Budget, 29 Jl Yap Kwan Seng (tel 03/242 5166); Hertz, International Complex, Jl Sultan Ismail (tel 03/243 3433); National Car Rental, 9th Floor, Menara Bausted, 69 Jl Raja Chulan (tel 03/248 0522); Pacific, Wisma MCA, Jl Ampang (tel 03/263 7748).
Embassies and consulates Australia, Menara Baustead, 69 Jl Raja Chulan (tel 03/246 5555); Brunei, 113 Jl U Thant (tel 03/261 2820); Cambodia, 83-JKR 2809 Lingkungan U Thant (tel 03/457-3711); Canada, 7th Floor, Osk Plaza, 172 Jl Ampang (tel 03/261 2000); China, 229 Jl Ampang (tel 03/242 8495); Indonesia, 233 Jl Tun Razak (tel 03/984 2011); Japan, 11 Persiaran Stonor (tel 03/242 70
Emergencies Dial 999 for ambulance, police or fire. For the Tourist Police Unit call 03/241 5522 or 03/241 5243.
Hospitals and clinics General Hospital, Jl Pahang (tel 03/292 1044); Assunta Hospital, Petaling Jaya (tel 03/778 3433); Pantai, Jl Pantai, off Jl Bangsar, Bangsar (tel 03/282 5077); Tung Shin Hospital, Jl Pudu (tel 03/232 1655). There are 24-hour casualty wards at all of the above.
Immigration 3rd Floor, Jl Pantai Bahru, off Jl Damansara (Mon-Fri 9am-4.30pm; tel 03/757 8155). This is where you come for visa extensions.
Internet access Adamz Cyber Café, Lot 2, Annexe, Central Market; Cheng Lock Internet, Jl Cheng Lock, Chinatown; Dataran Cyber Café, Ground Gloor, Medan Mara Building, Jl Raja Laut; Easy Access, 146a Jl Bukit Bintang (in front of Planet Hollywood); Golden Date Internet Zone, 1st Floor, City One Plaza, Jl Musha Abdullah; Star Surf, 105 Jl Sultan (opp Rex Cinema); Traveller's E Mai
Pharmacy Kota Raya Pharmacy, 1st Floor, Kota Raya Plaza, Jl Cheng Lock, Chinatown.
Police The Chinatown police station is at the southern end of Jl Tun HS Lee (tel 03/232 5044). The main Tourist Police station, where you must report stolen property and claim your insurance form, is 1PK, Jl Hang Tuah (tel 03/2302222, ext 259). It's opposite the old Pudu Jail.