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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Kuala Lumpur's southern suburbs lie to the south of the city centre, Brickfields, Bangsar and Midvalley and Ampang.
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Stadium Nasional Bukit Jalil, SNBJ
Bukit Jalil National Stadium is Malaysia's national stadium, constructed in 1998 to host that year's Commonwealth Games. It was also the venue of the 2001 and 2017 Southeast Asian Games. For the latter event, the stadium and surrounding structures were given a facelift. It is the centre-piece of a larger sports complex, known as KL Sports City. With a seating capacity of 87,000 the stadium is also a venue for concerts, while the car park was often used for furniture and interior design trade fairs. The sports complex also includes the adjacent National Aquatic Centre (see below).
Pusat Akuatik Nasional
Olympic size pool. The opening hours are a little weird though: 7 one-hourly sessions on weekdays and 3 evening sessions on the weekends.
This huge stadium with a capacity of 87,411 is used as venue for many sports events and concerts.
Excellent chicken rice, tasty, affordable and in more comfortable atmosphere than Jalan Gasing outlets
Try some cheap and tasty noodle near Taman OUG Wet Market, Uncle Liong which is inside Restoran Ong Lay, selling Pork Noodle, Spicy Noodle and their Signature Dish-Fish Paste Bitter Gourd Noodle. Other than that there is also a lot of Chinese restaurants around that area. It is located near MCA Seputeh Community Centre.
A whole street's worth of eateries featuring cuisine from China, Taiwan and South Korea, too many to be listed in detail. As mentioned, this is the more happening part of Sri Petaling.
南洋冰室
2nd floor of Eko Cheras Mall. Check out their wanton mee, sandwiches and Yuenyeung (HK-styled coffee and milk tea mix).
Western restaurant and bar, attached to the southern wing of Leisure Mall. Do check out their pizzas.
45-46, Jalan 5/101C, Off Jalan Kaskas, Cheras Commercial Centre, Taman Cheras. The hotel offers 132 tastefully furnished rooms at reasonable rates. Each accommodation has 24-hour satellite TV, mini-fridge, air-conditioning, among others.
Some of its amenities are tour and travel information desk, dry cleaning/laundry, and business center with comprehensive service.
Perhaps the largest mall in the vicinity of the National Stadium. Nothing notable for a tourist, but still convenient for one to get groceries from the AEON BIG hypermarket at the lower-ground floor of this shopping mall. Some fast-food outlets inside.
Another grocery mart in the vicinity, after Endah Parade. Part of a national chain store. However this mart is located in the more bustling part of Sri Petaling, so to speak.
Easily spotted along the Kuala Lumpur-Kajang-Seremban federal road, this mall, though not as big as Mid Valley, is still the largest neighbourhood mall serving the locals in Cheras. Connected to the Taman Mutiara metro station, this mall is in operation since 1995. There is a grocery store on the southern wing.
Located across the KL-Kajang road from Leisure Mall. New mall opened in late-2018, with a grocer store on the ground floor, and the remaining cinema in the area.
Plaza Phoenix
Despite its name, this mall is not a major public transport hub! Only the Kajang Line MRT (metro) and two buses stop here.
Taman Connaught Chinese pasar malam is the most popular night market in the area, and was dubbed the 'longest Chinese pasar malam in KL'. It's held every Wednesday at the Taman Connaught housing area in Cheras, from dusk until midnight.
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