Name: Malay

Script: Latin

Origin: English

Indonesian (Dutch Origin) vs Malay (English Origin):

Taxi: Teksi (Malay) vs Taksi (Indonesian)

Police: Polis (Malay) vs Polisi (Indonesian)

Office: Pejabat/Ofis (Malay) vs Kantor (Indonesian)

Pharmacy: Farmasi (Malay) vs Apotek (Indonesian)

Bicycle: Basikal(Malay) vs Sepeda (Indonesian)

and etc

Type: Private

Shape: Long

Background: Black

Text: White

Additional details: On Street View blur these plates show two white stripes

In Malaysian the word "street" is usually shortened as "Jln.",

while in Indonesia it's "Jl."

Electricity pole stickers in Malaysia need to be interpreted together with camera generation and copyright year.

Black sticker + Gen 3 camera → Mainland Malaysia

Black sticker + Gen 4 camera → Anywhere in Malaysia

Copyright 2024 → Mainland Malaysia, Sarawak, or Sabah

Copyright 2025 → Only Sabah

Sabah is unlikely to have 2024 copyright imagery

A black sticker alone is not sufficient to determine the region.

Stop signs say ‘BERHENTI’

These wordings are unique to the country

Shape: Thin rectangle

Color: White

Material: Plastic

Reflector: Rectangle form. 2 red on one side, 2 white/grey on another

Shape: Thin rectangle

Color: White top (1/3) with white-and-black stripes (2/3)

Material: Plastic

Reflector: Rectangle form. red on one side, white/grey on another. No reflector is possible

Kilometre stones in Malaysia are painted white and blue, and sometimes also show the yellow hexagon shield found on motorway signs

In Malaysia, green direction signs show a bright yellow hexagonal highway shield, a shape unique to the country

On two-lane roads, Malaysia is the only country in Southeast Asia that usually paints a double solid white line in the center instead of yellow

Shape: Cylinder or rectangular. Long or short

Material: Concrete or metall

Color: Black-and-white stripes

In Malaysia, rumble strips are often painted as bold yellow bars across the road. This style is almost unique to Malaysia, only rarely seen in Hong Kong or the UK

Since about a quarter of Malaysians are ethnically Chinese, many city signs include Traditional Chinese characters. This is not the case in Indonesia