Used ATMs at night in KL Sentral and Johor Bahru many times. I usually stick to Maybank or RHB machines located inside malls or 24 hour shops. Even Si...

My Equity Bank Visa card was swallowed by a Maybank machine in Penang. No error message, just nothing. I went to the Maybank branch next door and they...

I booked all my hostels online and paid through Agoda with my Erste credit card. But when I arrived at one hostel in Melaka they still asked for a 50 ...

Commuted daily on MRT/LRT with Touch ‘n Go and top‑ups via debit card. In February 2025 they’d rolled out open fare gates so around half the stations ...

Totally normal, unfortunately. I used a CIMB ATM in Penang and hit Accept for AUD thinking it was just a confirmation. My Wise card showed a terrible ...

Just flew into Kansai Airport last week. The money exchange counter offered 143 yen per SGD, but when I used my DBS Visa debit card at a Seven Bank AT...

Used my Amex Platinum in Osaka and Kyoto and it worked maybe 30 percent of the time. Big hotels and major chains like Uniqlo or Bic Camera accepted it...

My DBS Mastercard was hit or miss in Japan. It worked fine at Lawson to buy snacks but failed at a Don Quijote in Tokyo and at a sushi place in Hirosh...

I spent a full month in Japan last year. I had a daily budget of ¥7,000 including food, local trains, and museum tickets. Kept around ¥5,000-¥10,000 c...