What works in Malaysia

Malaysia⚠️ Some limits

In Malaysia all the usual messengers, social networks and Google work. Some individual sites are blocked; in January 2026 Grok was blocked for two weeks.

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  X (Twitter) X works; Grok was blocked on 11–23.01.2026.Source: thestar.com.my, 23.01.2026 · verified
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  Other Some websites are blocked (FOTN 2025, no details); since 2025 social media licensing and the Online Safety Act are in force.Source: freedomhouse.org, 2025 · according to freedomhouse.org, 2025
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  VPN No data found on VPN restrictions.Source: · not verified

Getting round via a roaming eSIM: We found no specific data on blocking from test trips with a roaming eSIM; a study of the Airalo ecosystem shows that traffic from such eSIMs usually reaches the internet abroad (home routing / IPX hub), but nobody has checked local blocks for this particular country.

What to do

• Install and sign in to the apps you need at home: WhatsApp, Telegram, Privat24, monobank, Diia, Maps. Some app stores and sites may not open in the country.
• Keep your Ukrainian SIM in the phone with roaming on: bank SMS come to it. Switch data to the eSIM and turn off «Data roaming» on the Ukrainian SIM.
• About Tutu eSIM, honestly: Tutu eSIM is data only, without a number. Normal calls and SMS go through your Ukrainian SIM at roaming rates. So where calls in messengers are blocked, the eSIM alone won't open them.