Malaysia, press rank #73 · 
~$1,000/mo
Can you live unwatched in Kuantan?
Surveillance, facial recognition and crypto rules read here for the city itself, not the national average.
The privacy scorecard
The six marked ° below are read for Kuantan itself. The rest are set by Malaysia’s national law, the same across every city in the country.
press rank #73 (Malaysia) ~$1,000/mo, this city
safety 4/5
geopolitical stability 4/5
Childhood vaccines: recommended, never required
Malaysia recommends nationally, and Sarawak passed its own compulsory law in 2018.
If you skip them: Nothing nationally. In Sarawak, a state fine.
Exemptions: Not needed outside Sarawak.
Source: Georgetown AMP EID, survey of national legislation, 2024
Legal & financial exposure
Facts about the law, not a privacy score: whether each one helps or hurts depends on what you are trying to do.
Reports your account balances abroad (CRS)
Extradition treaty with the US
No tax on crypto capital gains
No capital gains tax for individual, non-business holders.
4 of 7 signals are unverified for this country: not shown, rather than guessed.
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