Malaysia
Best arrival window: June on the west coast. Nomads choose Kuala Lumpur (Bangsar, KLCC), Penang (Georgetown) and Johor Bahru; retirees lean toward Penang's Tanjung Bungah and KL's Damansara. Trans-boundary haze can hit KL and Penang August to October; in El Niño years PM2.5 pushes past 150 µg/m³ (very unhealthy), with school closures.
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