This is Kuantan

Kuantan is connected to Kuala Lumpur via the East Coast Expressway and Karak Expressway. The East Coast Expressway also links Kuantan to other major towns in Pahang although locals still prefer the old trunk road. Two other important east coast towns are Kota Bharu and Kuala Terengganu, connected via coastal trunk roads.

Kuantan Airport is located just 15 km from the city and is operated by Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad. It has daily shuttle services to Kuala Lumpur and Penang via Malaysia Airlines, low-cost subsidiary Firefly and Air Asia. The same runway is also used by the Royal Malaysian Air Force, which operates MIG-29s from the nearby Kuantan Royal Malaysian Air Force base.

Medical needs are served by several hospitals and clinics. The main hospital is Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan, which is equipped with various state-of-the-art equipment such as a CT scanner and MRI. It also serves as the teaching hospital for the Kulliyyah of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia. A Community Health Centre serves suburbs such as Beserah, while smaller clinics are situated in smaller suburbs such as Bandar Indera Mahkota. Two private medical centres also operate in Kuantan, namely the Kuantan Medical Centre and Kuantan Specialist Hospital.

Kuantan has plans for massive infrastructural developments which is expected to come to fruition by 2012; Kuantan Sentral, costing RM50 million will be built as one of the main components of The Planned Kuantan Metropolis. This state of the art transportation hub will also include the first Malaysian Trans-City-Speed Train connecting Kuantan and the capital city of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur through Kuala Lumpur Sentral. The building will be fully air-conditioned and will have a depature and arrival hall with information boards showing the time for bus depatures and arrivals.