[email protected], I agree, hospitality during visits is first class. Unfortunately, the system for arranging such visits can be somewhat lengthy and must be done through the Defence Staff of the Brit High Commission in KL who forward requests to the Malaysian MinDef.
I started arranging such a visit for ex-Butterworth/Penang people at the end of Nov 09 for a planned visit at the end of April last year. We got the green light the day before the actual visit was to take place. We were very well looked after by the Base staff at Butterworth during the visit though.
Cubanate, I remember the Python incident well. It got a mention in the local press again a few weeks ago.