> Quick view: POPULAR Book Malaysia's travelling bookfair has pulled into AEON Mall Kuching Central, Sarawak — selected English and Malay books get a 20% rebate when buying two or more, selected Chinese books from RM5 nett, a RM5 promotion voucher with a minimum RM50 nett spend, plus children's activities, running 11-23 August 2026.

The offer

  • Selected English and Malay books: 20% rebate when buying two or more
  • Selected Chinese books: from RM5 nett
  • RM5 promotion voucher with a minimum RM50 nett spend
  • Free exclusive gift (one only) with every new application or renewal of a POPULAR Card or e-Card — a tote bag for the 3-year Privilege Card, a Pilot pen for the 1-year card
  • Purchase-with-purchase, on a minimum RM60 nett spend: Uzspace 700ml thermal flask at RM29.90 nett (usual RM79.90) and a SonicGear SonicGo! 5 portable Bluetooth speaker at RM39.90 nett (usual RM59.90) — limited to one unit of each per customer per receipt, same day
  • Free children's activities across both weekends (schedule below)
  • Runs 11-23 August 2026

Where and when

Ground Floor, Center Court, AEON Mall Kuching Central, No 88, Lot 3458, Block 10 KCLD, Jalan Datuk Patinggi Ahmad Zaidi Adruce, Kuching, Sarawak.

Fair hours are 10.00am-10.00pm Sunday to Thursday, and 10.00am-10.30pm Friday, Saturday and the eve of public holidays.

The children's activities, in full

All four are free, walk-in (no pre-registration), open to ages 5-12, limited to 10 participants per session, and every participant receives a door gift:

  • Find the Hidden Objects (supported by Pelangi & Highlights) — 15 & 22 Aug (Sat), 1pm-2pm
  • Spot the Difference — 15 & 22 Aug (Sat), 5pm-6pm
  • Word Search — 16 & 23 Aug (Sun), 5pm-6pm
  • Doodle & Colouring — 16 & 23 Aug (Sun), 1pm-2pm

About the bookfair

POPULAR runs this same book-bundle-plus-rebate bookfair format as a rotating circuit through malls nationwide, with a heavy Sarawak presence — it was at Farley Mall in Kuching earlier this month (6-16 August), and has previously stopped at Vivacity Megamall and Plaza Merdeka, also in Kuching. This AEON Mall Kuching Central leg overlaps with the tail of the Farley Mall run, which wraps up on 16 August.

Fine print

  • The exact titles eligible for the 20% rebate aren't itemised on POPULAR's flyer — browse in-store to see which stock is marked down, and note it requires buying two or more qualifying books together
  • The RM50 nett minimum applies to the RM5 voucher specifically, in a single receipt; no separate minimum is published for the RM5-nett Chinese book selection
  • POPULAR's fine print adds that the promotion applies at this AEON Mall Kuching Central fair only, that free items require a purchase of RM10 or above excluding nett-priced items, and that all free items are while stocks last
  • The PWP purchase sum must exclude the price of the PWP items themselves
  • Everything above is read directly off POPULAR's own event flyer on popular.com.my for this fair, and cross-checks against Malaysian deals aggregator EverydayOnSales.com on dates, venue and mechanics

Tips

  • Buy in twos deliberately if you're after the English/Malay rebate — a single book won't qualify
  • Bundle a RM50+ purchase to clear the voucher threshold rather than checking out just under it
  • The fair runs less than two weeks — go on a weekday if you want to browse the Chinese-book table without a crowd
  • Sessions cap at 10 kids, so turn up early on activity days rather than at the stated start time
  • If your POPULAR Card is near expiry, renewing it at the fair is what triggers the free gift

Check POPULAR's own listing for this fair for the full flyer before you go.

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*Image: POPULAR Bookstores Malaysia — official event flyer for this fair (popular.com.my)*