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Pacific's 58th Anniversary Shop & Win Closes 16 September: RM50 Buys One Entry, However Much You Spend
The Store Group's 58th Anniversary Shop & Win has been running since 22 May 2026 and stops accepting entries on 16 September. Spend RM50 in a single receipt at a Pacific, Pacific Grocer, The Store, Market Place, TS Concept Store or Super Jimat, scan the QR, upload the receipt, and you are in the draw for a Proton e.MAS 5. We read the full official terms on the organiser's own entry site this run, and the line that matters is buried in the middle of them: each purchase receipt is entitled to one entry only, regardless of the total purchase amount. A RM500 receipt and a RM50 receipt are worth exactly the same. Two more things the posters do not tell you: winners pay the registration, insurance and road tax on the cars themselves, and anyone who does not turn up in person at the prize ceremony forfeits the prize. This is also the rare national campaign that is almost entirely out of town: Pacific's own store list runs to ten outlets across Kedah, Penang, Perak, Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang and Johor, and not one of them is in Kuala Lumpur or Selangor.
Resorts World Langkawi's 2026 Packages: One Saves You RM170, Another Costs RM592 More Than Booking It Yourself
Resorts World Langkawi publishes five packages that all run 1 January to 31 December 2026, with member and non-member ringgit printed for every room type. The resort also publishes an a-la-carte rate for each activity it bundles, which means the packages can be checked instead of trusted. Do the arithmetic and they split cleanly: the Golden Hour Sunset Cruise package beats booking the same two nights and the same cruise separately by RM170, while the Signature Suite Getaway costs RM592 more than assembling it yourself. We priced all five against the resort's own activity list, mapped the Genting Rewards discount room by room, and found the RM10 per night Langkawi levy that none of the package pages mention.
Aman Central 'Knot of Harmony': the Cheap Bazaar Route Ends 31 August — the Tiffin, the 5 September Workshop and RM3,200 Run to 20 September
Aman Central in Alor Setar is running "Knot of Harmony", its Merdeka and Malaysia Day 2026 campaign, from 13 August to 20 September 2026 — and on 1 September it changes shape. The free Merdeka Bazaar and the free Unity in Motion dance performances both end on 31 August, and with the bazaar goes the cheaper route to every gift in the campaign: the exclusive tiffin reverts from RM850 of bazaar spend to RM1,500 mall-wide, and the Muhibbah Knotting Workshop on Saturday 5 September reverts from RM200 to RM350. What survives into September is the RM100 tote, the tiffin, the workshop and a short-video contest with RM3,200 spread across 34 cash prizes. We re-read every campaign page and every piece of campaign artwork on Aman Central's own site on 31 August 2026: nothing has been extended, no Malaysia Day event has been posted, and the mall's "Wave of Harmony" page still carries the wrong description entirely — it repeats the knotting workshop copy, more than two weeks after we first flagged it. One piece of local context decides which September day you should go: Kedah is one of only three states that still runs a Friday-Saturday weekend.
Berjaya's 69th Merdeka Specials: Langkawi From RM450+ To 16 Sep, Island Extra 10% Ends 31 Aug
Berjaya Hotels & Resorts has put its Merdeka campaign on the island properties this year, and the numbers are worth reading properly. Berjaya Langkawi Resort has a named package, Celebrate Malaysia in Nature, from RM450+ room-only and RM470+ with breakfast, bookable right through to 16 September. The three east-coast island resorts — The Taaras, Redang Island Resort and Berjaya Tioman — get an additional up to 10% off on top of existing promotional rates, each with a one-time RM69 dining discount attached. The catch is in the dates: the campaign header, the individual property cards and the Langkawi offer page print three different sets of deadlines, and the Langkawi package is fully prepaid and non-refundable 14 days out. Re-checked 31 August 2026 — the extra-10% mechanic closes tonight with no extension published, but Berjaya Tioman has already replaced it with an End-of-Season Sale at up to 35% off Best Available Rates for September and October stays, and Redang Island Resort now publishes a straight RM394 nett per person two-night package.
7 Best Cafés & Coffee Spots in Alor Setar, Kedah (2026) — Spend Bands, Rest Days and Who Opens Before Noon
Seven verified, currently-trading cafés in Alor Setar, re-checked on 27 August 2026 with the Google-reported spend band, the real opening time and the rest day for each. One café in the previous version has since been confirmed permanently closed. Two sit at RM1-20 a head, five at RM20-40 — and only one opens before noon.
8 Family-Friendly Things To Do in Alor Setar & Kedah (2026): Prices, Hours & Rest Days
Menara Alor Setar starts at RM7 on a MyKad, the Paddy Museum is RM5/RM2, and five museums are free — here are 8 verified family attractions in and around Alor Setar, Kedah, with real 2026 prices and the weekday each one is shut.
POPULAR Sungai Petani: The Bookfair Ended 16 Aug — and Village Mall Is Not in the 28-31 Aug Big Sale
The POPULAR Bookfair at Village Mall, Sungai Petani ended on 16 August 2026. The awkward part: of Kedah's three POPULAR stores only Aman Central in Alor Setar made the 43-store Big Sale list, so Village Mall stays at normal prices. What Sungai Petani shoppers do get: the chain-wide Super Holiday Promotion to 16 September and the members' 20% storewide gift certificate to 27 September.
LADA's Cashback Mai Langkawi: 50% Cashback on Kuala Perlis-Langkawi Ferry Fares (Till 31 Oct)
LADA's Cashback Mai Langkawi runs 1 August to 31 October 2026 and has three parts: 50% cashback on Kuala Perlis-Langkawi RoRo ferry passenger fares (round-trip ticket, minimum 2-night Langkawi stay, Malaysians who aren't Langkawi residents), a free one-way Bestuba boat ticket to Pulau Tuba, and Buy 1 Free 1 offers from 26 participating hotels, attractions and tour operators. The partner offers are worth far more than the RM21 ferry cashback — Tropical Charters pays a flat RM120 with promo code SCTC120, open to everyone with no ferry trip or minimum stay needed — but two close early: Tropical Charters caps at the first 300 bookings and Avante ends 30 September.
Malaysia Haze 2026: How to Read the API, When Schools Close, and Where to Check Live Readings
Read at 3pm on 29 August 2026: 31 of 67 stations are unhealthy or worse and none is rated good, with Sri Aman at 228. Here is what the API bands mean, the exact readings that close schools, why apims.doe.gov.my no longer works, and how to protect your family.
Best Beach Resorts for a Langkawi Getaway 2026
From rainforest-backed five-star hideaways to boutique beachfront hotels — with a real price on every one, pulled from the resorts' own booking engines, plus the Malaysian-resident rates and the per-night island fee nobody quotes you.
6 Best Places for Kedah Specialties in Alor Setar (2026)
Mainland Kedah eats differently from Langkawi island — this guide rounds up six long-running Alor Setar-area spots for Kedah-style laksa, Kedah nasi lemak, ayam golek and Thai-border flavours, with opening times and what a meal actually costs.
Mega Kulim Pharmacy Kelang Lama, Kulim: Store Guide + What's Still Running in August 2026
The July opening promo at Mega Kulim Pharmacy's Kelang Lama Square branch in Kulim, Kedah has ended — but the outlet is open daily 9am-10pm, and three chain-wide promotions are still live: HANAKO at RM49.90 (until 30 Sep), a free Systane Travel Puff Pouch (until 30 Sep), and the Bio-Life RM280 Healthy Surprise Box (until 31 Aug).
8 Langkawi Food Spots You Have To Try
From a 24-hour nasi kandar institution opposite Cenang Mall to an asam-style laksa stall near the airport that sells out by mid-afternoon, here are 8 currently-operating restaurants and stalls across Langkawi worth seeking out.
Langkawi Sunset Cruise: Exclusive Maybank Cardholder Rates With Manta Cruises (Through April 2027)
Manta Cruises Langkawi is offering exclusive pricing to Maybank Mastercard/Visa cardholders on its Sunset Dinner Cruise and Private Cruise charters — RM180/adult, RM120/child, plus an extra 10% off for groups of 4+, departing from the Royal Langkawi Yacht Club through 30 April 2027.
8 Things To Do in Langkawi, Kedah (2026 Guide)
From the 125-metre curved Sky Bridge above Gunung Mat Cincang to mangrove boat tours through the UNESCO-listed Kilim Geoforest Park, here are eight currently-operating attractions on Langkawi island worth building a trip around.
Auntea Jenny Aman Central, Alor Setar: The Buy 1 Free 1 Has Ended — Kedah's Only Outlet, and It Is Halal-Certified (Aug 2026)
The 4-day grand-opening Buy 1 Free 1 ended on 26 July 2026. Here is what is actually true at Auntea Jenny Aman Central now: it is Kedah's only Auntea Jenny, it trades at LG-K17 & LG-K18, it is one of 20 outlets on the brand's halal-certified list — and the bubble-tea deal worth having in that mall this Merdeka belongs to somebody else.