Penang (State)
Articles from Penang (State)(25)
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.
M Social Penang's RM98 Malaysia Day Buffet: Even the RM49 Child Price Is the Standing One
Beast & Butterflies at M Social Resort Penang in Tanjung Bungah is running a Taste of Malaysia buffet lunch on Wednesday 16 September 2026, from noon to 3pm, at RM98 nett per adult with Buy 3 Dine 4 and MyMillennium savings of 15 to 25 per cent. We read the hotel's own offer pages and its own menu PDFs, and almost all of that is already standing. RM98 is exactly what the restaurant charges for its weekend brunch buffet, Pay 3 Dine 4 is the standing group discount on that same brunch, and the 15, 20 and 25 per cent member tiers apply to every buffet there. Two things are genuinely different on 16 September: a one-day menu that runs seven states across its mains, and a buffet on a Wednesday. We have since queried the restaurant's own booking engine date by date, and it settles the last open question against the offer: the standing Saturday and Sunday buffets charge the same RM49 for seniors and children, so the RM49 on Malaysia Day is not a saving either. The RM38 weekday set lunch is still bookable on 16 September alongside the buffet.
Cinema Ticket Prices in Malaysia 2026: What Every Surviving Chain Actually Charges, From RM10 to RM80
Malaysia lost two cinema chains in eighteen months. mmCineplexes shut all 13 halls on 22 September 2025 after its parent entered creditors' voluntary liquidation, and MBO Cinemas closed its remaining eight sites in March 2026. We checked every surviving operator's own website on 7 September 2026, all the way through to the ticket-type screen, and found that the two chains everyone dismisses as obscure are the two that print their prices most plainly. Dadi Cinema shows a ringgit figure beside every showtime before you click anything. Mega Cineplex reveals adult, twin and Premier Hall prices two clicks in, with no login. Only one surviving chain genuinely publishes nothing. Here is the full rate card, from a RM13 Wednesday in Sungai Petani to an RM80 seat in Johor Bahru.
Gurney Plaza's Mid-Autumn Gift Ladder Has Four Rungs, and You Only Get to Pull One
Gurney Plaza's Reunion Mooncake Fair runs 4 to 20 September 2026 on the Ground Floor Extension Wing, and the mall has attached four spend-and-redeem gifts to it: RM450 from 4 September, RM400 from 5 September, RM300 from 11 September, RM200 from 16 September. The fine print on the mall's own artwork limits you to one redemption per shopper, so the four rows are a menu, not a staircase. Here is which rung is worth pulling, why the receipts must be same-day, and why 16 September is the one date that matters.
Penang Attraction Prices 2026: Four of Ten Charge Malaysians Less, and Penang Bird Park's 20% Online Discount Is Locals-Only
Penang is often described as a place where locals pay less, and on four of the ten attractions we priced it is emphatically true — but two of those four are the small George Town museums that most Penang lists skip. A MyKad adult pays RM16 for a return trip on the Penang Hill funicular where a visitor pays RM40, and a MyKad senior rides the express lane for RM8 while a non-MyKad senior pays RM60 for the same seat. Penang Bird Park's own online store cuts a Malaysian adult from RM50 to RM40 and leaves the RM65 foreign ticket untouched. Wonderfood Museum charges a local adult RM20 against a foreign adult's RM30, and Dark Mansion charges a MyKad adult RM23 online against RM30 for a foreign visitor. The other six have no nationality tier at all: Entopia is RM65 for an adult whether the ticket is bought on the "MyKad Special" or the "Standard" tab, ESCAPE and Tech Dome and The TOP price by age alone, and Pinang Peranakan Mansion charges everyone RM30. Here is what each of the ten actually costs, where the price is really published, and the booking rules that move real money.
8 International Schools in Penang 2026: Where the RM60,000 Tax Line Falls, and the Year Group That Crosses It
Since 1 July 2025, private and international school fees above RM60,000 per student per academic year carry 6 per cent service tax. In Penang that line does not separate the expensive schools from the affordable ones. It cuts through the middle of individual schools. At Prince of Wales Island International School the Balik Pulau Year 10 fee is RM60,300, which is RM300 over. At Dalat the top grade is RM59,000, which is RM1,000 under. At Stonyhurst the Malaysian rate card tops out at RM59,850, RM150 below the line, while the non-Malaysian card crosses it four year groups earlier. Here is every published 2026/2027 number from eight Penang schools, read off their own fee pages.
Harvey Norman Sunshine Central, Penang: the Price Slash Ended 9 Sep 2026 — What Penang Can Buy Now
The Harvey Norman Sunshine Central price slash ended on 9 September 2026 as scheduled, and its campaign page is still live and still advertising the dead 27 Aug to 9 Sep dates. Harvey Norman has moved the same store-only format to IOI Mall Kulai in Johor (10-16 September) and to its new Coalfields store in Sungai Buloh (10-23 September). Four model numbers appear on both the Penang and Kulai lists, and we compared every one: Penang was RM300 cheaper on the Philips 50-inch TV, Kulai RM100 cheaper on the HP laptop and RM102 on the Honor X9D, and the Asus Vivobook was RM3,099 in both stores - the same price Harvey Norman charges online nationwide. Penang itself now gets the Malaysia Day Mega Sale (to 16 September) and the Top Brands Mega Clearance (to 30 September) across all five of its Harvey Norman stores.
Queensbay Mall's 'Our Malaysia, Our Pride': RM50 Buys a Kid a Batik Workshop, RM388 Buys a Handkerchief — the Cheapest Rung Is the Best One
Queensbay Mall in Bayan Lepas is running "Our Malaysia, Our Pride", its Merdeka and Malaysia Day 2026 campaign, through to 20 September 2026 — and unlike most mall Merdeka campaigns, this one is not a single spend-and-redeem line. It is a four-rung spend ladder (RM50, RM100, RM288, RM388) sitting on top of a free exhibition, six free cultural performances by Dewan Budaya Universiti Sains Malaysia, and six heritage-craft workshops for children run with the Penang History Gallery. The structure is upside down in a way that works in your favour: the cheapest rung, RM50 in a single receipt, is the one that buys a child a place at a batik, gasing or kah kiak making workshop — something you cannot buy at all elsewhere in the mall — while the top rung, RM388 across a maximum of two same-day receipts, buys a batik handkerchief and does not open until 16 September, four days before the campaign ends. We read every piece of the mall's own campaign artwork, its event listing, its tenant highlights and its published car park rates on 24 August 2026. Here is the full schedule, every threshold, the worked maths, and the two afternoons worth planning your weekend around.
St Giles Wembley Penang's Merdeka Feast: RM95 Nett Buffet Lunch in George Town, August Babies Eat Free (31 Aug Only)
St Giles Wembley Penang is running a one-off Merdeka Feast buffet lunch at Wembley Cafe on 31 August 2026, from noon to 3pm. Rates are RM95 nett for adults, RM70 nett for senior citizens aged 55 and above and RM44 nett for children aged 6 to 12, all inclusive of 6% SST, so the number on the poster is the number you pay. Three perks sit on top: anyone with an August birthday dines free when accompanied by two paying adults, anyone wearing Merdeka colours gets a complimentary F&B voucher, and parking is free for all diners. Here is what different group combinations actually cost, how it stacks up against both Wembley Cafe's own regular weekend buffet and the beachfront Merdeka buffet up in Batu Ferringhi, why no membership discount applies, and the fine print worth clearing up before you call to book.
PARKROYAL Penang's Merdeka Buffet: Buy 1 Free 1 Brings a RM188 Beachfront Dinner Down to RM94 a Head (31 Aug Only)
PARKROYAL Penang Resort at Batu Ferringhi is running a one-night Marvelous Malaysia buffet dinner on Merdeka Day itself, and the headline price is misleading in the diner's favour. The advertised rate is RM188 per adult, but the offer carries a Buy 1 adult buffet, get 1 free mechanic — so a couple pays RM188 in total, not RM376. Children aged 6 to 12 are RM108 and under-sixes eat free. Here is the arithmetic for different group sizes, what the beachfront location does to your evening, and the fine print that stops you stacking this with anything else.
PUMA Outlet Design Village Penang: The Buy 2 Free 2 Is Over — What's Live Now (Till 27 Sep)
PUMA Outlet's Buy 2, Free 2 at Design Village Penang has ended — the mall removed it from its own promotions page, and the Spin O'Clock gachapon it came with closed with the July Mega Sale. The store is still open at G.153-155, and PUMA is a named brand on the mall's live Syoknya Merdeka Sale, running 21 August to 27 September 2026.
8 Best Char Kway Teow Stalls in Penang (2026) — Real Prices, Hours and Closed Days
Eight Penang char kway teow stalls re-checked in August 2026 — with the numbers most lists skip: RM7.50 at Jin Kor, RM8 at Siam Road, RM17.50 for Ah Leng's special, and the closed days that ruin a crawl (Lorong Selamat shuts Tuesdays, Ah Leng Wednesdays and Thursdays, Siam Road and Awesome on Sundays and Mondays).
8 Best Heritage & Boutique Hotels in George Town, Penang (2026) — Verified Rates and Direct-Book Deals
From the century-old Blue Mansion on Leith Street to a converted Chinese medicine hall on Penang Street, here are eight currently-operating heritage and boutique hotels inside or right on the edge of George Town's UNESCO World Heritage core — restored shophouses, colonial-era mansions and pre-war terrace houses, not the big convention hotels already covered elsewhere on this site. We priced every one of them on the hotels' own booking engines on 25 August 2026: rates start at RM280 a night before tax, booking direct can undercut the best-available rate by 40%, and every Penang hotel night carries a mandatory RM2 state Heritage Fee that nobody quotes you up front.
8 Best Event Spaces & Function Rooms in Penang for Corporate Events (2026)
From the subterranean Setia SPICE Convention Centre in Bayan Lepas to the newly opened Penang Waterfront Convention Centre on The Light waterfront, here are eight currently-operating Penang venues built for conferences, product launches, banquets and corporate events — spanning George Town, Bayan Lepas, Tanjung Bungah and mainland Seberang Perai.
Guardian Gurney Paragon Penang Reopens: Extra 5% Rebate, 2X MyPoints, Free Gift (Till 30 Aug)
Guardian Malaysia's newly refreshed outlet at Gurney Paragon Mall, Penang has reopened with a month-long promotion: an extra 5% instant rebate with RM50 spend in a single receipt, 2X MyPoints for members, and a free Guardian reusable bag while daily stocks last. Runs 31 July-30 August 2026.
GAMA Penang 60th Anniversary: Free Eco Bag with RM200 Spend (Till Jul 2027)
GAMA Supermarket & Departmental Store — Malaysia's oldest supermarket-cum-department store per the Malaysia Book of Records — is marking 60 years: spend RM200 and above at its George Town store and get a free Limited Edition GAMA 60th Anniversary Eco Bag, while stocks last. GAMA's poster dates it August 2026 to July 2027, with no day given.
Best Coworking & Serviced Offices in Penang 2026
From Common Ground's KL-standard floor in Pulau Tikus to homegrown names like Infinity8, MASCO, Settlements and @CAT, plus a Seberang Jaya option on the mainland — here are seven genuinely operating coworking and serviced-office spaces across Penang island and Seberang Perai, verified branch by branch in August 2026.
Best Interior Design & Renovation Firms in Penang 2026
A web-verified list of eight interior design and renovation firms genuinely based in and serving Penang, from George Town heritage carpentry specialists to Tanjung Tokong design-and-build studios.
adidas Outlet Design Village Penang: 50% Off Selected Styles (Till 31 Aug)
adidas Outlet at Design Village, Batu Kawan, Penang is running a Special Sale from 31 July through 31 August 2026 — 50% off one selected adidas style at a time, across footwear, apparel and streetwear, for the whole of August.
7 Family-Friendly Things To Do in Penang (2026)
From butterfly-filled jungles to a hilltop tram ride and a museum made of plastic food, here are 7 real, currently-open attractions across Penang Island that keep kids of all ages entertained.
Best Penang Desserts: Cendol, Ais Kacang & Sweet Treats (2026)
Beyond the famous hawker mains, Penang's dessert scene runs just as deep — from century-old cendol stalls to heritage Nyonya kuih makers. Here are 7 real, currently trading spots for cendol, ais kacang and sweet treats across George Town and beyond.
The TOP Penang RM10 Promo: 15 Attractions at RM10 Each for 5 Northern States (Until 30 Nov 2026)
The TOP Penang at Komtar, George Town charges RM10 per attraction to MyKad and MyKid holders from Penang, Kedah, Perak, Perlis and Kelantan — against public prices of up to RM78 — until 30 November 2026. The Northern Region round the operator closed on 30 June 2026 came back on 8 July and now runs to the same date. It is walk-in only, one IC admits one person, and Tech Dome Penang is the one attraction not covered.
Sunshine Retail Penang: Spend RM150 on Hanabishi, Get a Free RM10 Voucher (Through 2 Aug)
Sunshine Retail's Hanabishi Home Appliances promotion runs 1 July–2 August 2026 at its Penang outlets — spend RM150 in a single receipt on Hanabishi air fryers, rice cookers, blenders and more to get a free RM10 Sunshine Voucher, while stocks last.
Design Village Penang Syoknya Merdeka Sale: RM500 in One Receipt for a Prize, Free Parking to 16 September, and Every Deal Still Live
The July Mega Sale O'Clock is over and gone from the mall's own listing — but a second mall-wide campaign replaced it, and it is easy to miss because it never got a promotions-page post. Live at Design Village Batu Kawan right now: the Syoknya Merdeka Sale (21 August – 27 September 2026, RM500 in one same-day receipt redeems a prize from a RM50,000 pool), free parking until 16 September, the Weekday Beli-Beli draw for return flights for two to Chengdu closing 30 September, and six tenant offers.
8 Penang Hawker Stalls That Justify a Trip to George Town
From a Michelin-starred Peranakan kitchen to a curry mee stall that's been going since 1946, these are the eight George Town institutions worth planning a meal around — with 2026 MICHELIN Guide status, addresses, rest days and opening hours for each.