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Padini Is Clearing Out The Spring Kuching From RM9 Before It Shuts for Renovation
Padini Concept Store at The Spring Kuching started a renovation clearance on 10 September 2026 with stock from RM9, then closes temporarily for renovation. Padini has published no end date and no product list, and the poster's fine print is the whole rulebook: only valid at The Spring Kuching, no reservation, no refund, while stocks last. We read Padini's own store locator and its online catalogue this run. Only three of the 131 items on Padini's Concept Store page cost under RM20, and once this shop shuts, Kuching is left with a single Padini Concept Store.
Where to Eat in Miri 2026: Three of the Eight Have a Weekly Rest Day, and the Highland Food Is the Reason to Come
Miri is not a smaller Kuching. It is Sarawak's northern oil town and the road head for the Baram and the Kelabit Highlands, and its best-loved kitchen serves Orang Ulu food you will not find on a peninsular menu: nuba laya wrapped in leaves, purple highland rice, jungle midin by the plateful. The thing that will actually decide your day, though, is not the afternoon gap everyone warns about. It is the rest day. Three of these eight close on a fixed day each week, and Google's summary line does not show it: The Summit Cafe on Sundays, Meng Chai Seafood on Thursdays, Saberkas Night Market on Mondays and Tuesdays. We opened the day-by-day hours for eight Miri eating places on 6 September 2026, along with trading status and what diners report spending, and found that the most-repeated claim about one of them - that Mat Kolok closes at 3pm - is its Sunday time, not its weekday one.
Everrise 33rd Anniversary RM100,000 Contest, 4 September to 31 December 2026: RM100 in One Receipt Enters You
Everrise's 33rd Anniversary flyers of 3 and 4 September carried a gold star reading "THE MORE YOU SPEND, THE MORE YOU WIN WORTH RM100,000" with no mechanic printed anywhere, and this article first read it as a supplier campaign. Everrise has since printed the rules on its 5 and 6 September sheets, and the contest is its own: 4 September to 31 December 2026, at all outlets, members who spend RM100 in a single receipt storewide, for a grand prize of RM10,000 cash, a first prize of RM5,000 cash and two Disney Cruise special prizes. QL Eggs' Beli & Menang Telur Emas, 1 August to 30 September 2026 on a minimum RM15 of QL products, is a separate contest on the same paper. The three-day members' price list ran 4 to 6 September at 19 of Everrise's 21 stores, and the four regional sheets do not agree with each other: PediaSure 1650g is RM204.99 in Kuching and RM194.99 in Miri and Bintulu. A separate one-day Members' Best Value sheet then ran on 6 September at 8 of the 14 Kuching stores and beat the anniversary sheet in the same shop on several lines.
Car Rental in Kuching 2026: The RM90 Headline, the RM5,000 Excess, and the Ring Around the City You Cannot Drive Out Of
Kuching is one of the cheapest places in Malaysia to rent a car and one of the easiest places to misread the bill. Eight operators publish daily rates and the cheapest headline is RM75 a day, but the daily rate is the smallest number in the contract. Two bigger ones sit underneath it. The first is the damage excess: Alpha and Wagons both print an accident liability of RM5,000 on a compact car and RM13,000 to RM14,000 on a van or a luxury MPV, and buying it down costs RM40 to RM150 a day and only halves it. The second is geography. A Kuching rental car is contractually confined to a ring covering Kuching town, Kota Samarahan, Bau, Lundu, Sematan and Serian, and driving past it to Sibu costs RM300, to Miri RM600 and to Limbang or Lawas RM1,000, with a RM500 penalty at one operator for going without asking. We read all eight rate cards and every published set of terms this run.
Everrise Members' Weekend and Merdeka Flash Sale, 28-31 August 2026: the Sarawak Price List for Kuching, Miri and Bintulu
Everrise posted four Members' Weekend flyers on 27 August 2026, and three of them are Sarawak. Kuching gets 14 stores, Miri gets three and Bintulu gets one, all running Friday 28 to Sunday 30 August. Every price on those sheets is member-only, and since April 2026 "member" means you open the Grab app at the till. Here is what the Sarawak flyers actually cost, where Kuching, Miri and Bintulu disagree, the two outlets that are not in it at all, the three side campaigns riding on the same paper -- and, added on 29 August, the three further flyers Everrise posted on 28 August, including a Bintulu government Rahmah Madani sale that undercuts the members-only price on five lines. Updated 31 August: the weekend is over, and a one-day Merdeka Flash Sale has replaced it at only 11 of the 18 stores.
8 Things to Do in Bintulu, Sarawak 2026 — and Why the Official List Is Sixteen Years Out of Date
Bintulu is the town most travellers drive through on the way from Miri to Sibu, and the official reason to stop has not been rewritten since 19 August 2010. That is the date printed on the Bintulu Development Authority's own Places of Interest page, which still describes the nightly pasar malam as a place to buy smuggled cigarettes and liquor. Sarawak Tourism Board's Bintulu page is current but lists only five major attractions and leaves Similajau National Park — the division's best-known park — off it entirely, while its Useful Information boxes for Kidurong Tower and Tanjung Batu Beach are empty: no hours, no fee. Similajau itself is the bigger problem: Sarawak Forestry Corporation's own page for it says repair works have the park closed to visitors, and its live registration portal will not let you book a slot. So we went to the operators themselves. Taman Tumbina, the only zoo in northern Sarawak, publishes RM2.00 for an adult and RM0.50 for a child of seven and above, 9.00am to 4.30pm daily — on a website whose copyright line still reads 2004. Here is what is actually there in 2026, what it costs where anyone will say, and what has been built since the official list was written.
Big Bad Wolf Kuching Closed 6 September 2026 — Miri Is Next at Boulevard Shopping Mall, 24 Sep to 4 Oct, and the Offers Do Not Stack
Big Bad Wolf's Kuching leg at Boulevard Shopping Mall finished at 10pm on 6 September 2026, and the brand's own last post confirmed it was packing up rather than extending. The next Sarawak stop is already dated: Big Bad Wolf Miri, at Boulevard Shopping Mall Miri, 24 September to 4 October 2026, 10am to 10pm, books from RM3 and up to 95 per cent off — published inside the campaign artwork on Big Bad Wolf's own Instagram on 4 September, not in the caption, which is why it was widely reported as "teased, no dates". The Kuching run also settled three things the pre-sale coverage could not. Big Bad Wolf published the stacking rule on the Merdeka poster — the promotions do not stack — and attached an RM90 minimum spend to that 6.9 per cent discount. It ran two mechanics almost nobody wrote down: an RM15 returning voucher and an early-bird voucher giveaway for the first 50 customers. And its own price posts show what "up to 95 per cent" really looks like on a shelf, from 87 per cent off a children's board book down to 20 per cent off the Korean bestseller everyone wanted. Here is the corrected record, and how to spend it in Miri.
8 Things to Do in Sibu, Sarawak 2026 — the Swan City Most Itineraries Skip on the Way to Somewhere Else
Sibu is the town most Sarawak itineraries treat as a transit stop between Kuching and Bintulu, and it is the one place in the state where the two biggest attractions cost nothing at all. Malaysia's largest indoor market sits opposite the express boat terminal with more than 1,100 stalls; a free museum on Jalan Central tells the story of the town's Iban, Melanau, Malay and Foochow communities; and the town's own 126-metre tower, its late-1800s Taoist temple with a seven-tiered pagoda, and a peat-swamp boardwalk on the edge of town are all within a short drive. We checked the address, trading status and posted hours of eight stops on 22 August 2026. Here is what each one is, what it costs, and when it shuts.
Emart Sarawak's August PWP: 18 Member-Only Prices from RM2.99 with an RM120 Single-Receipt Spend (Till 31 Aug)
Emart, Sarawak's homegrown supermarket chain, is running a Purchase With Purchase promotion at 12 Sarawak outlets for the whole of August. Spend RM120 storewide on a single same-day receipt as a member and you can buy one item off an 18-line list at a fixed PWP price — Glo dishwash refill at RM2.99, V-Soy 1L at RM3.99, Naturel 3kg cooking oil at RM25.99. Here is the full item list, the arithmetic on whether the RM120 threshold is worth chasing, and the outlets that are excluded.
Best Things to Do in Miri, Sarawak 2026: 8 Verified Stops from a UNESCO Cave to a Vanished Rock Arch
Sarawak's oil town is the launchpad for one of Malaysia's two UNESCO World Heritage sites and an ASEAN Heritage Park, plus hornbills five minutes from town and a morning market selling jungle ferns and Bario rice. Eight stops, each checked against the managing agency's own pages — including an honest note on the beach landmark that no longer exists.
8 Best Digital Marketing & Web Design Agencies in Kuching, Sarawak (2026)
Every 'best agency in Malaysia' list is written from a KL desk. Here are 8 digital marketing, web design and SEO agencies genuinely based in Kuching, Sarawak — verified office by office.
Best Cafés & Coffee Spots in Kuching, Sarawak 2026
8 verified Western-style specialty coffee roasters, brunch cafes and dessert cafes in Kuching, Sarawak — the third-wave coffee scene, not the kopitiam or kolo mee trail.
Best Riverside & Boutique Hotels in Kuching, Sarawak 2026
From international riverside towers to restored heritage shophouses, here are 8 real, currently-operating hotels in Kuching worth booking in 2026 — and a few we checked and left out.
POPULAR Bookfair Kuching After AEON Mall: Emart Tabuan Jaya Till 1 Nov, Aiman Mall in September, 20% Storewide 28-31 Aug
POPULAR's bookfair at AEON Mall Kuching Central ended on 23 August 2026 and has been delisted from POPULAR's own promotions hub. Three things replaced it: a 73-day bookfair at Emart Tabuan Jaya running to 1 November, a second Kuching-area fair at Aiman Mall from 3-28 September, and a 20%-off-storewide Big Sale at the permanent POPULAR store inside AEON Mall Kuching Central itself, 28-31 August.
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.
Everrise x Kinohimitsu Free Luggage Bag Ended 31 Aug 2026 — But the RM100 Threshold Came Back on 4 September
The Everrise x Kinohimitsu RM100 roller luggage bag closed on 31 August 2026. Nine days later the same RM100 single-receipt threshold reopened as Everrise's 33rd Anniversary draw — RM10,000 cash, RM5,000 cash and two Disney Cruises, all 21 outlets, to 31 December 2026. And the guaranteed gifts moved down: a labelled Gift with Purchase panel now starts at RM20.
POPULAR Bookfair @ Farley Mall Kuching Ended 16 Aug — and Farley Has No POPULAR Store. Where to Go Now
The POPULAR Bookfair at Farley Mall, Kuching ran 6-16 August 2026 and is over. Unlike other stops on the circuit there is no permanent POPULAR store at Farley Mall to fall back on, so Kuching shoppers have to move: a 20% storewide Big Sale at AEON Mall Kuching Central and Vivacity Megamall from 28-31 August, and a bookfair at Emart Tabuan Jaya running all the way to 1 November 2026.
CARiNG Pharmacy Trinity Hub, Kuching: Opening Promo Ended 31 July 2026 — Outlet Address, Hours & What's Live Now
CARiNG Pharmacy's Trinity Hub outlet in Kuching is open daily 7.30am–9pm, but its opening promotion — 3X points, an RM5 coupon for new members with RM30 spend, a mystery gift and free ice-cream — ran 15 June to 31 July 2026 and has ended. Here is what it actually was, and what CARiNG has running in August instead.
6 Kolo Mee & Sarawak Laksa Spots You Must Try in Kuching (2026)
From a Padungan noodle shop with a recipe lineage traced to 1957 to a Pending laksa specialist piling bamboo clams and jumbo prawns into the bowl, here are six currently-operating Kuching spots dedicated purely to the city's two headline noodle dishes.
Riverside Majestic Astana Wing Kuching: 20% Off Weekend High Tea Buffet, RM63.60 All-In
Sape Restaurant at Riverside Majestic Hotel's Astana Wing in Kuching takes 20% off its weekend Hi-Tea Buffet when booked through the free Insiders Club app. The published rate is RM75+ per adult and RM43+ per child (6-12), and the "+" is service tax only, so you pay RM63.60 and RM36.46 all-in. That is about 35% under the RM98 weekend hi-teas at Sheraton and Pullman Kuching. Every Saturday and Sunday, 2pm-5pm, with no end date published.
Ai-CHA Borneo 200 Mission Card Extended to 30 Sep 2026 — 5 Stamps for a Shot at 200,000 Free Drinks (Sabah, Sarawak & Labuan)
Correction: Ai-CHA's Borneo 200 Mission Card did not end on 31 August 2026. The brand extended it to 30 September 2026 on its own campaign artwork, so there are still stamps to collect across Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan. Also live in East Malaysia this month: a September Ai-Scream flavour calendar that differs from West Malaysia's, and Berry Besties blueberry drinks at RM5.
AirBorneo's New Kuching-Singapore Route: One-Way Fares From RM399 (Through 21 March 2027)
AirBorneo, Sarawak's state-owned full-service carrier, flies daily between Kuching and Singapore — its first international route. Launch 'Sarawakku Sayang' one-way fares start from RM399 Economy / RM871 Business, all-in with taxes, a 23kg checked bag, seat selection and a meal, for travel through 21 March 2027 — but the flight moves 45 minutes later from 25 October 2026.
8 Kuching Food Institutions Every Visitor Should Try (Sarawak)
From the Sarawak Laksa kopitiam Anthony Bourdain filmed at twice to a restaurant styled as a traditional Dayak village serving pansoh chicken cooked in bamboo, here are eight currently-operating Kuching food institutions that go well beyond the peninsula's usual hawker fare.
CARiNG Pharmacy Miri Boulevard: Opening Promo Ended 31 Jul — What's On Now & How CARiNG Points Actually Pay
CARiNG Pharmacy's opening promotion at Boulevard Commercial Centre, Miri ended on 31 July 2026. The outlet is still trading daily 8:30am–10pm — here's what CARiNG is running nationwide through 1 September 2026, and exactly what its three-tier membership is worth in ringgit.
The Spring Kuching After Real Life Heroes: Torabera ACG Fest 4.0 Lands 11-13 September, Plus a RM25 Little Reader's Club
The Spring Shopping Mall Kuching's "Cascade of Luck" spin-to-win ended 2 August 2026, and "Real Life Heroes" closed on 6 September along with its Paw Safe Pet Fair. Two dated events replace them, both on the same weekend: Torabera ACG Fest 4.0 (11-13 Sep, 1st and 2nd Floor, no admission fee published) and the RM25 Little Reader's Club on 12 September.
8 Family-Friendly Things to Do in Kuching, Sarawak
Semenggoh orangutans from RM5 a Malaysian adult, Bako National Park at RM10, the Borneo Cultures Museum free for under-13s and Sarawak Cultural Village at RM95 — eight currently-operating Kuching attractions with the real 2026 ringgit prices, feeding times and opening hours before you book flights.